1 3 0 ▁tact ical ▁air l ift ▁aircraft ▁from ▁T AC , ▁both ▁the ▁ 3 1 4 ▁T AW ▁and ▁Little ▁Rock ▁A FB ▁transferred ▁from ▁T AC ▁control ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Airl ift ▁Command ▁( MA C ). ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 ▁TR G ▁transferred ▁being ▁a ▁T AC - g ained ▁unit ▁to ▁a ▁S AC - g ained ▁unit ▁when ▁it ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁K C - 1 3 5 ▁Str at ot ank er ▁and ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 th ▁Air ▁Ref uel ing ▁Group ▁( 1 8 9 ▁AR G ), ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁units ▁to ▁be ▁assigned ▁to ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁with ▁a ▁con com it ant ▁requirement ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁ 2 4 - hour ▁alert ▁force ▁at ▁Little ▁Rock ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁deploy ments ▁to ▁support ▁world wide ▁tank er ▁task ▁forces . ▁ ▁Dam asc us ▁incident ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁an ▁air man ▁conduct ing ▁maintenance ▁on ▁a ▁US AF ▁T itan ▁II ▁miss ile ▁at ▁Little ▁Rock ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ' s ▁La unch ▁Complex ▁ 3 7 4 - 7 ▁in ▁South side ▁( V an ▁Bur en ▁County ), ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁Dam asc us , ▁Ark ansas , ▁dropped ▁a ▁socket ▁which ▁fell ▁impact ing ▁the ▁ro cket ' s ▁first ▁stage