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Show Page HILL TOP TIMES 10 Mayo, 1978 POMO reorganization 3tth to 3 concerts from EMS consists of Munitions The Department of Defense (DOD) is well known for its tendency of inventing ab- breviations evolving Maintenance and Aerospace language. 'f 1 Jr Eouipment branches. The souadron performs inspections, servicing and repair of aircraft If , , Some of the newest, most adopted throughout Tactical Air Command (TAC) and are in turn filtering down to their J organizations . :'W - - :: A "1 Deputy for Munitions Maintenance Souadron (MMS), Field Maintenance Squadron REVIEWING THE PLAN TSgt. Jesus D. Barela (1), Sgt. Carol D. Russell and MSgt. Jose A. Hernandez review the 488th TFW POMO Implementation Plan. The three are assigned to the Programs and Mobility Office, Deputy Commander for Maintenance, and have played key roles in creating and implementing the POMO Plan. (U.S. Air Force Photo) (FMS), Avionics Maintenance Squadron (AMS) and Aircraft Generation Souadron (AGS), Eouipment Maintenance (EMS), and Souadron Component Repair Squadron (CRS). According to Capt. Chuck King, project officer, the primary objective of POMO is "to give more authority and flexibility to main- tenance managers." several months, commanders and support personnel have been planning the facility and changes POMO. reauired under Administrative Specialists are changing people's office mailing symbols distribution system. symbols, and the Base Civil Engineering personnel are working on new or modified buildings and CBPO has already begun the task of processing per- formance and publishing special orders. reports large number of the 1,415 people assigned to the Deputy Mainfor Commander tenance, Col. Eugene E. Cirillo, have already been A For people wwoc rr9rt in r, mix S In a greeting card to all personnel WELCOME ABOARD the Equipment Maintenance Squadron (E.MS), going into commander Maj. Paul Cwiklik and SMSgt. Donald L. Duncan tried to get the message across. The changeover will be completed by June 1. (U.S. Air Force Photo) when the new 6 fighters begin to arrive later on. At that time, POMO, AGS, EMS and CRS will be common terms around the base flightline. F-1- The AGS will be the largest organization under POMO. Assigned will personnel t perform mainand tenance reouired to generate pre-fligh- t, tnnat post-fligh- r J and recover aircraft. - Maj. Jon Shively, present commander, will head AGS. Working under the up him will be crew chiefs, OMS Organizational Maintenance Squadron (OMS). In their place, there will now be three new squadrons: pneudraulics, welding, etc.) were transferred to what is now the AMS. AMS will now become the CRS under command of Maj. John M. repair, structural repair and avionics maintenance. the 388th Commander to have you N metal, (sheet CRS specialists will perform such tasks as jet engine im- Maintenance will reorganize from the traditional four maintenance squadrons of the Monday, Nowak. plemented in a number of other TAC wings. Under POMO, j ! Maj. Paul I Branch POMO for stands Production Oriented Maintenance Organization which been ygv Propulsion Branch (engine) and Accessory Maintenance currently forming in the 388th already is organization Last TFW. has ... i Cwiklik. Ever heard of POMO, AGS, EMS or CRS? They are abfor new ! munitions tasks. Commander of the new 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) here at Hill AFB. breviations VVelcomo Aboard r ; off-aircr- " i S and AGE eouipment. Personnel will also perform ! modern terms are being tenance (AGE) Ground and their into "govern-mentese- " main- iMDinifeiniiniee Sqjdlins, with realigned new a souadron. munitions loaders and air- craft Under the new AGS, the souadron will be able to launch aircraft without depending on specialists from other sauadrons, because all necessary personnel will be assigned to that organization. First of the POMO Souadrons completed was the EMS (Eouipment Maintenance Souadron). To simplify the transition of personnel, all personnel were first assigned to the Munitions Souadron. Maintenance troubleshooting specialists. souadron will be divided into three large The aircraft maintenance units (AMUs) to correspond to and support the 4th, 34th and 421st Tactical Fighter Sauadrons. Selected AGS personnel will be trained in tasks not normally associated with their primary duties, such as towing and marshalling aircraft and hanging external n fuel tanks, through CONVERSION Col. Eugene E. Cirillo (left), 388th deputy commander for Maintenance, discusses POMO conversion with Col. David H. Duart, assistant deputy commander, Maintenance, and Capt. Charles E. King, POMO project officer. (U.S. Air Force Photo) 11 II If" f I k I I II W rA " x r Tw x I - i ' ' - fl "if II ' I f ' - - - 4 - ' cross-utilizatio- i V l- r- . I 1 i ! i t I training. Even though actual formation of the three new souadrons is nearly com- pleted, their official will not 3 I occur until June 1. ry ''-I;- POMO promises to improve efficiency of the 388th TFW maintenance effort and with the improvements it brings, maintenance per- sonnel will be well prepared lf; l A i iliriiil.tri inn iE, ;i'.s:sK Lt. Col. Leonard R. Moon tears down his office as he prepares to transfer the remainder of his personnel and facilities to the new POMO Squadrons. (U.S. Air Force lliir-i- irniiillT r m CLOSING SHOP Photo The new commanders t , vrr Apt p: i Under POMO, the new squadron commanders will be Maj. Jon W. Shively, commander, Aircraft Generation Squadron; Ma. Paul Cwiklik, commander, Equipment Maintenance M. Squadron and Maj. John Nowak, commander, Component Repair Squadron. t -- it v r s 1 READY, PUSH Sgt. Harold Greene pulls while Amn. Carnell Holmes, AlC Claude E. and AlC Mike P. Rogers push a motor generator into their shop for maintenance. Thauvette of The four are members the Powered Aerospace Ground Equipment Section. Under POMO, they will be transferred to the newly formed Equipment Maintenance Squadron (EMS). (U.S. Air Force Photo) Maj. Jon W. Shively Maj. Paul Cwiklik Ma. John M. Nowak |