pˈɑːɹt ʌv ˈæftɡ wɛn ðə ɡɹˈuːp wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, ɡɹˈaʊnd tɹˈeɪnɪŋ wˈɪŋ mˈɜːdʒd wɪð ɹˈɑːf kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˌɔn wˈʌn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɹˌiːɹˈeɪzd æz ɐ sˈɛpɹət wˈɪŋ ˌɔn wˈʌn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn.
Part of AFTG when the group was formed in 2006, Ground Training Wing merged with RAAF College on 1 January 2008, before being re-raised as a separate wing on 1 December 2009.