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PHONE NUMBERS 56 CONS simulates austere Lightning Technician Program: Expediting the fight

Base Exchange main store ...................................... 623-935-2671 environment to enhance readiness by Airman 1st Class Senior Airman Harrison
Airman and Family Readiness Center .................... 623-856-6550
Airman’s Attic ......................................................... 623-856-6415
Armed Forces Bank ................................................ 623-535-9766
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Reiter, 62nd Aircraft
Base taxi .................................................................. 623-856-6866 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Maintenance Unit crew
Beauty shop ............................................................. 623-536-1897 chief, cleans the wing
Chapel ..................................................................... 623-856-6211 by Senior Airman The 56th Fighter Wing and 56th Main- tip lens on an F-35A
Chapel (after duty hours) ........................................ 623-856-5600 PhYLLiS Jimenez tenance Group are accelerating change Lightning II aircraft as
Child development center ....................................... 623-856-6338 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs through the Lightning Technician Program. per his training with
Clothing sales .......................................................... 623-856-6310 The program’s goal is to reassign all main- the Lightning Techni-
Club Five Six .......................................................... 623-856-6446 As the Air Force continues to build a lethal and ready
Command post ........................................................ 623-856-5600 force, the 56th Contracting Squadron tested their deployed tenance tasks for the F-35 Lightning II air- cian Program June 4,
Commissary ............................................................ 623-935-3821 capability by conducting a three-day exercise in a simulated craft to the Aircraft Maintenance Units by at Luke Air Force Base.
Community center ................................................... 623-856-7152 austere environment, June 8-10, at Luke Air Force Base. creating two new consolidated career fields: Keeping the wing tip
Computer IT service desk ..................................... DSN 945-2900 air vehicle mechanic and mission systems lens clean and service-
Crime Stop .............................................................. 623-856-6666 Staff Sgt. Terrel Cloud, 56th CONS contracting special- technician. able is one of the tasks
Dental clinic ............................................................ 623-856-2273 ist, explained that in previous years the unit’s Contingency With more than 730 maintainers inte- necessary to maintain
Dermatology ........................................................... 623-856-2273 Contracting Officer exercise was “table top” training, where grated into the program, Luke’s LTP is one an aircraft. Sharing
Dining hall .............................................................. 623-856-6396 participants would talk through scenarios at their office. new information be-
Dorm management .................................................. 623-856-7841 This year, he said CONS held the exercise in tents while of the largest multi-capable Airmen training
Education center ...................................................... 623-856-7722 maximizing the use of limited available resources that are programs in the Air Force. The program, tween units through
EMERGENCY ONLY ............................................................. 911 typical of austere environments, rather than the comfort of originally the Lightning Integrated Techni- the LTP cultivates an
Equal opportunity .................................................... 623-856-7711 brick and mortar buildings in the United States. cian program, started in 2017. From there environment of excel-
Eye clinic ................................................................ 623-856-7965 it grew due to the combined efforts of Luke lence throughout the
Falcon Dunes Golf Course ...................................... 623-535-9334 “The 56th CONS wanted to get very in-depth with the and Hill AFB, Utah. 56th Maintenance
Family health clinic ................................................. 623-856-2273 training. It’s important that we conduct this exercise be- Evolving from the original idea that one Group, by creating
Family housing ........................................................ 623-388-3515 cause we want (Airmen) to be ready when they (go down- maintainer should know every maintenance and empowering multi-
Fire station .............................................................. 623-856-6641 range),” said Cloud.
Firestone Car Care .................................................. 623-271-8104 According to Staff Sgt. Michael Brockett, 56th CONS task related to the F-35A Lightning II, the Photos by airman 1st Class David C. Busby capable Airmen.
Fitness center .......................................................... 623-856-6241 LTP employs teams of eight maintainers:
Flight medicine ....................................................... 623-856-2273 five air vehicle mechanics and three mission
Food court ............................................................... 623-935-2671 systems technicians. Luke and other F-35A bases. The program he said. “(Hutson) established the initial “The way we operate in our area of
Fort Tuthill .............................................................. 623-856-3401 “(Traditionally), not everybody’s housed has expanded to include Airmen who have pilot programs to see how we could maxi- responsibility, or AOR, is going to change
Fraud, waste and abuse hotline ............................... 623-856-6149 within one unit, so you have to rely on out- recently completed F-35 technical training mize our manpower and efficiency across over time,” said Coldiron. “The tradi-
Hobby shop ............................................................. 623-856-6722 side agencies to come in and care for specific
Housing assistance section ...................................... 623-856-7643 Photos by Senior airman Phyllis Jimenez at Luke AFB. the board. It grew out of Luke as well as tional aspect of deploying an entire unit
Housing facilities section ........................................ 623-856-3007 Airman 1st Class Hallie Collins, left, and 2nd Lt. Mitch- tasks,” said Master Sgt. Derek Coldiron, “It’s just been able to give me a broader Hill AFB; they did about a yearlong experi- downrange will likely go by the wayside
Housing maintenance .............................................. 623-935-2676 ell Wilcox, 56th Contracting Squadron contracting 56th Maintenance Group F-35 integrated opportunity at learning new career fields, be- mentation phase and testing period, which one day. The LTP construct supports joint
Identification cards .................................................. 623-856-7832 maintenance superintendent. “By consoli- ing able to apply myself and become a larger transitioned into the LTP we know today.” domain and big-picture thinking, so if
Information, tickets and travel ................................ 623-856-6000 specialists, conduct a training scenario during a Con- dating career fields, bringing everyone into asset,” said Senior Airman Nathan Lakey, Coldiron said he predicts that this col- I divided my team into smaller teams,
Law enforcement desk ............................................ 623-856-5970 tingency Contracting Officer exercise June 9, at Luke one unit, you significantly reduce aircraft 62nd AMU dedicated crew chief, who was laborative effort will lead to efficiencies we can work together more efficiently,
Legal assistance ...................................................... 623-856-6901 Air Force Base. downtime.” fully trained in LTP for his current position. that will be realized across the Air Force, deploy and be more agile in how we
Library ..................................................................... 623-856-7191 With LTP, maintainers share a collective
Lodging office/switchboard .................................... 623-856-3941 “If anybody needs to be trained on any of the significantly enhancing Air Force flying operate.”
Maintenance control center ..................................... 623-856-5469 contracting specialist, the CCO exercise was a dress re- knowledge base and work together to reduce AFSCs I’m qualified in, I can go ahead and operations. LTP shows promise as an innovative
Marine Corps .......................................................... 623-856-2417 hearsal for deployments, where conditions can be more time spent on any given task. show them, whether it’s a low observable “The biggest thing for LTP, and why it program that has the potential to change
Marine Corps 24-hour duty desk ............................ 602-421-5806 challenging and diverse than those that contractors may “Initial data pools showed about a 20 repair, shooting wires, and changing a tire makes sense, is the F-35 is unlike anything how all maintainers operate, he added.
Marketing ................................................................ 623-856-3245 run into stateside. percent decrease in turnaround times,” he or ejection seats.” we’ve seen before,” said Coldiron. “System “It’s a maintenance friendly platform
Medical appointments ............................................. 623-856-2273 “We deploy all over the world and business can be done continued, “and eliminated the wait time for Coldiron described how LTP originated reliability plays a huge factor in how we do that sets us up to adapt and modify how
Military equal opportunity ...................................... 623-856-7711 in many different ways depending on where we are,” said someone to be dispatched from another unit.” from LIT, thanks to Col. Gregory Hutson, business and where we head in the future.” we operate to be able to support the needs
Military pay ............................................................. 623-856-7028 Brockett. “Being able to adapt to the different ways a cul- The 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit has their previous maintenance group com- This program will also be beneficial when of the warfighters,” said Coldiron. “As we
Navy Operations Support Center ............................ 602-353-3008
OB/GYN clinic ....................................................... 623-856-2273 ture does business is important.” lead the way with the LTP and is now help- mander. implemented during future deployments modernize our fleet, we must modernize
Office of Special Investigations .............................. 623-856-6821 In a deployed location, CONS Airmen work with host na- ing integrate the program in other AMUs at “It was originally an initiative program,” and beyond. how we train and execute the mission.”
Optometrist ............................................................. 623-856-2273 tion businesses to enable U.S. combat support capabilities
Orthopedic clinic ..................................................... 623-856-2273 and negotiate contracts with qualified vendors, as well as
Outdoor recreation .................................................. 623-856-6267 evaluate their performances to ensure resources are used
Pass and registration ............................................... 623-856-4880 in the best way possible.
Patient advocate ...................................................... 623-856-8968 Cloud said the field exercise offers Airmen the opportu-
Pediatric clinic ........................................................ 623-856-2273 nity to test their knowledge and hone skills while achieving
Pharmacy refill call-in ............................................. 623-856-3969
Photo services ......................................................... 623-856-6168 the CONS mission. He emphasized that this type of training
Post Office ............................................................... 623-935-1343 gives them the confidence to professionally conduct busi-
Public affairs ........................................................... 623-856-6011 ness anywhere in the world.
Recycling information ............................................ 623-856-4749 “In the end, the exercise gave Airman an idea of what
Retiree Activities office .............................................623-856-3923 the deployed environment will be like,” said Cloud. “It
Rodgers Travel ........................................................ 623-856-6894 Wilcox briefs Col. Ryan Richardson, 56th Mission Sup- also helped the squadron, as a whole, evaluate the CONS
Safety ...................................................................... 623-856-6941 port Group commander, during a Contingency Con- training program and gave leaders a better idea of what
Security forces .........................................................623-856-5970 tracting Officer exercise June 9, at Luke Air Force Base.
Security incidents .................................................... 623-856-7777 we needed to focus on in the future.”
Service calls CE maintenance ................................. 623-856-7232
Sexual Assault Prevention/Response ...................... 623-856-4878
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Youth center ............................................................ 623-856-7470 The 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office prepares all editorial content for the photographs are Air Force photographs unless otherwise indicated. OML inspections to track any exterior damage on the aircraft before and after flight; the Base. Briones trains Airmen from the 61st AMU through the Lightning Techni-
OML inspection is one of the techniques taught within the Lightning Technician Program. cian Program, which consolidates the maintenance career fields for the F-35A.