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6 December 2017 Desert Lightning News
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MISSION UPDATE
355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron
Mission: Provide timely and accurate maintenance and mu- nitions support for Davis-Mon- than’s assigned, tenant and tran- sient aircraft and equipment.
Vision: Take care of business, take care of each other, the rest will take care of itself.
Description: There are more than 700 Airmen working in 19 maintenance, munitions, supply and administrative Air Force specialties, divided among five diverse flights: aerospace ground equipment flight, armament flight, fabri- cation flight, maintenance flight and munitions flight. They are dedicated to providing world-class maintenance and munitions support to Davis-Monthan’s 111 A-10, C-130 and HH-60 assigned aircraft, as well as all transient and tenant aircraft on base.
History: The squadron was constituted and activated as the 355th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on April 13, 1962, and redesignated the 355th EMS on Jan. 1, 1978. The squadron consolidated with the 355th Field Maintenance Squadron on Oct. 22, 1984.
Slogan: “The Biggest, The Best, EMS!”
355th Component Maintenance Squadron
Mission: A combat-ready team of maintenance professionals providing world-class component repair and air- craft support.
Vision: Be the best maintenance professionals in aircraft maintenance.
Description: There are approximately 301 active-duty and six civilian personnel encompassing aircraft 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, fuel systems, and completes maintenance on aircraft accessory systems supporting seven flying squadrons com- prised of more than 114 combat and training aircraft. In ad- dition, the precision measurement equipment laboratory pro- vides regional support for the calibration and repair of TMDE for 175 agencies including five forward operating locations, and five MAJCOMs. The 355th CMS provides combat-ready forces and equipment to combatant commanders worldwide.
Nickname: Eagles
355th Mission Support Group
Mission: Removing ob- stacles that keep others from doing their mission; own the problem and pro- vide a solution; and do it right the first time.
Description: There are 1,700 military and civil- ian personnel in six diverse squadrons that train, equip and provide agile combat mission support, including civil engineering, communications, con- tracting, transportation, fuels, supply, deployment readiness, personnel, security forces and services for immediate worldwide deployment of combat support elements. The group also provides an effec- tive in-garrison support infrastructure and quality- of-life services for 26 wing and 32 associate units spanning a 45,000 person, 10,530-acre community, one of the largest in Air Combat Command.
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
Slogan: “Proud to be MSG”
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