DLA News Archive

Tag: Aerospace Ground Equipment

July 5, 2022

325th Maintenance Squadron fabrication; saves lives, resources

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The 325th Maintenance Squadron employs a multi-faceted approach to executing the mission of aircraft maintenance by bringing back shops to work together as a cohesive team. This is accomplished by the fabrication flight; an overarching effort encompassing nondestructive inspections (NDI), production, aerospace ground equipment (AGE) and low observable (LO) back shops.

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.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Barnell Thomas, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store journeyman, unloads a new shipment of supplies in the warehouse at RAF Mildenhall, England, Aug. 8, 2018. The aircraft parts store provides aircraft with mobility readiness spare part kits. The kits are air-transportable packages of spare parts configured for rapid deployment in support of conflict or war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Lee)

Aug. 17, 2018

Aircraft parts store: No one flies without supplies

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall website — The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron is one of the largest squadrons at RAF Mildenhall, and is the beating heart that keeps the Bloody Hundredth’s mission going.

Senior Airman Austin, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, searches for an oil filter July 12, 2017, at an undisclosed location in southwest Asia. AGE flight members work 24/7 overcoming obstacles in the AOR to ensure equipment needed to launch aircraft are always ready when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Preston Webb)

July 13, 2017

Deployed aerospace ground equipment technicians keep mission flying high

Southwest ASIA, — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Air Forces Central Command website — At the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, if planes aren’t in the air, they’re constantly receiving maintenance to return to the fight. Aerospace ground equipment specialists play a pivotal role in ensuring 380 AEW aircraft are flight ready.

Senior Airman Justin Graham, a 49th Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment technician, repairs an air conditioning unit at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., on Jan. 12, 2017. Holloman’s AGE Airmen perform a wide variety of maintenance duties in support of aircraft maintenance and flying operations. They inspect, test and operate AGE, from air conditioners to complex generators, to ensure equipment serviceability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexis P. Docherty)

Jan. 26, 2017

No ground power, no air power

HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Holloman Air Force Base website — Holloman Air Force Base’s Aerospace Ground Equipment Airmen perform a wide variety of maintenance duties in support of aircraft maintenance and flying operations, and are responsible for maintaining and repairing the equipment that supports Holloman’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft.