 The 497th was discontinued and inactivated on 15 September 1964.Its subordinate units were also inactivated with the exception of the 380th Air Refueling Squadron, which was reassigned to the 380th Bombardment Wing.In 1984 the 497th Bombardment Group and the 497th Air Refueling Wing were consolidated into a single unit,

In 2000, the consolidated unit was converted to provisional status and assigned to Pacific Air Forces to activate or inactivate as needed.