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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. O'Shea Stankus, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store supervisor, looks for an aircraft part at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, June 14, 2023.

June 15, 2023

49th LRS Airmen improve organization of parts

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Holloman Air Force Base website — Maintainers from the 311th and 314th Fighter Squadrons used to go back and forth from the flight line to the central warehouse to pick up parts. This helps to reduce the time it takes to pick up parts needed to make timely repairs.

A multidisciplinary development team, comprised of Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, depot, industry and academia representatives, observes the successful first demonstration of an autonomous robotic incremental metal forming prototype, nicknamed AI-FORGE, at Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex, Georgia, in late January 2023. Personnel from AFRL’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Ohio State University, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, Yaskawa Motoman, and CapSen Robotics collaborated to develop the robotic blacksmithing system, which uses incremental forming, a heat-assisted metalworking process that permits users to manufacture small lots of customized manufactured parts for military aircraft. During its initial test run, the artificially intelligent system operated autonomously without human interruption for over six hours.

May 3, 2023

AFRL successfully field-tests AI robot to improve DAF manufacturing capability

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Research Laboratory website — Researchers from AFRL have combined efforts with OSU and industry partners to successfully demonstrate an autonomous robotic incremental metal forming prototype at the Warner-Robins Air Logistics Complex in late January 2023.

221216-N-IX644-1042 ADRIATIC SEA (Dec. 16, 2022) Thanh Nguyen, assigned to Fleet Readiness Center Southwest, drills composite on an F/-18E Super Hornet aircraft attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), Dec. 16, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are VFA-86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sasha Ambrose)

March 23, 2023

CVW-7, FRCSW Complete First of its Kind Aircraft Repairs at Sea

Sigonella, Italy — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Naval Aviation News website — Artisans from Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) completed first-of-its-kind repairs at sea on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, Jan. 9.

Jim Hamilton and Jeff Harris, 309th Commodities Maintenance Group, attach an F-15 aircraft main landing gear to a hook.

Aug. 8, 2022

F-15 becomes golden eagle assisted by Hill’s CMXG

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Hill Air Force Base website — Taking to the skies 50 years ago, the F-15 Eagle can now be called a Golden Eagle and the Ogden Air Logistics Complex’s 309th Commodities Maintenance Group continues to play a significant role in keeping it soaring.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley L. Gardner)

July 21, 2022

Leading the way with supply

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 16th Air Force website — Major operations and events require precise management of supplies and goods. The mission is amplified by the efforts of the 10th Intelligence Support Squadron’s materiel management Airmen, also known as supply Airmen.

men working

May 3, 2022

573rd CMXS: Supporting the sustainment mission through quality machined aircraft parts

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Robins Air Force Base website — The 573rd Commodities Maintenance Squadron Machine Flight with the 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group provides specialized machined parts, which keep aircraft flying.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vanessa Kernan, an aerospace ground equipment journeyman with the 36th Maintenance Group, drags out the hose of a trailer mounted gas turbine compressor at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 8, 2022.

March 8, 2022

Linebacker of the Week: A1C Vanessa Kernan

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Andersen Air Force Base website — U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Vanessa Kernan, an aerospace ground equipment journeyman with the 36th Maintenance Group, was recognized as the 36th Wing’s Team Andersen Linebacker of the Week, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 2, 2022.

Senior Airman Jacob Adams, 24th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance craftsman, prepares his workspace prior to riveting training in the ASM shop at U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas on Dec. 14, 2021. The mission of the 301st Fighter Wing is to train and deploy combat ready Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Randall Moose)

Dec. 17, 2021

301 FW fabrication flight manufactures the mission to keep F-16s combat ready

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 301st Fighter Wing website — Much like a car, military aircraft require regular maintenance, including replacing worn out or damaged parts. Airmen from the 24th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance team monitor aircraft and fabricate the necessary parts themselves.

RSO, Propulsion partnership yields results

Nov. 12, 2021

RSO, Propulsion partnership yields results

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center website — A partnership between AFLCMC’s Propulsion Directorate and the Rapid Sustainment Office is realizing the promise of additive manufacturing by producing real engine parts for real jets.

Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing and 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, assist members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 164th Airlift Wing with loading equipment and supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III Oct. 26, 2017, at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.

Nov. 1, 2021

Logistics makes the mission go round

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — “Do you fly?” Undisputedly, the most commonly asked question an Airman receives when a civilian learns they are in the Air Force.