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  • E-tools gives support personnel access to digital data

    For decades, whenever an aircraft mechanic at Robins needed a technical drawing, technical order or any other document related to a repair, he had to traipse over to a warehouse, locate the drawing and return to the aircraft. That process would typically be completed many times over the course of

  • 653rd CLSS inactivates amidst heritage celebration

    Starting with Vietnam and ending with Iraq and Afghanistan, the White Knights of the 653rd Combat Logistics Support Squadron have traveled the globe to repair major damage on aircraft in combat zones. But their storied 42-year history came to an end Wednesday with an inactivation ceremony.

  • 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

  • HVM 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

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