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Master Sgt. Megan Hayden, 2nd Lt. Kyra Traino, Airman 1st Class Tobias Frank, and Staff Sgt. Maya Hurley, all of the C-130 Weapons System Management Flight at Scott Air Force Base, Ill., stand in front of a WC-130J assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., prior to an incentive flight Aug. 25, 2021. The 32-person flight oversees parts accessioning for 454 C-130Js in 59 locations across the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

Sept. 2, 2021

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 403rd Wing website — No matter how skilled a unit of aircraft maintainers is, or how great the aircraft they’re responsible for is: wear and tear is inevitable, and at some point, parts need updating and replacing.

Aug. 16, 2021

Robins’ Plastic and Composite Shop makes repairs to aircraft for sustainment mission

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Robins Air Force Base website — Many do not realize Air Force aircraft have a variety of composite, plastic and fiberglass parts that need to be maintained or replaced from time to time.

Photo shows three men looking closely at a large aircraft part

Aug. 9, 2021

409th SCMS C-5 Flight manages cargo aircraft’s supply chain, keeps Air Force mission flying

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Robins Air Force Base website — Keeping the military’s largest transport aircraft stocked with necessary parts is a mission the 409th Supply Chain Management Squadron C-5 Flight at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, doesn’t take lightly.

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit; USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

April 15, 2021

USS IWO JIMA Receives Replenishment-At-Sea

ATLANTIC OCEAN — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa / U.S. 6th Fleet website — Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG), received replenishment-at-sea from Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), April 11, 2021.

An electrical equipment repairer wearing gloves and a mask is seated at a workbench inventorying parts with reference materials in front of him.

Feb. 23, 2021

FRCE makes huge gains in high-priority backorders

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Navy website — When it comes to meeting the needs of the warfighter, Fleet Readiness Center East has made great strides in focusing efforts on critical needs and reducing the wait for high-priority items.

An Airman assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing inspects a gas mask at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Oct. 5, 2020. The individual protective equipment section are essential to base wide exercises by ensuring Liberty Wing Airmen are prepared by providing training and deployment gear base wide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rhonda Smith)

Oct. 22, 2020

Materiel Management: Supplying combat airpower

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 156th Wing website — The 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management Flight, also known as M-flight, maintains more than $200 million worth of assets, ensuring Liberty Wing units are supplied and prepared to deliver worldwide responsive combat airpower and support.

A UH-60L fuselage and operational helicopter were transported from Corpus Christi Army Depot to Wichita State University where researchers at the National Institute of Aviation Research (NIAR) will create a virtual model of the work horse of Army aviation. U.S. Army photo by Ervey Martinez.

Sept. 8, 2020

New policy addresses 3D parts for Army aircraft

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Army Aviation and Missile Command website — As the Army explores the potential of some advanced manufacturing methods and 3D-printed parts to maintain and sustain its aviation fleet, recently published guidance aims to strike a balance between safety, improvements to readiness and escalating costs.

Photo of Jason Kilmer repairing a transponder.

Aug. 4, 2020

Same day service restores helicopters to mission capable status

Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tobyhanna Army Depot website — A rapid response team from Tobyhanna Army Depot increased Soldier readiness by conducting critical repair work on rotary wing aircraft assigned to an Army unit at Fort Drum, New York.

Group photo of Air Force Sustainment Center personnel

July 31, 2020

Tinker units collaborate, produce first 3-D printed engine component

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — Members of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex, an Air Force Sustainment Center wing, have produced the first additively manufactured metal component successfully tested on a U.S. Air Force aircraft engine, a significant milestone for future sustainment of aircraft like the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System and the B-52 Stratofortress.

Soldiers of Task Force Spartan perform maintenance on vehicles to keep them mission capable on June 23, 2020 in Kuwait. Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division have been tasked with keeping Task Force Spartan vehicles ready from Humvees for missions to gators used to move around post. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Winchell)

June 25, 2020

Task Force Spartan Maintainers Keep the Task Force Moving

KUWAIT — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Central website — Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division working in the motor pool play a critical role in keeping the division and Task Force Spartan Shield mission capable and is responsible for more than just working on equipment.

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