 It was inactivated on 30 July 2010.In 1951, the 308th was activated as a bombardment unit at Hunter Air Force Base, Savannah Ga, and initially equipped with B-29s.Those aircraft were then replaced with new B-47E Stratojet swept-wing medium jet bombers in 1954, capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the airspace of the Soviet Union.