Air Force Sustainment Center

Jan. 25, 2023
OC-ALC’s 544th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron Brings Home DoD Award

The 544th Propulsion Maintenance Squadron’s F135 Heavy Maintenance Center won the Robert T. Mason Award for Depot Maintenance Excellence, which was presented at the awards banquet held in conjunction with 2022 DoD Maintenance Symposium at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on
April 25, 2022
Commanders use leadership model to frame summit discussions

Operating through the lens of the Art of the Possible leadership model for guidance, commanders, directors and command chiefs from across the Air Force Sustainment Center enterprise gathered at the AFSC Commander’s Summit April 13-14 at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.The annual summit offers an
March 16, 2021
Tinker organizations improve contractor safety by changing process

Various units across Tinker Air Force Base are ensuring safety is a top priority for contractors, base employees and service members that work together on base. Implementing Art of the Possible combined with Continuous Process Improvement tools and techniques, members from the Air Force Sustainment
Jan. 22, 2021
309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group returns final T-1A to training operations

A fleet of hail-damaged T-1A “Jayhawk” trainers are now back in the air thanks to a unique repair and maintenance mission performed by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.
Dec. 23, 2020
Student assignment process focus of Sheppard's first Art of the Possible event

An initiative that encourages innovation and creativity that challenges the status quo is underway here to take a soups-to-nuts look at the technical training process and, over time, improve its various phases employing a constraints-based management system used by Air Force Sustainment Centers. A
Sept. 24, 2020
B-1B Integrated Battle Station modification completed

An eight-year project to install the Integrated Battle Station on the B-1B Lancer fleet has been completed ahead of schedule. Sixty aircraft went through the modification process that began in late 2012 and was completed in September 2020.The Integrated Battle Station was developed as three separate
Aug. 22, 2019
402nd CMXG opens center to improve warfighter support through AOP practices

The 402nd Commodities Maintenance Group now has place where its people can apply Art of the Possible to its processes to improve support for the warfighter. The Transformation, Operations, Process Improvement Center, commonly called TOPIC, opened its doors in Room 217 on the second floor of Bldg.
Oct. 18, 2018
78th MSG units begin to apply AoP principles, see positive change

Art of the Possible has been improving processes at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex since 2012, and now, other Robins Air Force Base units are successfully using the constraints-based management system to increase efficiency.
May 15, 2018
Hill engine shop reaches a milestone in engine restoration for the F-35 Lightning II

Over a three-day weekend, the team of recently certified propulsion technicians volunteered to work overtime to perform intermediate-level maintenance and replace the F135 fan module.
June 6, 2017
Ogden ALC passes AS 9100/9110 audit

The Ogden Air Logistics Complex passed its Aerospace Standard 9100/9110 audit. The Complex is proud to announce that it is fully certified until April 2019. During April 2017, a team from Perry Johnson Registrars, conducted an extensive five-day external surveillance audit. Their goal was to ensure