168th Air Refueling Wing: Aerospace Ground Equipment

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, UNITED STATES

04.08.2014

Video by Bernie Kale  

Alaska National Guard Public Affairs   

The 168th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) exemplifies the spirit of Total Force teamwork. Nowhere is daily cooperation between the active and reserve components more evident than in the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Alaska, and the 168 ARW.

AEROSPACE GROUND EQUIPMENT:

For every hour a plane spends in the air, it spends dozens of hours on the ground being maintained and prepped. Those in the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) field are responsible for maintaining the equipment that supplies electricity, as well as hydraulic pressure and air pressure, as planes receive maintenance and prepare for flight. Without AGE equipment, our planes would be nothing more than paperweights.

Career Tasks

Use hardware and soldering techniques, technical data and everyday tools
Master the principles of electronics, refrigeration, hydraulics, power generation, reciprocating engines (gasoline and diesel), gas turbine engines, pneumatics and heating
Service, inspect and troubleshoot, repair and perform preventive maintenance on motor- and engine-driven generator sets, air conditioners, hydraulic test stands, air compressors, bomb lifts, heaters and other similar support equipment
Relevant Interests & Skills

Electronics
Mechanics
Computer Science
Problem-solving
Working with Your Hands
Working with Aircraft

After eight and a half weeks of Basic Military Training, every Airman goes to technical training to learn their career. Here's the basic information about Aerospace Ground Equipment technical training:

School location: Sheppard AFB [TX]
Length of course: 95 days
College degree earned: Aerospace Ground Equipment Technology
College credits earned: 36

• Date Taken: 04.08.2014
• Date Posted: 04.11.2014 23:20
• Category: Package
• Video ID: 329221
• VIRIN: 140408-D-FZ583-399
• Filename: DOD_101334958
• Length: 00:01:27
• Location: EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, AK, US