Photo By Senior Airman Kasie Faddis | U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nathan Friday, 117th Aircraft Maintenance Production...... read more read more
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The month’s Unit Spotlight is the Production Shop, a section of the 117th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS)!
Production plays a vital role in making the final determination on aircraft status, participating in developing and executing monthly and weekly flying and maintenance schedules, managing the maintenance production effort by assigning priorities to meet schedules and keeping people safe when working out on the flight line. Master Sgt. Nathan Friday is currently the Production Superintendent for the last three years, was a Crew Chief for 13 years prior and has earned the title of Master Crew Chief.
“We receive the flying schedule that Operations wants and we put in the airplanes that are able to fly or that are ready,” said Friday. “We are also in charge of, if an airplane breaks, getting the right person out there to fix it to make sure that everything is safe and fixed in a timely manner for it to fly to do its mission. We are a big coordinator of everything involved to get an airplane fly-ready and fixed if it is broken.”
There are three individuals in total that are part of the Production Shop to include a Pro Super, Expeditor and a 99th Air Refueling Squadron Expeditor.
“With the two different sides of Maintenance, communication is key to get everybody involved,” said Friday. “Production is a good middleman from what Operations wants to what maintenance needs to do, so you have to get in touch with the right people to see what we need to do to make the mission happen.”
There are classes that members attend for Production in New Jersey that last around two to three weeks along with a lot of on the job training. In order to become part of Production takes time, a high level of knowledge on the aircraft and experience that is built over that time.
“There are a lot of moving parts within Maintenance. We have nine airplanes, so you have nine lists of things that need to be done periodically or if something breaks, you have to be able to manage that all at once while still make a flying schedule.”
Friday says he enjoys the job because he likes to see how the pieces of the puzzle come together in the end to get the aircraft flying and keep the mission going.
“He is the quarterback out here, so he has to oversee everything that is going on to make the decisions,” said Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Nix, Chief of AMXS. “There is a lot of responsibility that goes along with the Production office. They do a great job and Friday does a great job, so we wanted to show them some appreciation for what they do.”
| Date Taken: | 10.04.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2024 16:09 |
| Story ID: | 482735 |
| Location: | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, US |
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