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MISSION UPDATE
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Detachment 3, Air Combat Command Training Support
Mission: Det. 3 is one of 13 operations training development detachments located throughout Air Combat Command and was established Oct. 1, 1991,
as a major command special activity when control for operations training development reverted from tacti-
cal training wings to Headquarters, Tactical Air Command.
Description: Approximately 21 people are assigned to Det. 3. Represent- ed specialties include A-10 instructor pilots and EC-130H Compass Call subject matter advisors for mission and flight crew positions, education, training, instructional systems development specialist, editorial experts, and computer resource management specialists. The mission of Det. 3 is to develop, manage and maintain all formal training syllabi and support- ing courseware for the A-10 and EC-130H Compass Call weapon systems assigned to D-M. The unit establishes and validates training requirements, assists in the acquisition of training equipment, and oversees the develop- ment of academic course material in response to the weapon systems needs. Det. 3 provides contracted aircrew training and courseware development contract expertise and performs quality assurance functions on contracts valued at more than $20 million.
923rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
Mission: Ensure rapid mobilization of HH-60G and HC-130J aircraft, and mainte- nance forces supporting combat/peacetime combat search and rescue operations.
Vision: We aggressively maintain two el- ements of the rescue triad; we generate both vertical lift and fixed wing sorties ... that others may live.
Description: Maintains, services and
inspects seven HC-130J, and nine HH-60G aircraft. Plans, sched- ules, and directs scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to en- sure mission-ready status. Rapidly mobilizes and deploys aircraft, equipment, and forces to provide combat and peacetime personnel recovery operations in support of U.S. national security interests. Provides direct maintenance support for the 79th RQS and 55th RQS unit type codes as well as the 48th RQS Guardian Angel UTCs.
Slogan: “We Maintain That Others May Live!”
History: Constituted as 923rd Maintenance Squadron on May 29, 1951, and activated in the Reserve Aug. 14, 1951. The 923rd MXS redesignated March 4, 2010, to 923rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and activated March 20.
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