Story by Jenny Gordon | 78th Air Base Wing | 10.09.2015
An aircraft that had been flying continuously since 1974 has made Robins its final resting place. The Sept. 29 arrival of a retired C-130H will not only enable maintenance professionals across Robins to have a dedicated aircraft for training purposes, but it will be a welcome addition to the two F-15s that no longer have to sit by themselves in the 402nd Aircraft Maintenance Group’s......
Story by Jenny Gordon | 78th Air Base Wing | 09.25.2015
“It’s like an octopus eating a bowl of spaghetti.” So goes the saying in the 561st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Rewire Flight, whose mission is to remove and replace every single piece of wire inside an F-15. It’s a meticulous task no doubt, but when that fighter aircraft flies away from the Robins flight line toward home, a successful mission here means another F-15 is available......
Story by Jenny Gordon | 78th Air Base Wing | 07.31.2015
At Robins, the workers in Building 59 took care of the paint jobs on about 60 C-5s, C-17s and C-130s during fiscal 2014. Because of that, aircraft were able to be returned to the units conducting warfighting and humanitarian missions – proof positive that success here equals success there....
