Air Force Materiel Command News Service (Oct. 6, 2006): C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance earns accolades.ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The C-5 Programmed Depot Maintenance That maintenance performed on materiel requiring major overhaul or a complete rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end-items, including the manufacture of parts, modifications, testing, and reclamation as required. team at Robins AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass earned the 2006 Chief of Staff Team Excellence Award in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley Teed Michael Moseley, KBE[1], is the current Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force. He assumed the position during a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base on September 2, 2005. presented the award to the C-5 PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and Process Improvement Team in late September. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The increased tempo of operations in the war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act means our strategic airlift See intertheater airlift. assets are in greater demand by the warfighter," said Leigh Thompson, 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron deputy director. "We had to find a way to get C-5 (Galaxys) back in the war, and we have." Thompson said the team has improved its processes through lean initiatives and implementation of critical chain project management, increasing the capacity to do unprogrammed C-5 work. "CCPM CCPM Critical Chain Project Management CCPM Cyclic/Collective Pitch Mixing (aviation/rotorcraft) CCPM California College of Podiatric Medicine CCPM Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine is focused on critical chain buffering, pipelining, and buffer management," said Gail Turner, a scheduling supervisor. "It's a new management process that helps managers focus on schedule and cost instead of managing at the lowest level." "We were having problems with damaged wire during removal and installation of the heat exchanger," said Calvin Williams, an aircraft electrician. "We moved some of the wiring out of the way, and used a protective cover for other wires to prevent damage during the repair process." Another area of improvement was the repair of floor boards. The team had to identify the parts of the floor boards delaying completion of the process. "Floor boards were taking a lot of time. We were able to reduce floor board defects and cut flow days," said Darrell Harman, the sheet metal work leader. "We are just trying to get the aircraft out to the warfighter as soon as possible. That's the bottom line. Awards are nice, but we want better, faster ways to do things. The team has one vision, and that is to support the warfighter," he said. Robins AFB maintenance members also received four Shingo prizes and the Franz Edelman Award this year. Housman is with Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Public Affairs. |
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