MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Personnel from the 35th Fighter Wing responded to a no-notice recall Dec. 3 in support of Beverly Sunrise 15-1 operational readiness exercise operations.
Following an evaluation from Pacific Air Force's Inspector General Team, multiple PACAF bases, including Misawa, reconstructed exercises to more effectively carry out mission requirements. The largest modification led to approximately 200 Airmen and several F-16 Fighting Falcons deploying during this exercise to an alternate location within the Pacific Theater.
In the past, Airmen would practice the wartime mission in two phases at home station; this marks the first time, in recent years, Airmen have relocated with Misawa-based aircraft in support of an operational readiness exercise.
For crew chiefs on the flight line, this new way of exercising allowed them to practice real-world scenarios and streamline processes.
"During regular operations we usually know which jets we need to get ready for flying," said Staff Sgt. Justin Fernando, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. "This is different because we didn't know what was going to come of it. We were flying normal tempo yesterday, and now we're flying at a higher tempo today."
As with implementing any new procedure, there were a few obstacles the crew chiefs had to overcome. Each jet required an inspection before being cleared "green" for takeoff, but with several team members scheduled to deploy, there were only a handful of crew chiefs available to complete this daunting task.
"We've been getting everything done as fast as we can," said Fernando. "We had a jet down earlier for heavy maintenance, but we were able to ops check it with the pilots on the spot and get it ready to go within five minutes."
These quick-turn exercises are the new standard for Misawa Airmen.
Date Taken: | 12.04.2014 |
Date Posted: | 12.07.2014 23:25 |
Story ID: | 149624 |
Location: | MISAWA AIR BASE, JP |
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