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Tag: 533 Commodities Maintenance Squadron

William Johnson, 533rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron, measures an aircraft part while working with the five-axis Versatech machine May 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The skilled engineers and technicians of the 533rd CMMXS in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, design, prototype and manufacture thousands of critical components annually, that can’t be found anywhere else in the world. The parts are manufactured in order to bridge a gap in the regular supply system, when there’s no contract in place from an outside source.

May 26, 2020

Hill’s New Manufacturing Flight overcomes part shortages

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — When an essential aircraft part becomes unavailable, it’s not a constraint for the 533 Commodities Maintenance Squadron. They take the motto, “Built right. Ready to fight,” to an entirely different level since they can fabricate their own parts.