United States Army Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School
The United States Army Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School (OMEMS) was a school of the United States Army from 1952 until it merged into the United States Army Ordnance School in 2011. Its mission was to train military and civilians to safely disarm and dismantle explosives and repair and maintain electronics, missile and ammunition systems. History. In March 1952, the Provisional Redstone Ordnance School was established at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. In December 1952, the Ordnance Guided Missile School (OGMS) was established, taking over the provisional operation. The OGMS greatly expanded  through the years, occupying a large land area with many buildings and providing a wide variety of missile and munitions courses for thousands of students from the U.S. as well as many foreign countries. The name was later changed to the Missile and Munitions Center and School (MMCS) in 1966 and then to the Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School (OMMCS) in 1988. OMMCS consisted of: The school trained members of the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other law enforcement agencies. The military of allied countries included West Germany, the United  Kingdom, Italy, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan. The School Brigade administratively operated MMCS with subordinate companies for staff, faculty and students. In 1994, the School Brigade disbanded and was replaced by the reformed 59th Ordnance Brigade. As the U.S. Army retired their major missile systems, OMMCS dropped the related training and was renamed to the Ordnance Munitions and Electronic Maintenance School (OMEMS) in 2002. As part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School was moved from Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland to Fort Lee, Virginia in 2009. Under BRAC, OMEMS  moved to Fort Lee in 2011 and was merged into the Ordnance School under the 59th Ordnance Brigade. Missile and munitions systems. The school provided training on a myriad of systems, including: Heraldry. The Ordnance Missile and Munitions Center and School had its own insignia from 1966 to 1994 when it changed to the insignia of the 59th Ordnance Brigade.