ars well ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁unit ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command . ▁The ▁ 7 ▁B W ▁contributed ▁personnel ▁to ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁After ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf , ▁the ▁wing ▁returned ▁to ▁C ars well . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁President ▁Bush ▁ordered ▁a ▁stand ▁down ▁of ▁all ▁nuclear ▁alert ▁duties . ▁▁ 4 3 d ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁US AF ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁activ ate ▁the ▁first ▁Con v air ▁B - 5 8 ▁H ust ler ▁Wing . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 4 3 d ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing , ▁( B W ) ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁based ▁at ▁Davis - Month an ▁A FB , ▁Arizona . ▁The ▁ 4 3 rd ▁B W ▁would ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁C ars well ▁starting ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March . ▁The ▁ 3 9 5 8 th ▁Oper ational ▁Test ▁and ▁E valu ation ▁Group ▁( then ▁function ing ▁as ▁an ▁integral ▁unit ▁at ▁C ars well ) ▁would ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 3 rd ▁B W ▁upon ▁its ▁arrival . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁US AF ▁finally ▁formally ▁assumed ▁B - 5 8 ▁operations ▁responsibility ▁and ▁began ▁testing . ▁ 5 9 –