Redesignated: as the 5th Maintenance Squadron, on 16 Mar 1950.
Discontinued & Inactivated: on 16 Jun 1952.
Activated: on 04 Jun 1952 as a Table of Organization Unit under the SAC Reorganization Plan, under the T/O-MEAL System on 16 Jun 1952. DAF Letter 322 AFOMO 809g Eff Date: 16 Jun 1952) To be Designated as the 5th Field Maintenance Squadron upon Organization 16 Jun 1952.
Organized as a Table of Organization Unit, Designated as the 5th Field Maintenance Squadron: on 16 Jun 1952.
Redesignated: as the 5th Maintenance Squadron, on 30 Apr 1992.
Assignments: 5th Maintenance and Supply Group, 16 Jul 1949; 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group; 10 Feb 1951. 5th Strategic Reconnaissance (Later: 5th Bombardment) Wing; 16 Jun 1952; 5th Logistis Group, 01 Sep 1991 .
Stations: Mountain Home AFB, ID, 16 Jul 1949; FairfieldSuisan (Later: Travis) AFB, CA 12 Nov 1949; Minot AFB, ND, 25 Jun 1968.
Terry L Horstead
TSgt USAF, Retired
