Story by Cpl. Calah Thompson | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 02.27.2024
Service members have continued to expand existing programs to prepare one another for adversities they may face in the future such as addiction, depression, and isolation. One of these service members is U.S. Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician Second Class (AS2) Patrice Brooks with Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Danilo Reynoso | USS Bataan (LHD 5) | 09.12.2023
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps integrates in order to maintain the operability and safety of the aircrafts aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5)...
Courtesy Story | USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) | 11.12.2021
The aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed a four-day aviation maintenance inspection (AMI), Nov. 17....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Josh Cote | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 01.08.2021
Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) is just one of the 37 total tenant commands here a Naval Air Station Sigonella. AIMD’s purpose is to support and repair aviation components and support equipment, and it is broken down into many departments. In the paraloft department, one Sailor who stands out is Aircrew Survival Equipmentman (PR) 2nd Class Adam Doumbia....
Story by Seaman Apprentice Triniti Lersch | Naval Air Station Sigonella | 07.10.2020
Aviation Structural Mechanic (AM) Airman Jennifer Nguyen serving at her first command, Naval Air Station Sigonella, with the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Detachment (AIMD) –500 Division with the Maintenance Department Aircraft Division, was selected as the "Sailor in the Spotlight" by her command....
Story by Seaman Apprentice Stephen Sullins | USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) | 10.03.2019
Sailors walk through them all across the ship, and many do not give them a second thought. Watertight doors are a critical component of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and many other ships across the world, ever since the RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic modernized their use over a century ago . Popular theory of the RMS Titanic is if the crew had utilized proper......
Story by Seaman Apprentice Jordan Ripley | USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) | 03.06.2019
Aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), there are many workshops that support the ship and its mission. One lesser-known shop, the non-destructive inspection (NDI) lab, has a vital role in executing everyday operations....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Sheppard | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 05.24.2018
USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) aviation intermediate maintenance department (AIMD) recently achieved three important milestones ahead of the ship’s post-shakedown availability (PSA) period....
