History
- See the 319th Operations Group for additional history and lineage prior to 1949
The 319th Bombardment Wing was established in the Air Force Reserve on 10 May 1949 and activated on 27 June at Reading Municipal Airport, Pennsylvania. Unclear whether or not the unit was actually manned or equipped; inactivated on 2 September. Was reactivated on 10 October Birmingham Municipal Airport, Alabama, where it replaced the 514th Troop Carrier Wing. Flew B-26 Invader light bombers. Performed Reserve training until ordered to active service on 10 March 1951 due to the Korean War. Once activated, wing personnel and aircraft were deployed to Far East Air Force as replacement personnel for active-duty combat units. Inactivated as a paper unit on 28 March.
The wing was again redesignated as the 319th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 12 April 1955 and activated in the reserve on 18 May at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee. It replaced the 8710th Pilot Training Wing and performed reserve training. From July 1956 through August 1957, it maintained two F-86H Sabres on "runway alert," under operational control of the Air Defense Command 20th Air Division. Inactivated on 16 November 1957 and replaced by the 445th Troop Carrier Wing.
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