 The 60th became operational at Wiesbaden on 1 October 1949.The shift of USAF bases to locations west of the Rhine River meant that permanent active flying organizations were not assigned to Kaufbeuren, and it was used as a communications station under the 7320th Air Force Wing.In 1955, the 7330th Flying Training Wing was established on the base to train German pilots for the reconstituted German Air Force.