▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁( 3 rd ▁activation ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁years .) ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁approximately ▁ 4 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁were ▁deployed ▁to ▁T uy ▁Ho a ▁Air ▁Base , ▁Republic ▁of ▁V iet ▁Nam , ▁for ▁almost ▁a ▁year ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁T act ical ▁F ighter ▁Wing . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁Ni ag ara ▁Support ▁Center ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁closed , ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 6 2 1 st ▁AB G ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁( the ▁last ▁active - d ut y ▁AD C ▁organization ▁at ▁the ▁base ). ▁ ▁Air ▁reserve ▁station ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁the ▁ 9 1 4 th ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁installation ▁from ▁active ▁duty ▁units ▁and ▁switched ▁from ▁C - 1 1 9 ▁to ▁C - 1 3 0 A ▁Her cules ▁aircraft . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁ 1 0 7 th ▁converted ▁to ▁Mc D onn ell ▁F - 1 0 1 ▁V ood oo ▁intercept ors . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ▁A - 4 ▁collision ▁of ▁Blue ▁Ang els ▁at ▁the ▁Western ▁New ▁York