▁fuel ▁tank ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁leak . ▁In ▁response , ▁ev acu ations ▁were ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁le aking ▁fuel ▁expl oded ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁September . ▁ ▁The ▁force ▁of ▁the ▁bl ast ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁W 5 3 ▁nuclear ▁war head ▁being ▁hur led ▁about ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁launch ▁complex ' s ▁entry ▁gate ; ▁its ▁safety ▁features ▁operated ▁correctly ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁any ▁loss ▁of ▁radio active ▁material . ▁ ▁An ▁Air ▁Force ▁air man ▁was ▁killed ▁and ▁the ▁launch ▁complex ▁was ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁years ▁On ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 ▁AR G ▁saw ▁yet ▁another ▁mission ▁change ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 th ▁T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Group ▁( 1 8 9 ▁T AG ) ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁aircraft , ▁with ▁transfer ▁of ▁oper ational ▁claim ancy ▁to ▁MAC . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁G ulf ▁War , ▁the ▁ 3 1 4 ▁T AW ' s ▁two ▁oper ational ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁squad rons ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 ▁T AG ' s ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁squad ron ▁supported ▁operations ▁from ▁both ▁the ▁middle ▁east ▁and ▁European ▁the aters . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁ 3 1 4 th ▁T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 1 4