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Show n nn O Hill AFB, Utah '. .U. if 84056-582- 4 Vol. 54 No. 40, October 14, 1999 ' s New shop sign unique work contract V. JfPt'l-- INSIDE: V 'V:- - by 1st Lt. Dave Huxsoll New directorate Aeronautical Systems Center Public Affairs ready Page AFB, Ohio (AFPN) The Air Force and the Boeing Company signed a contract Sept. 27 that will for the first time allow a private contractor to subcontract work on military aircraft to a govWRIGHT-PATTERSO- 2 ernment depot. , - 1 Guest list required N I . The contract, known as a public-privat- e partnership, is part of the Air Force's Flexible Sustainment strategy for maintaining the 7 Globemaster III airlifter while it is still in production. Under Flexible Sustainment Boeing has overall responsibility for supporting the aircraft, through a performance and incentives-base- d contract. The contract further implements that strategy. It per--, mits Boeing to use public resources by subcontracting depot work to Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, at v Robins Air Force Base, Ga. "What we're doing is a business test case," said Col. Larry Eriksen, leader of the Support Systems Integrated Product Team at the 7 System Program Office here. ' "We want to see how we can most wisely use the resources and best practices of the commercial world combined with those of DoD. In order to do that, we need to join C-1- Page 4 .sx Internet provider changed --4 Page 5 C-1- .till p. Energy audit encourages saving j r C-1- 4. Pages o : ; - Programs benefit employees Page 8 A remote available Page 15 C-1- 7 Photo by T-5- T--3 Page 16-1- 7 75th coins honor employees Page 19 ' Bowler rolls perfect game Page 20 Hilltop Times online 0, program .'ierm gnated RANDOLPH AFB, Texas (AFPN) The Air Force will terminate the Enhanced Center promotes employee health Bill Orndorff Mechanic Don Hill works on a 6 engine, taken from a in the recently relocated Aircraft Directorate engine shop. The shop moved to unused office space in Bldg. 5, Bay G, saving more than $1 million by using an existing area. The new area includes a shop area with an overhead crane, tool crib, welding room, supervisor offices and a break room. TRICARE Prime forces somewhat, and take advantage of what works best from both environments." Earlier this year the 7 SPO was given permission by the Air Force to pursue two partnership pilot proone at Warner Robins, and one at the Ogden grams Air Logistics Center, Hill AFB, Utah Under the agreement, the air logistics centers actually work for the private contractor. "It's a subcontract by a government agency to the Boe-in- g Company, who is in turn responsible to the Air Force for their own prime contract for weapons system support," Eriksen explained. "Through some special procedures we pay the prime contractor from the 7 SPO, and Boeing releases money to the ALC. The goal is to integrate and benefit from the mutual strengths of government depots and private industry, while ensuring contract performance responsibility remains with the prime contractor. The Warner Robins ALC and Boeing public-privat- e partnership team have done a world class job of putting this first of its kind contract together." Beginning in April 2000, Warner Robins ALC will perform analytical condition inspections on the 7 for Boeing. Though the 7 is designed to require no scheduled periodic depot maintenance, the analytical condition inspections are necessary to look for hidden wear and tear on the aircraft. Performing this work now will help predict future maintenance requirements. ACI on three will be done at Warner Robins in fiscal contract. The inspections year 2000 under the one-yeare scheduled for 45 days each. "They'll take a detailed look at the 7 aircraft. The inspections will be a great help as we plan for fleet maintenance down the road," said Eriksen. "If some depot repair work is needed later, we'll have a good idea which areas of the aircraft may be affected." Boeing now performs 7 ACI at the Boeing Aerospace Support Center, its commercial depot site in San Antonio, Texas. Eriksen said the SPO is pursuing one other pilot program between Boeing and the Ogden ALC. That agreement is expected to be signed next year, and would cover landing gear, brakes and wheels. "This will involve much more support equipment and training than the inspections, and will actually involve some repair work." The Flexible Sustainment contract, signed Jan. 1, 1998, creates a commercial-lik- e support structure and gives Boeing total responsibility for sustainment of the aircraft while it is still in production. The current contract calls for 120 to be delivered to the Air Force. Fifty-fou-r aircraft already have been delivered. The airlifter is flown by operational units at Charleston AFB, S.C., and McChord AFB, Wash., and a training See Contract, page 2 Flight Screening program and cease flying the Firefly, which was susfrom pended flying operations in July 1997. An expanded Introductory Flight Training program will replace the flight screening program. The Air Force has been using an introductory flight training program since October 1998 to screen and prepare pilot candidates for advancement to Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. T-3-A The current IFT program includes 40 hours of flying time and requires a solo flight. The expanded program increases the flying time to 50 hours and requires additional solo flights and candidates to earn a private pilot's license. The added flying time will improve their flying skills and better prepare them for further Air Force pilot training. Service officials said training in the current IFT program has produced comparable attrition rates in the initial flying phase of specialized undergraduate pilot training. With the Enhanced Flight Screening program, the attrition rate was 7.8 percent. The current program www.hilltoptimes.com attrition rate is 8.8 percent. The Air Force expects the additional training in the expanded program to further reduce the attrition rate. Additionally, service officials said the IFT program would save approx- imately $16 million annually over the Enhanced Flight Screening pro- gram. The EFS program cost about $26 million to operate, while the IFT program is expected to cost about $10 million per year. In the IFT program, pilot candidates will receive Federal Aviation Administration-certified flight instruction local through flight schools. The Air Force says more than 150 flight schools nationwide may be involved in the training program, mostly near colleges and universities with Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachments. Pilot candidates at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., will receive their training in the local area. After completing the expanded IFT program, pilot candidates will enter Air Force Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training. Air Force officials are studying disposition options for the fleet of 110 aircraft, which originally cost the Air Force approximately $32 million. 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