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Archive: January, 2017

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform repairs on an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Jan. 25, 2016. The repairs are part of an all-encompassing process, the Repair Network Enhancement Program, which is used by the 20th MXG to ensure that aircraft parts meet all specifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christopher Maldonado)

Jan. 27, 2017

New repair process offers success

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Combat Command website — The F-16CM Fighting Falcons assigned to Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, will reach a point where they will need their parts transplanted or repaired to keep them airborne, and it is the job of the Airmen assigned to the 20th Maintenance Group to troubleshoot and take appropriate maintenance actions.

Jan. 27, 2017

ERDC named to Million Dollar Board

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center website — The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has recently been named by the Department of the Army’s Defense Logistics Agency for Disposition Services to the Army’s Million Dollar Board.

Senior Airman Nick Monroe, 92nd Maintenance Squadron periodic inspection support section journeyman, conducts daily bench stock program duties Jan. 20, 2017, at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. With thousands of individual fasteners in hundreds of variations, the process of updating bench stock inventory could take eight hours and since receiving the RoboCrib, the process has been reduced to less than 30 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Mackenzie Richardson)

Jan. 27, 2017

Chips. Candy bars. Nuts and bolts?

FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Fairchild Air Force Base website — In November 2016, the 92nd Maintenance Squadron became one of the first squadrons Air Force wide to receive an inventory vending machine for the periodic-inspection support section.

Dustin Wiley, a wheeled mechanic at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, works on the engine that powers the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicles, or M-ATV, currently being repaired and upgraded at the Plant Jan. 12, 2017. Wiley is a former Army National Guardsman who served in Afghanistan as a mechanic. He said he has driven and worked on the M-ATVs and knows the heavily built troops transports save lives.

Jan. 27, 2017

M-ATV: Protecting the warfighter

MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE BARSTOW, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps website — The newest version of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle is currently being upgraded, refurbished and up-armored for both the Marine Corps and Air Force at Production Plant Barstow, Marine Depot Maintenance Command, on the Yermo Annex of Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California.

Staff Sgt. Zachary Rodewig, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5 crew chief, checks the tire pressure on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2016. Rodewig and other 721st AMXS Airmen also refilled the oil and refueled the plane. The 721st AMXS inspects, repairs, and services all C-17 and C-5 Galaxy aircraft that come through Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

Jan. 27, 2017

Walk a mile in the boots of a maintainer

RASMTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Force Base website — On average, 521st Air Mobility Wing’s 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects, services, and repairs 30 aircraft in a single day. In one weekend, they are typically responsible for more missions than all the other squadrons in the European and Pacific Commands handle in a month combined.

William Moore, the assistant deputy chief of staff for the Army logistics enterprise, along with Barbara Sotirin, director of the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency, visited DLA Distribution Jan. 18 to receive a command briefing and tour of the largest distribution center in the Department of Defense.

Jan. 27, 2017

Army logistics senior leaders visit DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — William Moore, the assistant deputy chief of staff for the Army logistics enterprise, along with Barbara Sotirin, director of the U.S. Army Logistics Innovation Agency, visited DLA Distribution Jan. 18 to receive a command briefing and tour of the largest distribution center in the Department of Defense.

Airman 1st Class Christian Williams, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H loadmaster, poses for a photo on the flightline Jan. 27, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Williams is scheduled to go through training for the new C-130J model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Juan Torres)

Jan. 27, 2017

Loadmasters scheduled for C-130J training

Yokota Air Base, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Yokota Air Base website — As Yokota Air Base transitions from the C-130H Hercules to the new C-130J model, the 36th Airlift Squadron is ready to keep the mission going.

Tech Sgt. Shakuntala M. Willis, 374th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment flight NCO in charge of the C-130J transition, works at her desk surrounded by the survival and life-support equipment she is in charge of Jan. 25, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The AFE flight has been preparing aircrew survival and life-support equipment for the arrival of the new C-130J Super Hercules since May 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Donald Hudson)

Jan. 27, 2017

AFE prepares for C-130J Super Hercules

Yokota Air Base, Japan — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Yokota Air Base website — With the new C-130J Super Hercules coming to Yokota Air Base, the 374th Operations Support Squadrons Aircrew Flight Equipment Flight has been preparing for their arrival.

KC-135R Stratotanker

Jan. 26, 2017

JBA partner brings fuel to the fight

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base Andrews website — Senior Airman Jaramie York, 459th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, is one of more than 1,300 citizen Airmen and civilian employees assigned to the 459th Air Refueling Wing, an Air Force Reserve mission partner of the 11th Wing. The 459th ARW’s central mission is to provide in-flight refueling capabilities to joint mission partners across the globe during exercises and critical missions through the deployment and maintenance of the KC-135R Stratotankers.

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.