Aircraft, Commodities, Electron-ics, and Software . The 309th AMXG continued to provide world-class, depot-level maintenance and return aircraft to the warfighter throughout the pandemic. Hiring skilled aircraft mechanics is becoming more and more challenging, so one Hill Air Force Base unit has innovated its efforts to improve training processes for new hires. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), often called The Boneyard, is a United States Air Force aircraft and missile storage and maintenance facility in Tucson, Arizona, located on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Several sites in Utah were considered, and the present site near Ogden emerged as the clear favorite. The Ogden ALC employs 8,970 military, civilian and contract personnel in 155 job series at Hill AFB and at 10 remote locations in the United States and Japan. The 309th Missile Maintenance Group (MMXG) mission is to be a global leader providing Intercontinental Bal- . The wings were cut off the aircraft in order to ship inside a C-17 to Hill from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Greg Olsen, 309th Electronics Maintenance Group, welds a part from a B-809 ground power unit April 29, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. PICRYL is the largest media source for public domain images, scans, and documents. Theres a main nose bean right next to the gun that blew up, so the inside of the entire gun cavity had to be rebuilt. Oster said. Public Use Notice of Limitations: https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright, 309th amxg credits wingman culture as key to success during pandemic. Chris Caminiti, Master Sgt. Immediately after World War II, the Army's San Antonio Air Technical Service Command established a storage facility for B-29 and C-47 aircraft at Davis-Monthan AFB. The new 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group maintenance hangar was unveiled during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 7, 2015. Work with Pilots and Developers to define these new capabilities in various documentation and . (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw), Maj. Kyle "Soap" Schafer, 514th Flight Test Squadron pilot, prepares to fly A-10 Thunderbolt II, tail number 80-0264, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 22, 2021. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base 5 miles southeast of downtown Tucson, Arizona. Shannon Ballenger, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group aircraft mechanic, inspects an assembly on a C-130 wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 8, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw), Sandy Fitzgerald speaks during an appointment to leadership ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 2, 2022. A-10 Thunderbolt II, tail number 80-0264, is towed to the flight line at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Oct. 22, 2021. Published June 4, 2020. I think the biggest thing with the pandemic was that we were able to put the right personal protective equipment in place, said Sandra Fitzgerald, 309th AMXG deputy director. Gen. Arthur B. Cameron III . Every part that needed to be manufactured was done within the 309th Maintenance Group at Hill and there were plenty of parts constraints on an aircraft thats more than 40 years old. Bryce Benton, 149th Maintenance Squadron, Sailors volunteer packing produce at Cleveland Food, Richard Crowther, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Senior Airman Quentin Gartrell, 374th Maintenance Group, Airman 1st Class Brandon Shannon, 374th Aircraft Maintenance, Shawn Hall, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance, SrA Parker Hovis, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew, Senior Airman Nathan Shanks, 314th Aircraft Maintenance, Shannon Ballenger, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group aircraft mechanic, inspects an assembly on a C-130 wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 8, 2020. Ogden Air Logistics Center. Hill Field officially opened on 7 November 1940. The 309th CMXG is the technical repair center for landing, . In May 2007, the AMARC was transferred to the 309th Maintenance Wing, and the center was renamed the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG).[3]. Our work is mission essential and it is recognized at the highest levels, said Fitzgerald. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw). A lot of the parts are unavailable so we have to run them through our local manufacturing process and make them ourselves, said Scott Oster 571st AMXS lead A-10 planner. Harry Briesmaster, the new group director for the 309th Maintenance Support Group, speaks during his change of leadership ceremony March 11, 2022, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. It was established in 1925 as Davis-Monthan Landing Field. The facility, run by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, contains more than 4,400 retired American military and government aircraft. Allen Clutter, Senior Master Sgt. [21], AMARG was featured in an episode of TNT's The Great Escape. Major Hill had died as a result of injuries he received from the crash of the Boeing Aircraft Company's experimental aircraft Boeing Model 299 at Wright Field, the prototype airplane for what became the famous B-17 Flying Fortress. HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- In the midst of a global pandemic caused by COVID-19, the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group continued to provide world-class, depot-level maintenance and return aircraft to the warfighter. Hill AFB personnel quickly removed needed warplanes from storage, renovated them, and added them to active-service USAF flying squadrons. Ravenstein, Charles A. The 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group performs depot repair, modification and maintenance support on the F-35 Lightning II, the F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor, C-130 Hercules, T-38 Talon and A-10 Thunderbolt.This support includes teams deployed worldwide to perform aircraft battle damage repair, crash damage repair and field-level depot maintenance. The Utah Test and Training Range is one of the only live-fire U.S. Air Force training ranges within the United States. Comprised of seven maintenance squadrons and more than 2,000 personnel, the 309th AMXG performs depot maintenance, repair and overhaul on A-10, C-130, F-16, F-22, F-35 and T-38 airframes. The group is the DoDs Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence for landing gear. DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- In an activation ceremony here May 2, the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center was officially redesignated as the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, under the 309th Maintenance Wing located at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw), 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group crew members perform depot maintenance on a C-130 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 8, 2020. The most recent and notable of these is Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. U.S. Air Force Col. Chris Boring, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group (AMXG) commander, speaks at the 309th AMXG assumption of command ceremony, June 11, 2020, on Hill Air Force Base. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 19471977. The 309th AMARG was originally meant to store excess Department of Defense . Hill Field became the Hill Air Force Base on 5 February 1948, following the creation of the United States Air Force. HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- In the midst of aglobal pandemic caused by COVID-19, the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group continued to provide world-class, depot-level maintenance and return aircraft to the warfighter. [11] Later on, the tool of choice became K-12 rescue saws. It is also the technical source of repair for the Air Force metrology and calibration program on assigned systems and components. Engineers look into the APU bay of a A-10 Thunderbolt II June 23, 2021 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. An official website of the United States government, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. The 309th AMARG was originally meant to store excess Department of Defense and Coast Guard aircraft, but has in recent years been designated the sole repository of out-of-service aircraft from all branches of the US government. The 75th ABW provides base operating support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, and 50+ mission partner units. All aircraft are carefully washed with fresh water to remove environment residue and then allowed to dry. Today, this facility is the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (309 AMARG), which has grown to include more than 3,150 aircraft, 5,900 engines and 340,000 pieces of . The309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, located at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, supports the DoD, NASA and other government agencies by providing selected aerospace depot maintenance and modifications, aircraft regeneration, storage and preservation and aircraft parts reclamation and disposal. Sandra M. Fitzgerald, Deputy Group Director, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Hill Air Force Base BS - '87 Mechanical Engineering . AMARG, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Eric Fox, Ogden ALCs vice director, gives all the credit to the women and men of the Ogden Complex, and said the award highlights their exceptionalism and commitment to the nation. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. As an aerospace engineer with 34 years experience, he has led multiple firms including MRO's, manufacturers and technical service providers. including her current role as Deputy Group Director of the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group. It is about 30 miles (48km) north of Salt Lake City. The A-10 spent more than three years at Hill being restored by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group after a sustaining damage from a gun misfire over Michigan's Grayling Air Gunnery Range that forced the pilot to land without landing gear. They made deliberate efforts to come out here and thank our workforce. While adapting to protect the largest direct labor force in the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the 309th AMXG delivered scheduled aircraft to Department of Defense agencies and international partners. Initially, the B-52s were chopped into pieces with a 13,000 pound guillotine winched by a steel cable supported by a crane. Other government, organizations, such as program offices, inventory control points, and sustainment commands, may be parties to such, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Bus tours were conducted Monday through Friday. Comprised of seven maintenance squadrons and more than 2,000 personnel, the 309th AMXG performs depot maintenance, repair and overhaul on A-10, C-130, F-16, F-22, F-35 and T-38 airframes for multiple Department of Defense agencies and foreign military partners. Comprised of seven maintenance squadrons and more than 2,000 personnel, the 309th AMXG performs depot maintenance, repair and overhaul on A-10, C-130, F-16, F-22, F-35 and T-38 airframes. Members of the 572nd Maintenance Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, pose with a sign . 309th Software Engineering Group (SWEG); Hill AFB. 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(U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw). Alyssa Heaton, a computer scientist in the 309th Software Engineering Group, checks out software upgrades as she flies in an F-16 simulator over Las Vegas, Nevada. With any of the other weapons systems, if they have a bad part, they order it through supply and replace it. The host unit at Hill AFB is the AFMC's 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW), which provides services and support for the OO-ALC and its subordinate organizations. This compound is called, This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 13:13. The 309th AMXG continued to provide world-class, depot-level maintenance and return aircraft to the warfighter throughout the pandemic. NAS Litchfield Park was finally closed in 1968. Briesmaster's previous assignment was director of the 75th Civil Engineer Group at Hill. The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is a modern, specialized facility, aligned under the Ogden Air Logistics Complex at Hill AFB, Utah (Air Force Materiel Command) structure providing a broad range of aerospace maintenance and regeneration support services to the Department of Defense's Joint and Allied warfighters. 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. While adapting to protect the largest direct labor force in the, The portion of the bombing range that lies north of Interstate 80 is also west of the Great Salt Lake. The A-10 spent more than three years at Hill being restored by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group after a sustaining damage from a gun misfire over Michigan's Grayling Air Gunnery Range that forced the pilot to land without landing gear. The 309th AMARG takes care of nearly 4,000 aircraft, which makes it the largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world. A geographically separated unit maintains T-38 aircraft at Randolph AFB, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alex R. Lloyd), Brittany Anawalt (left) and Michael Davis, discuss software issues they are working on in support of the A-10 Nov. 5, 2020, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (1984). [17], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}3210N 11051W / 32.16N 110.85W / 32.16; -110.85. Air Force officials contacted their elite team of A-10 experts at Hill to do an initial evaluation and see what it would take to salvage the aircraft. The A-10 spent more than three years at Hill being restored by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group after a sustaining damage from a gun misfire over Michigan's Grayling Air Gunnery Range that forced the pilot to land without landing gear. Were all pretty passionate about keeping the A-10 alive and in the air. During this past year, the complex managed 8.2 million maintenance hours to repair and overhaul 264 A-10, C-130, F-16, F-22, F-35 and T-38 aircraft, 3,904 missile items, 62,836 commodity repairs and provided software sustainment for seven major commands, an air reserve component and 27 international partners. Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Chiefs' Group . On the A-10s, were kind of in a different world.. The fuel system is protected by draining it, refilling it with lightweight oil, running engines to coat fuel system plumbing and engines, and then draining it again. Software Developer (mid-level) CSEngineering is looking to add a Software Developer (mid-level) to our growing team at Hill Air Force Base This position is supporting the Ogden Air Logistic Complex's 519 SMXS Program under the 309th Software Maintenance Group. Through the local manufacturing process, they make the part, heat-treat it, surface-treat it and get it on the airplane in about two weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw), Josh Avery, 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, works on an engine nacelled for A-10 Thunderbolt II, tail number 80-0264, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 28, 2021. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. The complex extends to 10 remote locations in the United States and Japan organized under sevenmaintenance groups. [19] From April 2013 onwards the base had hosted an annual 10K/5K run/walk which was open to the general public. Joseph Fountain, 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group, works on a C-130 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 28, 2021. Please contact the OO-ALC Business Office atooalc.businessdevelopment@us.af.milor385-423-5297. 309th CMXG welcomes new director. The facility has also received US-made foreign military aircraft such as the Boeing CC-137 (from RCAF for use in the E-8 JSTARS program) and the Lockheed CP-140A Arcturus (2 from RCAF). The exterior scenes of the Smithsonian set were actually filmed in the Boneyard. 309th Maintenance Wing and Aircraft Maintenance Group . [7], One of the survivors of the attack, Cortney Naisbitt, later trained in computers and worked at Hill Air Force Base.[8]. By Todd Cromar. DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at The A-10 spent more than three years at Hill being restored by the 309th Aircraft Maintenance Group after a sustaining damage from a gun misfire over Michigan's Grayling Air Gunnery Range that forced the pilot to land without landing gear. On July 12, 2012 it was inactivated and its function became part of the newly formed Ogden Air Logistics Complex. A fleet of hail-damaged T-1A "Jayhawk" trainers are now back in the air thanks to a unique repair and maintenance mission performed by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., posted by DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE on March 1, 2023, 9:21 p.m.. response date March 8, 2023, 7 p.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw), Right to left, Robert Zanone, Jonathan Powell, and Sammie Brown, 571st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, work on A-10 Thunderbolt II, tail number 80-0264, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 30, 2021. In 1965, the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center was organized and tasked with processing aircraft for all the United States armed forces, not just the Air Force. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717. The 309th AMXG continued to provide world-class, depot-level maintenance and return aircraft to the warfighter throughout the pandemic.. When you see a list of all the things that were accomplished, what put us over the top is they clearly demonstrated the Ogden team is dedicated to producing readiness for the warfighter, especially during a year impacted in so many ways by COVID-19.