C - 1 3 5 R ▁configuration . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁S AC ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁AF CO S ▁General ▁Mc Pe ak ▁to ▁ground ▁all ▁B - 5 2 ▁T ail ▁G unn ers ▁and ▁remove ▁the ▁tail ▁guns ▁from ▁all ▁B - 5 2 s ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁US AF ▁invent ory . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 mm ▁G uns ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁C ars well ▁A FB ▁and ▁Min ot ▁A FB ▁based ▁B - 5 2 H s , ▁while ▁all ▁B - 5 2 G s ▁kept ▁their ▁quad ▁. 5 0 ▁cal iber ▁M - 3 ▁B M G s ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁program med ▁for ▁ret irement ▁to ▁Davis ▁Month an ▁A FB ▁and ▁its ▁ 3 0 9 th ▁A eros pace ▁Main ten ance ▁and ▁Reg ener ation ▁Group ▁( 3 0 9 th ▁A MA R G ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁B - 5 2 s ▁from ▁C ars well ▁were ▁constantly ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁flying ▁to ▁Europe , ▁Asia , ▁and ▁North ▁Africa . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁ 7 ▁B W ▁deployed ▁its ▁forces ▁to ▁Anders en ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Gu am ▁to ▁support ▁S AC ▁combat ▁operations ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁wing ' s ▁bom bers ▁and ▁tank ers , ▁along ▁with ▁air cre ws ▁and