Activation
    Established as 305th Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 20 Dec 1950. Activated on 2 Jan 1951, at . moved to Indiana in Jun 1959 and assumed responsibility for operating Bunker Hill (later, Grissom) AFB, IN.   It converted from KC-97 to KC-135 tankers in 1959 and from B-47 to B/TB-58 bombers in 1961, continuing its global bombardment and refueling mission. 
     A wing B-58 set a new speed record on 16 Oct 1963 by flying from Tokyo, Japan, to London, England (via Alaska and Greenland), in 8:35 hours at an average speed of 938 mph. The wing operated a B-58 combat crew training school, Aug 1965 - Dec 1969, and gained an EC-135 post-attack command control system (PACCS) mission in mid-1966. 
Air Refueling & PACCS
     The 305th lost all of its bombardment units in Jan 1970 and thereafter concentrated on air refueling and PACCS support. Redesignated: 305th Air Refueling Wing on 1 Jan 1970;From the early 1970s, supported worldwide tanker task forces by deploying KC-135 aircraft to Europe, Alaska, Greenland, and the Pacific. Provided tanker refueling support to units involved in the invasion of Grenada (Oct 1983) and the restoration of democracy in Panama (Dec 1989). From Aug 1990 to Jun 1991 deployed personnel and aircraft to provide refueling support for air operations to and in Southwest Asia. Wing also delivered food to the Kurds in Northern Iraq, Apr-May 1991. Redesignated the 305th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy on Sep 1, 1991
       Lost its PACCS EC-135 mission in May 1992, as Grissom AFB began draw down for closure in 1994.  
Air Mobility
      Moved to McGuire AFB, New Jersey on Oct 1, 1994 and redesignated the 305 Air Mobility Wing
Status
      Active as the 305th Air Mobility Wing
Components
Groups
 305 BG: (later, 305th Operations) Assigned Jan 2, 1951 -Jun 16, 1952; Sep 1, 1991- Oct 15, 1993;
      1 Oct 1994-. 
458th Operations: Assigned Oct 1, 1994 - 1 Jul 1995.
Squadrons
     The first three squadrons flew B-29s, B-47s and B-58.  The 422nd flew B-47s during the
     period it was assigned to the 305th as part of consolidation of phased out wings.
364 BS: Attached Feb 10, 1951 - Jun 15, 1952.  Assigned Jun 16, 1952 - Jan 1, 1970.
365 BS: Attached Feb 10, 1951-  Jun 15, 1952.  Assigned Jun 16, 1952 - Jan 1, 1970.
366 BS: Attached Feb. 10, 1951 - Jun 15, 1952, Assigned Jun 16, 1952 - Jan 1, 1970
422 BS: Attached Jan 1 Oct 1, 1959; Mar 8, 1960 - Feb 15, 1961.   
  68 AR: Assigned Jun 1, 1959 - Mar 25, 1965.
305 AR: Attached Jul 2, 1951 - Jun 15, 1952, Assigned Jun 16, 1952 - May 1, 1959
        (Detached Jan 4 -c. Apr 16, 1955); Assigned Mar 25, 1965 - Sep 1, 1991.
    3 Airborne Command and Control: Apr 1, 1970 - Dec 31, 1975
  70  ?  :  Assigned Jan 1, 1970 - Sep 1, 1991.