

That's where the maintainer gets the mechanic skills they need."Ĭhoosing the right person for a crew chief takes careful observation from supervisors. Also, they perform a lot of scheduled maintenance, different things in between, any kind of unscheduled stuff " if the aircraft breaks, they pass it on to Delta Company " big things, not little things. "In the maintenance platoon, they conduct phases, where they tear down the entire aircraft and build it back up. 1st Class Clinton Bruce, Task Force Thunder's enlisted standardization instructor. "In a perfect world, one should come out of AIT and go to a delta company maintenance platoon," said Sgt.

Here, on the aircraft, rank and position are mutually exclusive.Īll crew chiefs initially join the Army as helicopter repairers, whether they are 15T " Blackhawk repairers, 15U " Chinook repairers, 15S " Kiowa repairers or 15R " Apache repairers. In the aviation community, crewmembers can move up in position, regardless of rank. KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (May 25, 2011) " In the military, personnel move up in rank, depending on their time in and desire to do so. Johnathan Hudson (far left), an AH-60D Apache helicopter crew chief with Troop D, Task Force Palehorse (7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment), secures the base of a blade needing replacement as Pfc.

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 22, 2011) - Pfc. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Luke Yetter, both with Troop D, Task Force Palehorse (7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment), remove a blade needing replace. KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 22, 2011) - AH60D Apache helicopter crew chiefs Pfc. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Performs duties described in preceding skill levels performs duties as a SIP, Aviation Safety Officer (ASO), Maintenance Test Flight Evaluator (MTFE) or tactical operations officer in special operations aviation.KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (June 22, 2011) - An AH60D Apache helicopter crew chief with Troop D, Task Force Palehorse (7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment), examines a blade to determine whether it needs repair or replacement here June 22. Plans flights, ascertains factors such as load, weight, fuel supply, route, altitudes or schedules as necessary to safely accomplish mission supervises loading and unloading of aircraft to ensure load stability, balance, and adherence to aircraft load limitations pilots and commands assigned aircraft under tactical and non-tactical conditions for military purposes conducts pre/post-tactical mission briefings performs aeromedical evacuation missions performs external load missions performs aerial evasive maneuvers trains to engage hostile forces with aircraft armament subsystems conducts electronic warfare signal intelligence (EW/SIGINT) missions (MOS 153A and 153D only with SQI 9) maintains Aircrew Training Program requirements in appropriate aircraft detects satisfactory and unsatisfactory aircraft system or flight performance executes emergency operating procedures for assigned aircraft.

Performs duties described in preceding skill levels performs duties as an aircraft armament maintenance officer on MH-60 aircraft perform duties as an Instructor Pilot (IP), Aviation Safety Officer (ASO), MTP or tactical operations officer in Special Operations Aviation.
