AFSC News

  • Robins forging the way for new C-5 end fittings

    A new aluminum alloy and forging are being used for bulkhead end fittings on C-5 aircraft during programmed depot maintenance at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex.Not only have critical cracking issues on the end fittings been solved, but the new process saves time, money, man hours, and

  • Backup generators can power entire Robins base

    Should power ever be completely lost across the base, two powerful combustion turbine engines at Robins stand ready to supply power as needed. Placed in operation in 1995, the combustion turbine plant here houses two backup generators, each capable of producing 90 megawatts of electricity. The plant

  • Final C-130 shelter on schedule at Robins

    Construction of the final C-130 shelter here began last week and is scheduled to be completed in August. The shelter will be fully enclosed beginning in October, according to Henry Scheuermann, 402nd Maintenance Group Facilities Engineering Section industrial engineer. Each will include 30 overhead

  • F135 engine depot stand-up has started at Tinker

    A maintenance depot for the engine that powers the next-generation jet fighter is being developed at Tinker Air Force Base.During Phase 1 of the project, 33,000 square feet of floor space was dedicated in Bldg. 3001 recently for maintenance of the jet's power plant, the F135 engine. The shop area

  • Squadron overhauls record number of KC-135 booms

    Repairs of KC-135 aerial refueling booms at Tinker AFB reached a record level last month.The 18 booms overhauled in June were the most ever repaired in one month since Tinker began working on KC-135 booms in 1993, according to Ginger Keisling, deputy director of the 551st Commodities Maintenance

  • Teamwork leads to record-breaking achievement

    A B-1B Lancer just made history. The aircraft swept through programmed depot maintenance in record-breaking time; just 129 flow days. It was produced one day sooner than the unit's goal and 24 days sooner than the fiscal 2012 goal.Officials credit the achievement to teamwork, years of continuous

  • Warner Robins Air Logistics Center re-designated a complex

     The Warner Robins Air Logistics Center was re-designated a complex and became part of the Air Force Sustainment Center during a ceremony here Tuesday. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, Air Force Materiel Command commander, officiated the ceremony. The re-designation as an air logistics complex and

  • AFSC focuses on generating Airpower for America

    Eying its vision to "Sustain Weapon System Readiness to generate Airpower for America," the Air Force Sustainment Center will provide integrated weapons system maintenance and support for the Air Force. Commanded by Lieutenant General Bruce Litchfield, the AFSC incorporates a headquarters element,

  • Planning session focuses on tanker maintenance

    A comprehensive planning session that focused on development of a proposed timeline for stand-up of the new Air Force tanker depot maintenance operations at Tinker AFB was held recently.Jody LeBlanc, KC-46 Product Support integrator, invited a group of approximately two dozen specialists from "the

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