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49TH
U.S. Air Force
49TH FMS
U.S. Air Force
49th MMS
U.S. Air Force
The 49th Munitions Maintenance Squadron (49th MMS) was a unit of the United States Air Force, primarily active during the Cold War era. Assigned to the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, the squadron was responsible for the storage, maintenance, and delivery of conventional and nuclear munitions in support of tactical fighter operations. Stationed at various bases including Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany, the 49th MMS played a key role in ensuring the readiness of U.S. and NATO air forces in Europe. The unit was eventually inactivated or redesignated as part of broader Air Force reorganizations and modernization efforts.
4TH SFS
U.S. Air Force
4th USAFAD
U.S. Air Force
The 4th United States Army Field Artillery Detachment (4th USAFAD) was a specialized unit of the U.S. Army assigned to support NATO forces during the Cold War. Activated in the late 1960s, the unit was stationed in West Germany and tasked with the custody and control of nuclear warheads for the Belgian Army’s Honest John and later Lance missile systems. The 4th USAFAD worked closely with Belgian artillery units, ensuring the security and readiness of these weapons as part of NATO’s “dual-key” nuclear sharing arrangements. The unit remained active until the end of the Cold War, when changes in NATO strategy and arms reduction treaties led to its inactivation in the early 1990s.
501ST SPS
U.S. Air Force
5071th Air Base Squadron
U.S. Air Force
The 5071st Air Base Squadron was a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Alaskan Air Command during the early years of the Cold War. Activated in the 1950s, the squadron was responsible for providing base support services at Shemya Air Force Station, located on Shemya Island in the Aleutian chain. Its mission included logistics, security, and operational support for various radar and reconnaissance missions critical to the defense of North America. The 5071st played a key role in maintaining U.S. early warning capabilities in the North Pacific until the station’s operations were reorganized under different commands.
5072 ABS
U.S. Air Force
5073RD SHEMYA,ALASKA
U.S. Air Force
514 OMS
U.S. Air Force
51MXS
U.S. Air Force
51ST SECURITY POLICE SQ
U.S. Air Force
51ST SUPPLY SQ, OSAN AB
U.S. Air Force
52ND SUPPLY SQUADRON
U.S. Air Force
52ND TACTICAL FIGHTER WING
U.S. Air Force
53rd TFS
U.S. Air Force
544TH STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE WING
U.S. Air Force
54TH FIS
U.S. Air Force
552ND
U.S. Air Force
555
U.S. Air Force
55MXS
U.S. Air Force
55SRW
U.S. Air Force
56TH AIR COMMANDO WING
U.S. Air Force
5CCG
U.S. Air Force