Altus, Travis airmen train to maintain

Airman 1st Class Miyah Gray

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. —

Members of the 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron trained maintainers from the 660th and 749th AMXSs at Travis Air Force Base, California on the KC-46 Pegasus at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, from February to May 2023.

The training provided maintainers who are familiar with the KC-46 a chance to share both classroom and hands-on experience with maintainers from Travis AFB, who are expecting the addition of KC-46s to their fleet.

“Since arriving at Altus, we’ve been able to both train and support some of the flying and refueling missions here,” said Master Sgt. Jeremy Green, 660th AMXS aircraft electrical environmental specialist. “We’ve been able to go out and fly with aircrew in order to prepare us for real world issues we may face while carrying out the 97 AMW’s mission.”

Green said, in addition to simulating scenarios in-flight, the group of maintainers have also had the opportunity to utilize static aircraft to simulate issues they may face in the field.

“We’ve also been using trainer aircraft to simulate using technical data to troubleshoot and identify parts that need to be changed in order to get the aircraft fixed and fully mission capable,” he said. “We are then able to prepare for some of the scenarios that aren’t as likely to occur on a day-to-day basis and we’ll be prepared to handle whatever technical issues we may end up facing.”

Blake Pewo, 97th AMXS KC-46 flightline expediter, said Altus

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ABOVE: Sean Robinson, 97th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work leader, demonstrates on a KC-46 Pegasus panel at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 18.

BELOW: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Raiven Belisle, a 660th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-10 Extender crew chief from Travis Air Force Base, operates a KC-46 aircraft jack at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 18.

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