sentences:  The mission of the wing was to enhance support to Third Air Force's geographically separated units.The Wing was first activated in Japan in 1948 as the 38th Bombardment Wing, carrying on the history of the 38th Bombardment Group, which was one of the first Army Air Forces units to operate in the Pacific Theater after Pearl Harbor.The wing served as a light bomber unit in Japan until 1949, when it was inactivated.