48th MMS - Air Force

The 48th Munitions Maintenance Squadron (48th MMS) was a unit of the United States Air Force primarily responsible for the storage, maintenance, and handling of munitions. Activated in the early 1950s, the squadron supported the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom. During the Cold War, the 48th MMS played a crucial role in ensuring the wing’s operational readiness by managing conventional and nuclear ordnance. The squadron was later inactivated or redesignated as Air Force organizational structures evolved, but its legacy endures as part of the 48th Fighter Wing’s distinguished history.