802nd OMS

The 802nd Organizational Maintenance Squadron (OMS) was a unit of the United States Air Force responsible for providing aircraft maintenance and support operations. Activated during the Cold War, the 802nd OMS was assigned to the 802nd Air Division at Smoky Hill Air Force Base (later Schilling Air Force Base), Kansas. The squadron played a crucial role in ensuring the mission readiness of B-47 Stratojet bombers and KC-97 Stratofreighter tankers, supporting Strategic Air Command’s nuclear deterrent posture throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. The unit was inactivated in 1965 following the phaseout of the B-47 and the realignment of Air Force maintenance organizations.