38th OMSq (ATC)

The 38th Organizational Maintenance Squadron (OMSq), assigned to the Air Transport Command (ATC), played a crucial support role during the early years of the United States Air Force's global airlift operations. Activated in the late 1940s, the squadron was responsible for providing organizational-level maintenance to aircraft within its assigned transport wings, ensuring the readiness and reliability of vital airlift missions. Stationed at key ATC bases, the 38th OMSq supported operations ranging from routine cargo flights to critical humanitarian and military airlifts during the early Cold War period. The unit's contributions helped maintain the operational tempo and effectiveness of the ATC until its eventual inactivation or reorganization as the Air Force modernized its logistical structure.