▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁( US AF ) ▁base , ▁located ▁north west ▁of ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁For ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁oper ational ▁lifetime , ▁the ▁base ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁train ▁and ▁support ▁heavy ▁strateg ic ▁bomb ing ▁groups ▁and ▁wings . ▁▁ ▁C ars well ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁Str ateg ic ▁Air ▁Command ▁( S AC ) ▁base ▁during ▁the ▁Cold ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁several ▁S AC ▁inter cont inental ▁bomb ard ment ▁wings , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁latest ▁heavy ▁bom bers ▁from ▁B - 2 9 ▁Super fort ress es ; ▁B - 3 6 ▁Pe ac em akers ▁and ▁B - 5 2 ▁Str at of ort ress es . ▁The ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁Air ▁Force ▁Plant ▁ 4 , ▁a ▁ ▁industrial ▁complex ▁occupied ▁over ▁the ▁dec ades ▁by ▁Con v air , ▁General ▁Dynam ics , ▁and ▁now ▁by ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin . ▁The ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Con v air ▁B - 3 6 , ▁B - 5 8 ▁H ust ler , ▁F - 1 1 1 ▁A ard v ark , ▁EF - 1 1 1 ▁R aven ▁and ▁F - 1 6 ▁Fight ing ▁Fal con ▁fle ets ▁were ▁built ▁there . ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Cold ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁down s izing ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁military , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Base ▁Re align ment ▁and ▁Cl