, ▁and ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Bo eing ▁W B - 5 0 D ▁Super fort ress ▁cre ws ▁for ▁M AT S ' ▁Air ▁We ather ▁Service . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁also ▁maintained ▁a ▁Transport ▁Training ▁Unit ▁that ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁wing ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁wing ▁moved ▁to ▁T ink er ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Oklahoma ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁due ▁to ▁urban ▁enc ro achment ▁and ▁local ▁opposition ▁to ▁military ▁presence ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁It ▁received ▁the ▁first ▁Lock he ed ▁C - 1 4 1 ▁Star l if ter ▁aircraft ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁expanded ▁its ▁training ▁mission ▁to ▁include ▁Star l if ter ▁operation ▁and ▁maintenance . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁training ▁mission , ▁the ▁ 1 7 0 7 th ▁maintained ▁a ▁state ▁of ▁read iness ▁to ▁air l ift ▁armed ▁forces ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment , ▁including ▁medical ▁ev acu ation ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁of ▁national ▁emer gen cies . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁wing ▁earned ▁tro ph ies ▁from ▁M AT S ▁for ▁having ▁the ▁best ▁ground ▁and ▁flying ▁safety ▁programs ▁in ▁M AT S . ▁Its ▁safety ▁record ▁also ▁earned ▁it ▁an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Out standing ▁Unit ▁Award ▁that ▁year . ▁The ▁wing ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁on ▁ 8 ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁its ▁equipment ▁and ▁personnel ▁were ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 4 3