15 Jan 2010

F-15 rewire flight to save money, manhours

A new rewire flight at Robins is playing a key role in keeping the aging F-15 Eagle flying for years to come. The flight will perform a complete rewire on 122 F-15s during the next five years. The rewiring will be done on C and D models, and when complete, the flight will spend at least another five years working on E models. Keith Gilstrap, the

30 Sep 2009

Air Force demilitarizes big backlog of nuclear weapons-related components

The Air Force has undertaken a massive effort to demilitarize more than 100,000 nuclear weapons-related legacy assets from its intercontinental ballistic missile, aircraft and space test programs. Under a $35 million, five-year plan funded by the Air Force Chief of Staff, Air Force Materiel Command organizations are placing excess assets from more

3 Sep 2009

Transition from PDM to HVM in the works, but will take time

Even as the High Velocity Maintenance team is validating their processes and procedures on a C-130 for the first time, they're still working on the big question. "How do we get there from here?" The plan is to eventually transition all C-130s from the current Programmed Depot Maintenance process to High Velocity Maintenance, but that transition

27 Aug 2009

OC-ALC, Navy cooperate with more work on E-6

Workers from the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron will begin work next month on the first of the Navy's E-6B aircraft scheduled for a Service Life Extension Program refit. The refit will involve inspecting and replacing up to 15,000 fasteners on the aircraft's wings. Fastener holes will also be widened and strengthened, extending the lifespan of

14 Aug 2009

Robins unit answers urgent call for AC-130 Gunship repair

A Robins unit recently developed a prototype infrared suppression system for the AC-130 gunship. The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group had an urgent requirement for the IRSS. Working from a design by S&K Technologies, which also provided on-site technical support, 12 highly-skilled production shops and multiple support personnel within the group

31 Jul 2009

Shop ensures F-15 pilots can fly with unobstructed vision

Perhaps no other unit at Robins has a more appropriate motto than the F-15 Canopy Shop's: "Our Mission is Clear." There are actually two canopy shops on base. The first disassembles the canopies and deals with any issues other than transparency of the acrylic canopy itself. The other is the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's transparency shop,

23 Jul 2009

New process to drastically change programmed maintenance

On July 31, a C-130 Hercules will arrive at Robins and mark the beginning of what is expected to be a dramatic change in the way aircraft maintenance is done. The Air Mobility Command plane will be the first validation aircraft for High Velocity Maintenance, which means it will be used to test the new method of programmed depot maintenance aimed at

10 Jul 2009

Tinker to refurbish F-22 air turbines

Air turbines used in the F-22 Raptor are now being serviced by Tinker's 550th Commodities Maintenance Squadron as part of a new cooperative agreement that will see more than 30 components from the high-tech air superiority fighter undergo maintenance here. In a joint agreement between private manufacturers Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and the Air