Aug. 15, 2018 388th Fighter Wing standing up final F-35A aircraft maintenance unit HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- The 388th Fighter Wing recently began standing up the last of its aircraft maintenance units, a big step toward receiving the full complement of F-35A Lightning IIs by the end of 2019. The first operational F-35s landed at Hill Air Force Base in October 2015. Since then,
July 17, 2018 Hill Airmen conduct joint cargo exercise The ability to rapidly deploy with America’s newest stealth fighter was tested here recently during a joint cargo exercise. The exercise tested the readiness of the Airmen in the 388th Maintenance Group and Hill’s cargo specialists in the 75th Logistics Readiness Squadron.
June 18, 2018 Pacer Classic III mods give T-38 new life Located at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, the 575th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron T-38 Talon depot maintenance team has been providing current upgrade modifications known as Pacer Classic III since 2015 and have to date successfully completed them on 40 T-38 Talon aircraft.
May 8, 2018 Air Force directs one-day operational safety review Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein directed all Air Force wings with flying and maintenance functions to execute a one-day operational safety review by May 21, 2018.
June 26, 2017 ICBM Country: Ogden Air Logistics Complex restoring Air Force’s nuclear launch facilities Editor's Note: Hill Air Force Base units are helping ensure the nuclear triad remains an effective strategic deterrent now and into the future. This is the first in a two-part series.For more than 50 years, rural American pastures in the Great Plains have housed a key leg in the air-, land- and
June 19, 2017 AFSC commander visits Robins' Global Hawk workers Lt. Gen. Lee Levy II, Air Force Sustainment Center commander, met with members of Team Robins about work being done on a Global Hawk here during his site visit June 13. This is the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
May 12, 2017 Robins maintenance pros annihilate workflow, set record For an aircraft with an interior and exterior combined paint weight of 2,600 pounds, more than 100 miles of wiring, more than 5 miles of control cables and the ability to haul 58 Cadillacs or six standard Greyhound buses, the maintenance demands are extreme. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex
March 1, 2017 AFMC Repair Network Integration program delivers service-wide benefits of aircraft readiness, improved supply WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Materiel Command’s goal of increasing the Air Force’s agility recently reaped another success when a Headquarters AFMC-led program yielded increased aircraft readiness and improved supply availability.The Repair Network Integration, or RNI, program,
Feb. 16, 2017 AFSOC general returns to thank Robins maintainers, provides gunship tour As promised by the Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex C-130 sustainment workers toured the inside of an AC-130W gunship fully loaded with the latest modifications Feb. 9. Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, AFSOC vice commander, and his crew brought the
Dec. 7, 2016 4th Fighter Wing commander personally delivers F-15 to Robins ALC Col. Christopher Sage knows “success here equals success there.” That’s why he came "here." A seasoned fighter pilot, Sage is fully appreciative of having a fine-tuned jet to fly. And since taking the helm of the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., in July, he has wanted to