 The wing moved on paper to Eielson, where it became the 6th Strategic Wing and assumed the personnel, equipment and mission of the 4157th Strategic Wing.In addition to a maintenance squadron, the wing was assigned the new 24th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron.In Alaska, the wing's 24th Squadron flew RC–135 strategic reconnaissance missions and conducted Alaska Tanker Task Force
missions with deployed KC–135s from SAC, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard.