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  • Craig Wright, 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal mechanic, explains the process for longeron removal and replacement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Crayton)

    Longerons help sustain safety of F-15s

    Without canopy sill longerons the F-15, one of the Air Force's most dependable fighter aircraft, can't safely fly and fight.These heavy duty strips of material are essential structural components by which the aircraft's skin is fastened. It holds the front third of the aircraft together and is the support structure that runs the length and side of
  • Terry Li, 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Support Squadron aircraft engineering supervisor, works on a waste service pan with Shawn Coffee, 562nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft sheet metal worker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Crayton)

    Keep 'em flying, keep 'em safe

    There are aircraft - some more than 40 years old - flying across the sky every day specifically designed and built to preserve our nation's interests here and abroad.  Helping to ensure those aircraft are sustained and flying safely is the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's C-5 Galaxy Division, responsible for the operational support and
  • Michael Quinn, 566th Electronics Maintenance Squadron mechanic, repairs a C-12 directional gyroscope for the C-130. The squadron is responsible for many of the Air Force’s aviation electronics repairs on the C-130, C-17, F-15, A-10 and other weapons systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ray Crayton)

    EMXG deploys science behind AFSC philosophy

    Ensuring accuracy, monitoring and gaining control of production flow, having a clear picture of where assets are, and giving clear expectations to team members - those are just a few principles deployed in one 402nd Electronics Maintenance Group squadron. While the Air Force Sustainment Center's Art of the Possible has matured in areas like the
  • An Air Force Special Operations Command Airman conducts a pre-flight inspection prior to returning an AC-130 worked on at Robins to its home unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    Success Here = Success There -- Robins sends first expedited gunship home early

    Behind every successful aircraft production story at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, there are the countless contributions of team members who help make it happen.There's the recent case of an Air Force Special Operations Command's AC-130U gunship that was produced here in a record 100 days. It returned to its customer at Hurlburt Field,

  • LCMC, C-5M Super Galaxy – in good company

    The National Aeronautic Association announced earlier this month that the C-5M Super Galaxy has been nominated as one of nine finalists for the 2015 Robert J. Collier Trophy.Known as the benchmark of aerospace achievement, past winners have included the crews of Apollo 11 and Apollo 8, the Mercury 7, Howard Hughes, the B-52, F-22 and International
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