317th FMS

The 317th Field Maintenance Squadron (317th FMS) was a United States Air Force unit primarily assigned to support the 317th Tactical Airlift Wing. Activated during the Cold War era, the squadron provided critical aircraft maintenance and logistical support for C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. Stationed at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, the 317th FMS played a vital role in ensuring the operational readiness of airlift missions, including deployments and humanitarian operations. The unit was eventually inactivated and its functions absorbed during Air Force organizational restructuring in the 1990s.