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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Izaguirre, 100th Maintenance Squadron NCO-in-charge of the non-destructive inspections, inspects a bolt at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 7, 2019. Izaguirre created a device that cuts bolt inspection time by 93 percent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Barron)

May 13, 2019

Bolt inspection tool wins Team Mildenhall innovation award

RAF MILDENHALL, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Mildenhall website — Tech. Sgt. Steven Iziguerra, 100th Maintenance Squadron NCO-in-charge of the Non-Destructive Inspections Section, won the Team Mildenhall Innovation of the Quarter Award for the first quarter of 2019. As part of the NDI team, Iziguerra and his Airmen inspect aircraft parts to ensure they are anatomically sound, free of cracks and defects.

916th Airman Equipped to Innovate

Oct. 22, 2018

916th Airmen Equipped to Innovate

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 916th Air Refueling Wing website — Master Sgt. Duane Edwards, Master Sgt. Ritchie Post new test drogue stand has proven invaluable to the unit. It reduced overall inspection time by two hours per drogue and interface unit and eliminated a hazard present in the old testing process.

Senior Master Sgt. William Kellums, the 302nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment superintendent, sits aboard a parked C-130 Hercules aircraft with custom-made equipment bags at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 15, 2018.

Sept. 21, 2018

Stitching pride into the mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 302nd Airlift Wing website — Though their chief responsibility is ensuring aircrew safety, the Reserve Citizen Airmen at the 302nd Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment shop go beyond that scope by using a skill set some might not associate with a military organization – sewing.

AFRL researchers demonstrate augmented reality for aircraft inspections

Aug. 16, 2018

AFRL viewing aircraft inspections through the lens of technology

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — AFRL researchers are hard at work finding unique ways to make aircraft maintainers’ lives a little easier through a technology many associate most closely with video gaming.

Senior Airman Austin Barbahm, 3rd Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Adam Babcock, 3rd MXS aerospace propulsion apprentice, perform maintenance on a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 176th Wing during a home station check at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 27, 2018. The 3rd and 176th maintenance squadrons complete an in-depth, four-day scheduled inspection of a C-17 approximately every 180 days. A home station check is the behind-the-scenes maintenance that can prevent loss of life, lead to savings in time and money and keep the aircraft fit to fight.

April 4, 2018

3rd, 176th Maintenance Squadrons integration keep C-17s in the fight

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson website — Airmen of the 3rd and 176th maintenance squadrons combined their diverse skillsets to complete one common mission, the home-station check (HSC) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, the week of March 26, 2018.

Kevin McClain, contract nondestructive testing instructor, explains how to clear a jammed image scanner from a computed radiography system to visiting Nondestructive Inspection Instructor, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Barnes (left); Tech. Sgt. Clifford Daniels, Military NDI Instructor supervisor (rear); and Bobby Britton, Civilian NDI Instructor supervisor (seated) during instructor qualification training held at the 359th Training Squadron Detachment One at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida Jan. 24, 2018. New digital technology will replace the X-ray film used by NDI technicians over the next several years and impact every airframe the Air Force flies, saving money, reducing hazardous materials and improving operational capabilities. (Courtesy photo)

April 3, 2018

AFLCMC NDI goes digital on aircraft inspections: saves money, improves operations for Air Force

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base website — The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center expects to save the Air Force money while protecting the environment and streamlining operations as they roll out their new nondestructive inspection process to inspect aircraft across the service.

A male stands on a yellow forklift in a warehouse high in the air.

March 12, 2018

Can’t fly without supply: materiel management circulates supplies

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Little Rock Air Force Base website — Little Rock Air Force Base has multiple aircraft deployed across the globe in support of Combat Airlift at any given time, and the people of the 19th Logistics Readiness Squadron Materiel Management flight work behind the scenes to ensure C-130’s deploy with parts needed to sustain mission requirements.

Airman 1st Class Nathan Gette, 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, works to redo electrical wires for a hydraulic test stand at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 7. AGE Airmen fix, maintain and perform routine maintenance on flightline equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Abby L. Finkel)

Feb. 12, 2018

Ground-power: AGE keeps flightline running

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Royal Air Force Lakenheath website — Getting a multi-million dollar F-15 safely airborne and back down again takes coordination across many different career fields.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Roman Estrada, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS) corrosion apprentice, left, and Senior Airman Skylar Braden, 20th EMS corrosion journeyman, use stencils to measure where decals on an F-16CM Fighting Falcon would be placed at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 1, 2018.

Feb. 6, 2018

Fabricators fab Fighting Falcons

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Shaw Air Force Base website — As an F-16CM Fighting Falcon soars across the sky, harsh winds peel off some of the gray paint, causing corrosion to the jet.

Master Sgt. David Clark, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the Kentucky Air Guard’s 123rd Operations Support Squadron in Louisville, Ky., performs routine inspection and maintenance of pilot headgear to ensure its integrity June 9, 2017. Every helmet and attachments are carefully cleaned, repaired, and tested by members of the aircrew flight equipment shop.

Dec. 31, 2017

Aircrew flight equipment team provides essential safety for flyers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 123rd Airlift Wing website — From the bottom of the pack to the top of the canopy, line by line, inch by inch, touching every seem, stitch and grommet, Tech. Sgt. Christopher Brawner, painstakingly examines a parachute for anything that might make the life-saving equipment not function properly.