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=== Cold War ===
[[File:B-47 Ramp Lincoln AFB NE 1960.jpg|thumb|B-47s on the Ramp at Lincoln AFB]]
The wing remained at [[Yokota Air Base]], Japan in [[combat readiness|combat-ready]] status for another year. Meanwhile, wing components not deployed in Japan moved to newly reopened [[Lincoln AFB]], Nebraska to supervise construction in preparation for movement there of the deployed wing components.  The wing disposed of its B-29s at the "boneyard" at [[Davis-Monthan AFB]], Arizona. In July 1954, wing components concentrated at the wing's new base,<ref>This was the first time since 1947 that all wing components were under the wing's control at the same base</ref> but in October, the 98th gave up its host responsibilities at Lincoln to the [[818th Air Division]].<ref name=LincolnHistory>[http://www.lincolnafb.org/history.php The Lincoln AFB Online Museum - History] (retrieved 14 Jan 2013)</ref> [[aerial refueling|Air refueling]] operations were already underway by then.  The wing's squadrons began receiving new [[Boeing B-47E Stratojet]] swept-wing medium bombers<ref name=Ravenstein138/> in January 1955, capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the airspace of the [[Soviet Union]].{{Citation needed|reason=need support for speed and design purpose|date=January 2013}}  At this point the wing began an intensive training program to convert to combat ready status as soon as possible.  This was achieved in April 1955.<ref name=LincolnHistory/>

During next decade, the wing participated in Strategic Air Command's worldwide bombardment training and air refueling commitments. The wing deployed to [[RAF Lakenheath]], England from 11 November 1955 to 29 January 1956. Starting in 1960, the wing maintained B-47s on ground alert 24 hours a day.<ref name=LincolnHistory/> From January 1964 to April 1965, the wing also controlled an [[SM-65 Atlas]] [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] (ICBM) squadron and was redesignated as the '''98th Strategic Aerospace Wing'''.<ref name=Ravenstein138/> In the early 1960s, the B-47 was considered to be reaching obsolescence, and was being phased out of SAC's strategic arsenal.  Beginning in 1964, the wing began sending its aircraft to Davis-Monthan AFB. Lincoln AFB was closed and the wing inactivated in 1966.