The wing and its squadrons were inactivated, however, on 8 January 1958.

The 4136th (and later the 450th) continued to maintain an alert commitment until the wing was inactivated.

The wing was inactivated in 1974 with the closure of McCoy.

The wing and its bomb groups were all inactivated in 1949.

With its personnel deployed overseas, the wing was inactivated on 16 June.

The wing was inactivated in 1964 with the phaseout of the B-47.

It continued this mission until 15 November 1962 when the wing was inactivated.

In February 1954, however, the wing began building up again in preparation for an overseas movement, but was inactivated instead.

The wing was again inactivated on 1 January 1963.

As mission needs were reduced the 38th wing was inactivated in 2000 and its group remained the only unit on the former station.