8th FMS

The 8th Field Maintenance Squadron (8th FMS) was a vital support unit within the United States Air Force, primarily assigned to the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, also known as the "Wolf Pack," at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. Activated during the Cold War era, the 8th FMS provided critical aircraft maintenance, repair, and logistical support to ensure the operational readiness of fighter aircraft such as the F-4 Phantom II and later the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The squadron played a key role in maintaining the wing's combat capabilities during heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the 1990s, as part of Air Force restructuring, the 8th FMS was inactivated and its mission absorbed into consolidated maintenance squadrons.