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Show H5IKop November 4, 1 999 Dedication shows by Brig. Gen. (select) Jim Totsch TRANSFER WORKLOAD PRODUCTION Ogden ALC Vice Commander Over the past few months, I've observed numerous people who deserve personal recognition for the sacrifices they've made ensuring Team Hill provides responsive, high quality depot maintenance to its cus- Ogden Air Logistics Center 2000 U 1800 N 1600 I tomers. We have a dedicated and experienced workforce and some of the finest facilities and equipment in the aviation business. This dedication and professionalism has established Hill as a premier maintenance X 1400 D 800 depot For those involved in the competition u 400 E 200 workload transfer from Sacramento the past several months have been especially challenging. We knew when we received the 0 and commodities workloads and 5 maintenance that we needed to execute our strategy without uncontrolled disruption of Air Force operations. While we continue to make progress reducing the number of high MICAP drivers, including the calibration of transition-related equipment, we must remain committed toward the war fighters most pressing needs. The work we perform is crucial to the Air Force's ability to execute the national military strategy, and a stable and responsive repair source is a vital readiness issue. There are many unsung heroes within the directorates who continue to go above and beyond to help reduce the backlog of necessary transition related assets. In order to recognize many of these heroes for their valuable contributions we've insti- - is premier maintenance depot Hill TARGETS By 30 Nov By 31 Oct 4 S 1200 p 1000 R . m -. n n n fl n . I , I .. J , t J,,,. iivj, , i. int y ' I j I and Preparation and Paint sections have continually stepped up to the challenges of bringing on a new workload. Over the . pt pm , t. t , I 1 , I , 9 f t , f 1 " i? t ( I i v past year, they've designed process improvements to streamline the aircraft flow while - A-1- V ....-. tuted the Hill ACE Award program. The Hill ACE Award is presented to the individual or team whose Achievement, Commitment and Excellence makeatremehdous impact on our new mission and the overall Air Force. I presented the first ACE awards last week and look forward to presenting more in the near future. Let me just highlight , a couple ACEs today. v . 5 KC-13- 12-ho-ur KC-13- days to attack critical technical, equipment, rQ documentation, and parts support issues impacting the Air Force's No. 1 fleet readiness driver. As the lead source of repair, AFMC looked to the STATeam to solve crucial problems and produce tangible results. To date, over 70 units have been produced, making Ogden the "source of 5 Stabilizer choice" for Trim Actuators. top-quali- v Stabilizer Trim Actuator Team 5 Stabilizer Trim Actuator The Team within the Commodities Directorate is certainly deserving of an ACE award. With minimal capabilities only four months STATeam worked 5 ago, the KC-13- maintaining an aggressive induction and delivery schedule. Their commitment and professionalism is evident in every 0 delivered, all of which have been delivered on or ahead of schedule with no formal critical or major defects reported by the customers. These are just a few of the many people who continue to integrate new workloads into Ogden's already impressive production system. Despite the sheer size, scope and complexity of daily operations, we remain confident in the quality of products produced. We won the bid for additional work based on our performance and what now it's time to we proposed to do execute. The folks we've spotlighted today and those youH read about in the coming weeks are deserving of this recognition. We're proud to have them as part of Team Hill! A-1- o - KC-13- A-1- Production and Preparation and Paint Sections The Aircraft Directorate's Production '. , .' 0 on-si- te A-1-0 - 800 o the System Program Director to arrange for verification of fixtures to ensure the war fighter would be supported. They used an systems engineer, put fixtures and assets into production and have steadily increased assets produced. They also developed a weekly teleconference to enhance supportability to the 0 weapon system. A-1- 0 ty KC-13- Structures Team The Aircraft Directorate's A-1- Team has 0 done an outstanding job meeting the needs of the 0 community. With 100 percent of the fixtures that arrived from Sacramento requiring calibration, and no master approached tooling available, the A-1- usy team exceeds repair record by Bill Orndorff Hilltop Times editor A team that has worked days for aircraft readiness four months to ensure has, received the first Ogden ALC ACE Award. StaThe Commodities Directorate's ACE received the Actuator team bilizer Trim 12-ho- ur KC-13- 5 certificate Friday from Col. JimTotsch, Ogden ALC vice commander. The Hill ACE Award is presented to the individual or team whose Achievement, Commitment and Excellence make a tremendous impact on Hill's mission and the overall Air Force. The team, part ofthe Armament is Repair Branch, one of the newer units on Hill, having transferred from Sacramento ALC in July. The'shop tears down, repairs and rebuilds Screwjack actuators for a multitude of aircraft to include the stabilizer trim actuators for the KC-13"The STA controls the pitch angle of horisaid CapL zontal stabilization on a Jim Marx, chief of the LI parts support office. "The STA moves the assembly on the tail, helping stabilize the aircraft in flight." Due to an incident investigation, an inspecer 5. KC-135- ," 5 units tion procedure was issued to worldwide. The results of the inspection grounded more than 100 aircraft and generated 154 mission capability issues. KC-13- HillAFB Day, the shop was working In the four months that the shop has been operating, they have repaired and readied 74 units, a vast improvement over a previous repair unit that normally completed 18 per quarter. "We jumped in on the technical issues and The shop pushed addressed them early-oto get those issues resolved," said John days, six or seven days a week, to get the job done. "It's a case of contractors and civilians working together as a team," MacLachlan said. "Mike Southerd, our shop supervisor for LIOAB, hasn't had a day off n. MacLachlan, senior technician for Services, the contractor for the project "We've kept production going at the rate of 10 STAs a week. "We're the only source physically producing assets that can be placed on an aircraft Lear-Siegl- er and trusted to work. Other shops at other installations are doing the work, but the re struggling to get the job done." The Hill team also had a struggle at first, largely due to moving the workload and training employees. "Converting the workload from Sacramento to Hill caused us to lose experienced people," said Dennis Sullivan, lead technician for the KC-13- 5 workload. "We've had to train new people who had never seen or known how to tear an STA down and repair it We brought the remainsix employees from Sacramento der from Hill had to be trained to do the work." In fact the shop was asked how many units they thought they could produce while they were still setting up the area in July. By Labor Today Friday 12-ho-ur since the project began. He averages more than six days a week. We've dedicated the time to get the job done and aren't taking leave." MacLachlan added that not just one person or group caused the team to get the job done. "We've had engineers from Oklahoma City and San Antonio ALCs testing our work to ensure we had a quality product" he said. "We've had help from the Technology and Industrial Support Directorate, Landing Gear workers from Bldg. 507 and other machinists. Our team includes several planners and schedulers from Sacramento and San Antothere nio. And it wasn't just mechanics were several support individuals as well." 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