The wing also assumed host base responsibility for Turner from the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing as Turner transferred to SAC from Tactical Air Command. On 1 February 1959 the wing's first squadron associated with its strategic bombardment mission, the 62d Aviation Depot Squadron, was activated to oversee the wing's special weapons. It received its first combat aircraft when the 336th Bombardment Squadron, with 15 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses moved to Turner from Biggs Air Force Base, Texas where it had been one of the three squadrons of the 95th Bombardment Wing.
This led to the wing taking over host base duties for Turner from the 31st Tactical Fighter Wing as Turner transferred to SAC from Tactical Air Command. On February 1, 1959, the wing's first squadron associated with its strategic bombing mission, the 62d Aviation Depot Squadron, was activated to oversee the wing's specialized equipment. It received its initial combat aircraft when the 336th Bombardment Squadron, with 15 Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses moved to Turner from Biggs Air Force Base, Texas where it had been one of the three squadrons of the 95th Bombardment Wing.