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Show HILLTOP TIMES we can take the sheet metal time. When an aircraft's on the ground, it's not fulfilling a mis- guys'job one step further." A key to keeping aircraft up in sion. the air is having a good working "The job is so important beisn't designing them. Rather, he relationship with those sheet is using his skills to design struc- cause it helps put aircraft back metal guys. Senior Master Sgt. tural repairs to nearly every air- into the fight much quicker, Cisco Johnstone, fabrication the quality without sacrificing craft in the Air Force inventory flight chief for the 379th EMOS, of the maintenance," said Maj. flying in Southwest Asia in supsaid he and his team have gotten Rene Leon, 379th EMOS comport of the war on terrorism. to know Lieutenants Eilertsen mander. The expertise Lieutenant Eiand Newcamp quite well in the Major Leon said the role of lertsen, 1st Lt. Jeffrey Newcamp, from Rohins AFB, Ga., and 1st Lt. depot liaison engineers will con- past few months. "They're over here up to four' tinue taking on an even greater Jake Delapasse, also from Roblimes a week," he said. "One importance as many Air Force ins, bring as a part of the 379th night we called them seven Expeditionary Maintenance Op- air frames get older. He said times working an issue. We the age, combined with the inerations Squadron makes them didn't let them have much sleep a hot commodity in the desert -- creased hours they are flying, that night. Anytime we need and fatigue can produce skin they are the only assigned depot them they're just a phone call problems that arc more out of liaison engineers in the entire away." the ordinary. area of responsibility. Sergeant Johnstone said hav"Our engineers complement "We have people calling us ing engineers in Southwest Asia the expertise of our maintain24/7," Lieutenant Eilcrtsen is extremely helpsaid. "The ful in making the maintenanc e correct repairs to back shops, the get aircraft flying flightline -- they sooner rather than never stop worklater. Back at his ing. They call home unit in Engus whenever an land, the process issue comes up, typically involves whether you're of taking photos on shift or not." the damage, c-mailHaving the tiing those photos to tle of depot liaiengineers at Robson engineer in ins and discussing Southwest Asia — May. Rene Leon solutions over the means being phone. authorized to In Southwest Asia, Sergeant work on any and every aircraft ers and are an integral part of Johnstone and the lieutenants achieving our goal to provide operating in the AOR. can take a look at a problem safe, reliable and effective air"Structure is structure," Lieutogether and devise a solution tenant Newcamp said. "It doesn't craft and munitions," Major more quickly. matter what aircraft it is. We are Leon said. "It's so much easier having Lieutenant Newcamp recently a group who knows how aircraft them here," he said. "The flow are put together, how they break worked a problem that Major of communication between them and how to fix them." Leon described involving an Fand the guys here in the shop is A typical day may involve field- 15 Eagle with a 1.5-inch crack belter." in a wing. The technical order ing a call from a downrange maintenance unit that has an F- recommended replacing the But it's just not about support16 Fighting Falcon with a crack cracked area's skin, but the skin ing aircraft at one location. The depot liaison engineers service in the wing, or being out on the wasn't readily available. After the entire AOR. During the flightline troubleshooting a C- researching the problem and determining the crack was in a 130 Hercules' heating system, summer the engineers launched low-stress intensity area, Lieuor reading one technical order an awareness campaign to other tenant Newcamp suggested a after another researching acmaintenance units in the region procedure that didn't involve ceptable design tolerances for a that depot engineering services replacing the skin, but yet made are available to them. repair on a B-l Lancer. the fighter airworthy again. Being able to quickly research Before getting the word out, a problem and design a repair "As the depot liaison engineer more than 95 percent of all enthe aircraft structural maintewe can go a little bit above and gineering work was done on airnance shop can craft, greatly beyond the T.O.," Lieutenant craft stationed in one location. minimizes an aircraft's downNewcamp said. "In many cases Now about 40 percent of their TIMES November 30, 2006 Deployed engineers Continued from 1 "O ur engineers complement the expertise of our maintainers and are an integral part of achieving our goal to provide safe, reliable and effective aircraft and munitions" Photo by Senior Airman Ricky Best Second Lt. Mark Eilertsen (left) and 1st Lt. Jeffrey Newcamp, deployed depot liaison engineers with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron in Southwest Asia, pose in front of a B-1 Lancer at a base in Southwest Asia. work is from aircraft stationed elsewhere throughout the AOR. "Since our engineers provide 24/7 coverage, the maintenance units around the AOR don't have to wait until normal home station hours or work around holidays to get an initial review of their problem," Major Leon said. Servicing the entire AOR and often working around the clock to help get aircraft back into the fight sooner is pressure that drives Lieutenant Eilertsen each and every day. 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