) ▁flying ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁B - 4 7 E ▁Str ato jet , ▁and ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁Re con na issance ▁Wing ▁( 7 0 ▁R W ) ▁flying ▁the ▁R B - 4 7 ▁Str ato jet ▁and ▁K C - 9 7 ▁Str at of re ighter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁announced ▁that ▁Little ▁Rock ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁would ▁house ▁ 1 8 ▁T itan ▁II ▁Inter cont inental ▁Ball istic ▁Miss iles ▁located ▁throughout ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ark ansas . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁R W ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 0 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Wing ▁( Med ium ) ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁B - 4 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁before ▁being ▁declared ▁combat - ready . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 th ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁Ark ansas ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁re located ▁to ▁Little ▁Rock ▁A FB ▁and ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 th ▁T act ical ▁Re con na issance ▁Group ▁( 1 8 9 ▁TR G ). ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁the ▁ 3 8 4 th ▁Bomb ▁Wing ▁deployed ▁ 1 1 ▁Bo eing ▁B - 4 7 ▁Str ato jet ▁aircraft ▁to ▁civil ian ▁municipal ▁air ports ▁around ▁the