July 11, 2024 Making a Stand: 307th Bomb Wing maintainer designs solution for 30-year-old problem When Tech. Sgt. Jermey Vickers sees a problem, it’s hard to stop him from fixing it. This combination of perseverance and innovation led the 307th Maintenance Squadron B-52 mechanic to design the Engine Pod Stand, used for the first time during a B-52 Stratofortress Phase maintenance inspection at
March 30, 2024 Maintenance Crews show Multi-Capable BTF Strategy in Indo-Pacific B-52 Stratofortresses maintenance Airmen support the first Bomber Task Force deployment to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia and first B-52 presence since 2020.
Dec. 19, 2023 Local High School Students tour Ellsworth’s Fabrication Flight Sparks were flying – literally – when more than 40 Douglas High School students spent the day touring the 28th Maintenance Squadron's Fabrication Flight at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, Dec. 12, 2023.
Nov. 7, 2023 Team Minot's aircraft maintainers perform liquid oxygen maintenance Airman 1st Class Seth Quillen, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, turns a nozzle on a liquid oxygen (LOX) cart at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, Nov. 2, 2023. LOX boils at minus 297 degrees Fahrenheit, which requires Airmen working with it to wear protective clothing to shield them
Sept. 27, 2023 New wireless headsets improve base operations Until recently, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs performing maintenance on the ground used headsets wired into the B-52H Stratofortress to communicate with the crew inside. The wires raised a number of concerns, to include mobility and the price of replacing the wires.
Sept. 20, 2023 28th LRS vehicle maintenance flight “winterizes” Ellsworth through the Summer Rebuild Program As the summer months dwindle and winter months quickly approach, the 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron has begun gearing up their vehicle maintenance flight by implementing the annual Summer Rebuild Program (SRP).
June 15, 2023 Kirtland hosts Maintenance Professional of the Year Ceremony Airmen pose for a photo with their awards at the Maintenance Professional of the Year (MPOY) ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, June 9, 2023. MPOY is a long-standing tradition in the maintenance career field that highlights that year’s top performing Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st
Jan. 10, 2023 Maintaining readiness, 24/7/365 The 341st Missile Maintenance Squadron’s generation flight is tasked with the responsibility of maintaining and inspecting Malmstrom’s arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missile, while ensuring nuclear deterrence and readiness, 24/7/365.