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MISSION UPDATE
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355th Component Maintenance Squadron
Mission: A combat-ready team of maintenance professionals providing world-class component re- pair and aircraft support.
Vision: Be the best maintenance professionals in aircraft maintenance.
Description: There are approximately 301 active-
duty and six civilian personnel encompassing air-
craft electrical and environmental, aircrew egress,
aircraft fuel systems, avionics electronic warfare, aerospace propulsion, test, measurement and diagnostic, and commander support staff specialties. The squadron troubleshoots, repairs and maintains A-10C, EC-130H, HC-130J, and HH-60G aircraft systems to include: electronic warfare equipment, TF34 and T56 engines, A-10 egress, fuels systems, and completes maintenance on aircraft accessory systems supporting seven flying squadrons comprised of more than 114 combat and training aircraft. In addition, the precision mea- surement equipment laboratory provides regional support for the calibration and repair of TMDE for 175 agencies including five forward operating loca- tions, and five MAJCOMs. The 355th CMS provides combat-ready forces and equipment to combatant commanders worldwide.
Nickname: Eagles
355th Mission Support Group
Mission: Removing obstacles that keep others from doing their mission; own the problem and provide a solution; and do it right the first time.
Description: There are 1,700 military
and civilian personnel in six diverse squad-
rons that train, equip and provide agile
combat mission support, including civil en-
gineering, communications, contracting, transportation, fuels, sup- ply, deployment readiness, personnel, security forces and services for immediate worldwide deployment of combat support elements. The group also provides an effective in-garrison support infrastructure and quality-of-life services for 26 wing and 32 associate units span- ning a 45,000 person, 10,530-acre community, one of the largest in Air Combat Command.
Slogan: “Proud to be MSG”
History: Originally established as the 355th Combat Support Group, MSG activated Nov. 3, 1965. It redesignated on May 1, 1992, as the 355th Support Group, and then again Sept. 30, 2002, as the 355th MSG
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