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Vol. 12, No. 8 Serving Southern Arizona’s military community, including Davis-Monthan Air Force Base July 2019
INSIDE
STORIES
ï® RQS wins award, 3
ï® F-16 reaches 10K hours, 4
ï® Housing Bill of Rights, 5
ï® U.S. Air Force
in photos, 6
ï® Black vulture tagging, 10
FEATURE
Andre trinidad An instructor and student, assigned to the Detachment 11, 372nd Training Squadron examine an HH-60G Pavehawk weapons
system June 4 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. The 372nd TRS, Det. 11, consists of 42 instructors responsible for training
306tH rQS DePloYS thousands of Airmen a year on different kinds of aircraft maintenance.
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372nd TRS, Det. 11: Small unit, big global impact
Continue to get Davis-Monthan
Air Force Base latest news Story and photos by Senior Airman improving their skills, but is also the next stop for mission-ready
and information from these MYA CROSBY airmen – brand new Air Force personnel who have graduated from
maintenance technical school.
sources: http://www.aerotech- 355th Wing
news.com/davis-monthanafb “We have a group of instructors here that teach the MRA,†said
Detachment 11 of the 372nd Training Squadron is a unit spe- Staff Sgt. Bradley Stallings, 372nd TRS, Det. 11, hydraulics instruc-
and social media cifically dedicated to improving maintenance Airmen’s skills sur- tor. “These Airmen come from technical school and they stop here
rounding the many lethal aircraft assigned to the 355th Wing at before they reach their next base, so when they get to their base,
Desert Lightning News Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. they are proficient.â€
Date of publication Their main focus is to deliver major command-directed and The 372nd TRS, Det. 11, also provides in-depth training for the
unit-requested training throughout the Air Force aircraft main- AF Repair Enhancement Programs of Maintenance Groups. They
First Friday tenance field focusing on advanced skills and additional hands-on can also send their instructors to provide mobile training support
experience. to address training gaps, new equipment, and foreign partners.
of the month
Submission deadline “We provide advanced skills training for almost every mainte- Whether it’s new or experienced Airmen, training the Air Force’s
nance specialty found at Davis-Monthan for the A-10C Thunderbolt finest maintainers into bettering their skillset is the unit’s number
15th day of the month II, EC-130H Compass Call, HC-130J Super Hercules, HH-60G one priority, impacting not only D-M, but the entire Air Force.
Pavehawk and F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, as well as aerospace
prior to date of publication ground equipment and general maintenance processes and pro- “The real significance of our unit is the massive reach of the
cedures,†said Master Sgt. Bryan Stevens, 372nd TRS, Det. 11, training we provide,†Stevens said. “Not only do we train students
Veterans production superintendent. “We also provide the 3-level awarding from the flightline and back shops of Davis-Monthan, who can ap-
training course for A-10 crew chiefs en route to their first perma- ply it in their own training programs and at future assignments,
Tell us Your Story nent duty stations, supporting six MAJCOMs.†but we also train Airmen from around the world. The men and
Active-duty, Reserve, Retirees women of our unit work hard to provide real impacts to Air Force
All military branches are included This small but mighty unit not only trains many Airmen on mission all over the globe.â€
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brief description of your service to
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