Great Bend was one of the original bases where Boeing B-29 Superfortress units received their training[2] before deploying to the China Burma India Theater.

However, the Army Air Forces (AAF) found that standard military units, based on relatively inflexible tables of organization were proving themselves less well adapted to the training mission.

[5] The group moved to Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, where it replaced the 97th Airdrome Squadron as the primary support unit for the airfield.

[13] The group replaced the 83rd Air Base Squadron as USAF active duty host organization at O'Hare.

[16] In March 1953, the 62d Squadron converted to newer radar equipped and Mighty Mouse rocket armed North American F-86Ds.

As the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was implemented, the USAF withdrew its missiles from Europe and the wing and group were inactivated.