▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁It ▁transition ed ▁to ▁the ▁F - 4 ▁Ph antom ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁then ▁to ▁the ▁F - 1 6 ▁Fight ing ▁Fal con ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁The ▁wing ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁exer cis es , ▁both ▁within ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁abroad . ▁It ▁deployed ▁a ▁security ▁police ▁flight ▁to ▁south west ▁Asia ▁during ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁January – M arch ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁and ▁supported ▁Operation ▁Den y ▁Fl ight ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁tail ▁code ▁carried ▁by ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁ 4 5 7 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁is ▁" TX ". ▁ ▁In activ ation ▁ ▁C ars well ▁A FB ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁closure ▁under ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Base ▁Cl os ure ▁and ▁Re align ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁during ▁Round ▁II ▁Base ▁Cl os ure ▁Commission ▁deliber ations ▁( BR AC ▁ 9 1 ). ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁BR AC ▁ 9 1 , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ▁Wing ▁from ▁C ars well ▁A FB ▁to ▁Dy ess ▁A FB . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Air ▁Force - wide ▁re organ ization , ▁S AC ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁on ▁ 1 ▁June . ▁C ars well ▁and ▁the ▁