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56TH MAINTENANCE GROUP
Posted 5/23/2013
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56AMXS | 56CMS | 56EMS | 56MOS | 756AMXS
Mission: Our warriors provide safe, reliable aircraft, equipment, and munitions to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-5700
Organizational email: 56mxg.cc@luke.af.mil
Commander
Col. Victor H. Mora
The 56th Maintenance Group provides aircraft maintenance on more than 138 F-16s for the Air Force's only active duty F-16 training wing. The 56th Maintenance Group generates more than 25,000 sorties compiling 32,000 flight hours per year, which plays a pivotal role in conducting the safe and efficient training for more than 350 pilots every year. As the largest maintenance group in the Air Force, the 56th Maintenance Group consists of 2,200 members operating on an annual budget of $161 million to maintain the F-16s and engines-assets, which are valued at more than $5 billion. The 56th Maintenance Group also directly contributes to Luke's second mission: training more than 3,000 maintenance technicians and 1,000 Mission Ready F-16 crew chiefs each year.
56TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON
Mission: Our warriors provide safe, reliable aircraft, equipment, and munitions to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-9199
Organizational email: 56amxs.tss@luke.af.mil
Commander
Maj. Jason Mitchell
The 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides intermediate and flight line maintenance for 52 Block 20, 25 and 52 F-16 C/D aircraft valued at $1.6 billion. Manned with over 330 active duty, civilians, contractors and 100+RSAF maintainers, the squadron's primary focus is to ensure mission-ready aircraft are maintained to support basic F-16 training for U.S. Air Force active and reserve components, Republic of Singapore Air Force, and Taiwan Air Force pilots. In order to accomplish this task, the squadron is divided into three Aircraft Maintenance Units supporting their associated fighter squadrons. The Aircraft Maintenance Units are the 21st Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Gamblers," the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Spikes," and 425th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Black Widows."
56TH COMPONENT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON
Mission: Provide specialized component repair of propulsion, avionics, accessories, and test, measurement, and diagnostics equipment systems to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and to support affiliate units.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-5762
Organizational email: 56CMS.CC@luke.af.mil
Commander
Lt. Col. James Blackman
The 56th Component Maintenance Squadron accomplishes specialized maintenance of F-16 components, systems and support equipment. This includes inspection, repair and scheduled maintenance of aircraft propulsion, avionics, pneudraulics, electrical-environmental, egress and fuel systems for the Air Force's largest fighter wing. Additionally, the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron repairs and calibrates test, measurement, and diagnostic equipment used by over 190 organizations on Luke Air Force Base and throughout the Southwestern United States. The squadron also maintains engine trailers and specialized equipment necessary to accomplish its mission. The 56th Component Maintenance Squadron, with a workforce of 250 personnel, is organized into four flights: Propulsion; Accessories; Avionics; and Test, Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment.
56TH EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON
Mission: Our warriors provide safe, reliable aircraft, equipment, and
munitions to train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-5701
Organizational email: 56ems.cmd.adm.ss@luke.af.mil
Commander
Maj. Kathryn Roman
Provides intermediate and flight line maintenance, phase inspections,
structural repair, fabrication, transient alert, aerospace ground equipment,
aircraft wheels and tires, armament systems, munitions, and fuels management in support of four USAF flying squadrons and two FMS flying squadrons in training the world's best F-16 pilots and mission-ready crew chiefs.
56TH MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS SQUADRON
Mission: Warriors, managing fleet health and maintenance programs to train the world's finest maintainers and pilots.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-5921
Organizational email: 56MOS.CCQ@luke.af.mil
Commander
Maj. James E. Schieser
The 56th Maintenance Operations Squadron, "Team Roadrunner", builds, executes, and analyzes the flying/maintenance schedule in support of the health of a fleet of 138 USAF and Foreign Military Sales F-16 aircraft. It also trains maintenance personnel and ensures the highest of maintenance standards. More specifically, the Maintenance Operations Flight provides extensive maintenance analysis data, maintains oversight of wing plans, scheduling, and documentation areas, and serves as the nerve center for all maintenance actions through the Maintenance Operations Center. Several other critical functions include the collection, tracking and forecasting of engine data for 137 jet engines and managing the end-of-runway operation providing the critical "last look" for every aircraft prior to take-off. The Maintenance Training Flight provides aircraft maintenance and ancillary training for over 2,000 personnel, and is the liaison between Detachment 12, 372d Training Squadron, and base training. The Programs Flight manages environmental, safety, mobility, emergency management, vehicle, facility, security, and manpower programs for the entire 56 MXG. Additionally, Quality Assurance (QA) is the primary technical advisory agency for maintenance. QA evaluates the quality of maintenance accomplished in the maintenance organization and performs necessary functions to manage the MXG's Maintenance Standardization and Evaluation Program. Weapons Standardization qualifies, certifies, and evaluates weapons loading and maintenance crews. AF Engineering and Technical Services provides direct on-site engineering and specialized technical support; interface between, major command functional managers, Depot subject matter experts, engineers, item managers, and equipment manufacturers. Lastly, Knowledge Operations Management plans/implements policy and procedures for records management, content management, information work flow/life-cycle management, and net user account requirements. Roadrunners...catch us if you can!
756TH AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE SQUADRON
Mission: Provide safe, reliable aircraft to train the world's greatest F-16 fighter pilots and crew chiefs.
Commercial phone number: (623) 856-8525
Organizational email: 756amxs.tss@luke.af.mil
Commander
Lt. Col. Dominick Martin
The 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron "Jaguars" was activated Sept. 7, 2002. The squadron is responsible for maintaining 86 F-16 Block 42 aircraft and resources valued at more than $2.5 billion. The 756th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provides direct support enabling Luke Air Force Base to meet its mission; training the best pilots and mission-ready crew chiefs. Maintenance is accomplished on the F-16 to allow pilots to fly in multiple configurations, day or night. The squadron also provides aircraft for Night Vision Imaging System training and enables the success of the "only" medium altitude navigation and targeting infrared for night and forward air control-airborne training squadron in the Air Force. The squadron's Aircraft Maintenance Units are the 308th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Emerald Knights," and the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Wild Ducks," the 310th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Top Hats."
Point of Contact
56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
(623) 856-5853
DSN 896-5853
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