▁organization ▁plan ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁wing . ▁The ▁group ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁▁ 1 1 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁On ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁was ▁react iv ated ▁by ▁S AC ▁at ▁C ars well ▁A FB ▁and ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁B - 3 6 s . ▁▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ▁Group ▁personnel ▁began ▁training ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 1 th ▁group ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁aircraft ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁soon ▁began ▁receiving ▁them . ▁ ▁Cold ▁War ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁military , ▁the ▁Hob son ▁Wing - Base ▁Organ ization ▁Plan ▁was ▁implemented . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 th ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" Test ▁W ings " ▁to ▁evaluate ▁the ▁new ▁organization ▁T / O ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁was ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁test ▁was ▁successful ▁and ▁the ▁wing ▁was ▁made ▁permanent ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁organization ▁both ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Gr oups ▁became ▁its ▁oper ational ▁component . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁the ▁