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TEACHING, from page 1 ________
MXG, OL-A training instructor for
the 823rd MXS and Tech. Sgt. Amanda
Cook, 563rd OSS, Det-1, 66th RQS,
563rd Rescue Group OL-A unit training
manager and 823rd MXS unit training
manger, exemplify these traits.
The mission of the 823rd MXS is to
maintain, service and inspect HH-60G
Pave Hawk aircraft as well as to plan,
schedule, and direct both scheduled
and unscheduled preventative main-
tenance to maintain mission ready
status.
“The primary mission is search and
rescue,” said Boykin. “That means
anything from home station, tempo-
rary deployments, to deployments, if
someone is in distress, no matter if it
is civilian or military; the 823rd MXS
comes to the rescue.
“At any given time we can be called
to do anything. The training has to be
consistently on point all the time. They
must go through the typical training
that people always need for deploy-
ments. That includes Self-Aid Buddy
Care, CPR and others like that. Also,
resiliency training and things along
those lines must be completed and
they have to be right on top of it. All
Tech. Sgt. Daniel Boykin, 23rd Maintenance Group Operation Location-Alpha training have that first aid kit and finding ways to
instructor for the 823rd Maintenance Squadron, uses a dummy to show how to keep the person alive until paramedics
properly place the Automated External Defibrillator pads on a person during a CPR/ can come and help them out.”
AED training class at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 14. Using an AED on a person While the instructor is an important
who is having sudden cardiac arrest may save the person’s life.
ECARS, from page 1 ___________
regarding their vehicles and their vehicles checks will not be required for the fol-
smog test status. Compliance is dem-
onstrated by the vehicle passing a Clark
County smog inspection. This informa-
tion will be stored in the ECARS database
as a record of compliance for the year.”
Smog checks will not be required for
those who drive less than 60 days per year
on Nellis AFB.
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Tech. Sgt. Daniel Boykin, 23rd Maintenance Group Operation Location-Alpha training
instructor for the 823rd Maintenance Squadron, instructs Airmen on the proper procedures
of CPR at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., March 14. CPR is a lifesaving first aid procedure useful
in a number of emergencies.
the training is put through our office
to make sure that happens.”
What the training unit provides in-
cludes but is not limited to CPR, form
and documentation SABC, dedicated
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tant to have a good unit training manager
and Cook is just that.
“I schedule personnel from all of
the squadrons and make sure they are
prepared for the course,” said Cook. “I
have to determine if training is available
on base or if I must look for a point of
contact from outside agencies to provide
the training we need.”
It’s a very demanding job as she is
responsible for the 408 personnel of the
823rd MXS along with the 78 additional
personnel from the additional squadrons
she manages. She has a very unique set
of job responsibilities that most other
UTM’s don’t have.
“If you look at a maintenance training
flight at another base you usually have
a UTM as well as a separate UTM that
fills the scheduling position,” said Cook.
“At the 823rd MXS the scheduler and
UTM is one person, so you are doing the
scheduling job, which is normally its own
position, as well as the UTM job which
can get difficult.”
“The 823rd MXS and 563rd RQG
typically have multiple deployments
and multiple TDY’s going on all the
time,” said Tech. Sgt. Brett Hommer-
son, 23rd MXS OL-A training monitor.
“Not only are we trying to get people
upgraded but also making sure they
keep up with their current training.
There are a lot of things we are track-
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nathan Byrnes ing. We have to be very f lexible to
assist them to make sure that they are
the most trained and qualified people
out there.”
Both Boykin and Cook enjoy the
unique challenges that their jobs at Nel-
and exhaust inspection, mission ori- lis AFB bring and how it has developed
entation and engine run. It’s a lot of their professional skills.
material and Boykin is responsible to
be a subject matter expert on all of it. “The unique challenges we face at
As the 823rd MXS training instructor Nellis AFB develops us as Airmen,”
it’s a challenge that Boykin has taken said Boykin. “We are fairly young
head-on and exceeded expectations. technical sergeants and this is a good
opportunity at the end of the day. It’s a
In 2015, Boykin instructed more great opportunity to learn more and see
things outside of your typical Air Force
than 1,000 hours and won the 2015 Specialty Code box and enhances our
skills for the future.”
Maintenance Professional of the Year
The skills that this small training
Award in the instructor category. If flight from the 23rd Rescue Group OL-A
provides is essential to the readiness of
one has ever attended a training class Airmen. The great communication and
teamwork between Boykin and Cook
Boykin has taught, it is easy to see how along with their dedication to their craft
and hard work that they put in day in
he won this award. His ability to keep and day out to make sure these Airmen
are getting the best training possible
the class participants’ attention with exemplifies what excellence is.
properly timed humor and enthusiasm
and knowledge for the subject is what
puts him in the top tier of instructors.
One of the biggest things he tells
people who take his classes is that a lot
of this training is also useful in their
day to day life. One may never know
when a situation arises and one must
jump into action. A great example of
this is the SABC program.
“A lot of people think that they will
just use SABC in a deployed environ-
ment, but it can very well be utilized
in Las Vegas, said Boykin. “The biggest
thing I try to tell people is SABC is really
aspect in training, it is also just as impor-
t 3FHJTUFSFE BT B DMBTTJD WFIJDMF PS Creech AFB lies within a different airshed.
classic rod and is driven fewer than 5,000 “ECARS is a quick, easy method to
miles per year
ensure that all federal employees are
Since ECARS is being implemented doing our part to reduce the amount of
to protect the environment, Kramer said pollutants in our air,” Kramer said. “This
program holds federal employees to the
the same standard as any other indi- same standards as the rest of the citizens
residing in the Las Vegas area. “
Nellis AFB housing, are not required to For more information about ECARS,
register or comply with ECARS since please email questions to Nellis.Air.
Quality@us.af.mil.