It was called to active duty in 1951 for the Korean War, but inactivated a few days when its personnel were transferred to other units.

Plan and execute the Air Force supply chain to enable weapon system employment when and where needed.

The wing was first activated at Long Beach Municipal Airport when Continental Air Command reorganized its reserve flying units under the wing base organization system as the headquarters for the 448th Bombardment Group, which was already stationed at Long Beach,[2] and the 448th's support elements.

It replaced the 8708th Pilot Training Wing at Hensley Field, Texas and took over the 8708th's North American T-28 Trojans.

[4] In 2012 the following four groups were assigned to the wing:[citation needed] This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency