Military
Maintenance professionals drill alignment
holes before attaching a new skid plate
to the C-130 aft ramp during validation of
HVM concepts.
Focusing on the
Maintenance
Professional
That’s what the
maintenance wing at
Robins Air Force Base is
doing by choreographing
parts, tools and material
availability. Maintenance
professionals are treated
comparable to surgeons.
BY BRIAN F. FINNEGAN
T
he maintenance professionals at Logistics Center at Robins Air Force maintenance professionals are
the Robins Air Force Base 402nd Base has caused a revolution in avia- asked to perform their work just as
Maintenance Wing received an tion maintenance efficiency and oper- they always have – deliberately and
order: “Figure out how to move our ational readiness. correctly. It is the methodic whirl
airplanes through Programmed Depot The Air Force calls it “High of parts, tools, instructions and
Maintenance [PDM] faster.” The proj- Velocity Maintenance” (HVM), materials that puts the HV in the
ect required more than just putting which is a little scary if you imag- Maintenance. Like in a time-lapse
a lot more mechanics on the job – it ine a lot of people running around film, the maintenance technicians
required planning, preparation and an aircraft. However, it is not the remain at their post as everything
heavy logistics support. mechanics moving at warp speed. they need is brought to them just
This is the story of how the Air In fact, it is just the reverse. The when they need it.
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