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  • An E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft from Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., prepares to land at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., May 16, 2015. Eight AWACS arrived here due to tornado alerts in Oklahoma. AWACS provide all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications needed by commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Betty R. Chevalier)

    New interrogation system installed on AWACS, more in pipeline

    Out with the old, in with the new -- at least that's the case for the existing interrogation system found on E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.The AWACS Next Generation Identification Friend or Foe program office here recently completed the first installation of the new AN/UPX-40 system, which also brings new enhancements,
  • Charles Selph, 567th Electronics Maintenance Squadron electronics technician, runs functional tests on a GPS receiver. The GPS shop located in the Avionics Complex at Robins tests and repairs receivers used on various weapon systems supported by the Air Force and Navy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    As GPS celebrates its 20th year, Robins' 567th EMXS maintains units used by Air Force, Navy

    For the last 20 years, the world has experienced the unique capabilities of a satellite precision navigation and timing system that has enhanced the quality of our everyday lives. The technology's fast-tracking, real-time capabilities, used by civilians as well as the military as part of national and global security efforts.This month we celebrate
  • Theresa Farris, director of the 564th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, briefs The Honorable Lisa Disbrow, the Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, (center), and The Honorable William LaPlante, the assistant secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (far right), about Tinker's KC-135 programmed depot maintenance program and how utilizing the AFSC Way enables the squadron to deliver combat power to warfighter faster, with higher quality and at less cost than ever before. Pictured, from left are, Air Force Sustainment Center Commander, Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II; Jerold Smith, Legacy Tanker Chief Engineer; Janis Wood, 76th Aircraft Maintenance Group deputy director; Kevin O'Connor, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex vice director; Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex Commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Johnson; Col. William Liquori, Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Air Force; and Lt. Col. Aaron Weiner, Military assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). U.S. Air Force photo by Kelly White

    AF leader cites high value of AFSC

    The Air Force leader responsible for efficient and effective management of Air Force resources cited the high value of the Air Force Sustainment Center during a visit here June 29, 2015.The Honorable Lisa Disbrow, Acting Under Secretary of the Air Force and the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, praised
  • First ever check flight of an USMC F-35B STOVL Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at Hill AFB, Utah June 18. The aircraft was undergoing a functional check flight following modifications at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex. (Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd)

    Ogden ALC completes test flight after F-35B STOVL mods

    The Ogden Air Logistics Complex completed an F-35B functional check flight here June 18, 2015, after the first depot-level modifications were completed on two F-35B STOVLs for the Marine Corps.Lt. Col. Kevin "Sonar" Hall with 514th Flight Test Squadron -- the first depot test pilot in the Air Force qualified in the F-35B -- took off from Hill Air
  • Airman 1st Class Matthew Dahlhauser, 39th Communications Squadron cyber transport technician, checks cables on an Ethernet port switch Feb. 22, 2013, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 39th CS provides communications support for the entire NATO-led Patriot battery deployment to Turkey. Throughout the deployment, members of the squadron will maintain the communication lines for more than 400 U.S. Army service members stationed in locations around Turkey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marissa Tucker/Released)

    BITI awards contracts, upgrades Air Force cyber infrastructure

    The Base Information Transfer Infrastructure program office here recently awarded four contracts geared at recapitalizing or replacing critical network components.BITI is responsible for upgrading the Air Force's cyber infrastructure and provides both hard-wired and wireless network capabilities to 175 active duty, Reserve and Air National Guard
  • Mike Russell, a structures technician, assembles the blending too used to blend F-16 repairs more accurately at precise depths to ensure structural integrity. The tool is an example of "The AFSC Way" pursuit of speed, safety, and quality.

    New Ogden ALC tool ensures F-16 integrity

    More than 300 "at-risk" F-16 Fighting Falcons in the active duty, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve fleets are receiving inspections and subsequent modifications at the Ogden Air Logistics Complex here, in order to ensure structural integrity.Using innovation and collaboration to better achieve the "Art of the Possible," aircraft structural
  • 424th Supply Chain Management Squadron members Sharmeitra Threatt, Harris Chandra, Keith Gray and Danny Thompson talk about the KC-135 balance panel overhaul process with Dan Mitchell from the 551st Commodities Maintenance Squadron. Tinker can now make and overhaul these panels instead of ordering new ones. (Air Force photo by Kelly White/Released)

    New panel repair process expected to save millions

    The KC-135 program was generating 30,000 mission incapable hours on balance panels, driving the effort to find better repair mechanisms for Programmed Depot Maintenance.Each aircraft has 23 panels, which are the part of the wing that controls flight direction."We were to the point of pulling replacement panels from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance
  • A C-5M is towed from a 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron repair facility at Robins, May 27, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    Unique C-5M repairs showcase collective Team Robins efforts

    A substantial series of repairs have been completed on a high-demand C-5M Super Galaxy that will soon go down in the history books. For the first time, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers here installed a prototype of a new lavatory system that will soon be outfitted on the entire C-5 fleet. At the same time, a second major job occurred
  • Members of the 566th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose with one of the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System planes they’ve retrofitted with the Block 40/45 technology upgrades. (Air Force photo by Kelly White/Released)

    Ready to roll: Production milestone revs up AWACS upgrades

    The 552nd Air Control Wing recently received its first full-rate production E-3G AWACS aircraft, a milestone marking the start of faster upgrades for the rest of the surveillance and battle management fleet.E-3 Program Manager Thomas Ramsey with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said the turning point means Tinker Air Force Base's 566th
  • Captain Timothy Birt, 437th Airlift Wing, completes preflight checklists prior to the C-17’s departure to Joint Base Charleston S.C. The hat in the foreground was in recognition of the 3 millionth flying hour for the airframe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    Going the distance: Globemaster III hits major milestone, flies 3,000,000 hours

    The Air Force's C-17 Globemaster fleet celebrated a milestone this week -- reaching 3 million flying hours, a significant feat considering the first aircraft was delivered to Joint Base Charleston, S.C., more than 20 years ago.Officials from Robins, flight crews and distinguished visitors from Joint Base Charleston met at both bases earlier this
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