Aircraft mechanic Tina Betz and post dock supervisor Greg Moore talk inside a Composite Tool Kit, a portable shed that now keeps mechanic’s tools centrally located on the ramp by the aircraft being worked. (Photo by Margo Wright)
Team Tinker exceeds leaders’ goals on KC-135 depot-possessed aircraft Ray Dozier - Staff Writer As the need for KC-135s continues to span across the globe, the ability of the air logistics center to support the warfighter becomes increasingly important.When the three programmed depot maintenance facilities had 176 aircraft waiting for repair two years ago from a fleet of 546 tankers, then Air Force Chief of Staff Michael Ryan believed that was too many. So he directed the Tinker leaders who manage the PDM facilities — Tinker, PEMCO Aviation Group and Boeing Aerospace Support Center — to reduce the number to fewer than 100 depot-possessed aircraft by the end of fiscal 2002.Read More
