[1] The OTU program involved the use of an oversized parent unit, such as the 328th, to provide cadres to "satellite groups.

In mid-December, both the 326th and 444th Squadrons established themselves at Santa Rosa Army Air Field, while the 329th took the 444th's place at Concord.

[3][5][7] Starting in early 1944 the 328th began to act as a replacement training unit (RTU) for fighter pilots.

[4] The Army Air Forces, however was finding that standard military units, based on relatively inflexible tables of organization, were proving poorly adapted to the training mission.

[1] It replaced the 4676th Air Defense Group[10] at Grandview Air Force Base, Missouri as part of ADC's Project Arrow, which was designed to bring back on the active list fighter units which had compiled memorable records in the two world wars.

[15][16] The 326th Squadron upgraded to Convair F-102 Delta Dagger aircraft, armed with AIM-4 Falcon Air-to-air missiles by June 1957.

[18] In 1961, as the size of operations at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base[note 4] expanded, the 328th Group was replaced by the 328th Wing.

However, Starting on 19 December 1962, the wing established a detachment of fighters at Homestead Air Force Base, Florida.

[21] For one year, a similar detachment was established at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, from 1 August 1965 until 1 July 1966.

[2] The wing's 328th Armament Systems Group managed the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile.

This missile evolved over the years and is used by 32 nations in addition to the United States for offensive and defensive counter-air operations.

These aerial targets included the McDonnell QF-4 Phantom II drone, Ryan BQM-34 Firebee, Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker and the BQM-167 Skeeter.

Systems Organizations This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency