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The third Advanced Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course within Weapons and Tactics Instructor course and hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 cadre began on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 15.
“AMMOC empowers graduates with leadership tools, greater knowledge of technology and standardized practices through rigorous academics and hands-on training,” said Maj. Tommy Fuss, the Aircraft Maintenance Officer with MAWTS-1. “That hopefully decreases ground related mishaps and increases sortie generation.”
AAMOC strikes a balance between operations and maintenance considerations and constraints in an attempt to achieve the squadron’s overall mission, according to Fuss. The course also teaches problem solving and critical thinking skills that help Maintenance Department leaders develop solutions to systematic problems.
Week one centers around academics; students are in the classroom for ten hours a day for six days. At the end of week one, they receive an academics final. After passing this portion of the course, the students move on to accepting aircraft and preparing for the flight phase of WTI.
Flight phase consists of daily classroom instruction followed by practical application at specific work sites.
“Previously, we had problems with MMCOs not sharing their knowledge,” said Capt. Scott Campbell, the AAMOC Director. “Everybody was reinventing the wheel every time they stepped into the job, when in reality the hard work had already been done long ago. This is a great place to form and function the best practices.”
Graduates also take certification of unit instructor qualifications home to spread their knowledge to their peers in the Fleet Marine Force. This further supports Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
“I needed eight students and I have 20,” said Campbell. “That means 12 Marines are additional students who either wanted to be here or their chain of command wanted them to be here.”
The increasing class numbers demonstrate how positively Marines in the FMF are affected by the course.
“The students have a requirement to gain this knowledge and take it back,” said Campbell. “What they learn here is the standard. They’re MAWTS-1 ambassadors in the fleet and holders of the highest standard. They’re instructors that are allowed to teach, qualify and sign off on qualifications.”
| Date Taken: | 03.15.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 03.23.2018 14:41 |
| Story ID: | 270429 |
| Location: | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
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