The wing was first activated at Memphis Municipal Airport, Tennessee in the reserve in June 1949. In 1951, it was mobilized for the Korean War. In January 1953, the wing was inactivated and its resources were transferred to the regular 463d Troop Carrier Wing, which was simultaneously activated and assumed its personnel and equipment. The wing was again organized in 1963, when it assumed the resources of the 64th Troop Carrier Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. It trained airlift crews, deployed squadrons to overseas locations and participated in military exercises until inactivating in June 1972.