The Air Force employs hundreds of tactical aircraft to complete our missions, including fighters, strike-fighters and attack planes. It’s the responsibility of Tactical Aircraft Maintenance specialists to ensure that every component of these high-performance aircraft is maintained to the most exacting standards.

2019年2月9日 · Air Force Crew Chiefs are trained to diagnose and repair, coordinate, and supervise. Find out more about a career in tactical aircraft maintenance.

2013年1月8日 · Flying crew chiefs are specially trained maintenance personnel who attend a six-week maintenance special operations course in addition to the hundreds of hours of training it takes to become 7-level aircraft maintainer.

These Airmen are collectively known as Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialists, or “crew chiefs,” and are responsible for the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s RQ-4 Global Hawk, U-2 Dragon Lady, E-3 AWACS Sentry and the KC-10 Extender.

This database holds biographical information on Air Force leaders, active duty, Reserve and retired general officers; current senior executives; secretaries of the Air Force; and chief master sergeants of the Air Force. Air Force biographies may not have been prepared for some general officers before retirement. If a name is not listed, an Air ...

Crew chief. Staff Sgt. James McFadden prepares to crew an F-16 Fighting Falcon Jan. 8, 2015, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. McFadden is an F-16 crew chief assigned to the 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, his duties are extensive, and include things like pre- and post-flight inspections, intake inspections and all-around maintenance.

1 天前 · The certification process of these crew chiefs is part of the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment strategy, which emphasizes flexibility and operational readiness. By training F-35A crew chiefs to refuel F-15Es, the 48th FW cemented its ability to sustain combat airpower with fewer personnel and resources.

2022年2月25日 · For more than 80 years, from the U.S. Air Army Corps to the U.S. Air Force, crew chiefs have dedicated countless hours in the rain, sleet, and snow to ensure the mission gets accomplished and pilots can deliver swift, agile air support downrange.

2024年12月23日 · MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The 75 th Fighter Squadron and 75th Fighter Generation Squadron held their first Dedicated Crew Chief (DCC) ceremony in three years, recognizing the unit’s newest DCCs and Assistant DCCs at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Dec. 16, 2024.. The long-standing tradition gives crew chiefs ownership over a …

2020年11月30日 · Airman 1st Class Jaydon Aguon, 372nd Training Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief, prepares an F-16 for flight, Nov. 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Aguon is enrolled in the six-week F-16 Right Time Training course to learn basic flightline maintenance operations.