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Airman 1st Class Maxim Gogo, 56th Equipment Mainte-
AMMo (from Page 1) Tech. Sgt. Ryan Read, nance Squadron conventional maintenance technician
56th Equipment Main- (left), and Staff Sgt. Kelvin Lafferty, 56th EMS conven-
In the future, the 56th EMS expects tenance Squadron tional maintenance crew chief, take inventory on aircraft
the process to be more effective with account supervisor, Airman 1st Class Preston Melkerson, 56th Equipment Maintenance countermeasure munitions Sept. 12, 2020, at Luke Air
the Getac’s scanning method. validates the munitions Squadron stockpile management technician, moves a box of small irman Philip Britten, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron conventional main- Force Base, Arizona. The Theater Integrated Combat Mu-
“Eventually, the endpoint will be inventory count on arms ammunition during inventory Sept. 12, 2020, at Luke Air Force tenance technician (left), and Airman 1st Class Wyatt Belden, 56th EMS stock- nitions System (TICMS) is a new software, implemented
to scan,” Greer said. “Every time we the Theater Integrated Base, Arizona. Airmen from the 56th EMS provide safe and reliable pile management technician, take inventory on GPS-guided bomb components by the 56th EMS, used to maintain accountability of muni-
do an asset movement, there will be Combat Munitions aircraft, equipment and munitions which are used to train the world’s Sept. 12, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The traditional method used tions by making the counting process digital versus the
a barcode on each placard that sits on System (TICMS), Sept. greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen. The 56th EMS Mu- to perform inventory involved teams using count sheets and hand-counting traditional paper system. The 56th EMS Munitions Flight
top of each box that will be scanned 12, 2020, at Luke Air nitions Flight performs a semi-annual 100% munitions count which the number of assets in boxes stored in each facility. The Theater Integrated performs a semi-annual 100% munitions count that main-
and it will give the amount of assets Force Base, Arizona. maintains accountability of more than 3,470 munition components Combat Munitions System (TICMS) is a new software that allows the number of tains accountability of more than 3,470 munition compo-
in each box. That will save even more TICMS is an Air Force- worth an estimated $72 million. items to be calculated digitally. nents, worth an estimated $72 million.
time and resources.” wide program released
Ammo inventories 34 facilities and it in January 2020 that
takes coordination from all the Aircraft saves manpower
Maintenance Units to bring their mu- and time by allowing
nitions to the Munitions Storage Area individuals to enter
(MSA) to be accounted for. the amount of items
With every new software comes new digitally using Getac, a
challenges that must be overcome. handheld device used
Garcia attests to the hard work of his to input number val-
team for keeping every item accounted ues, avoiding the need
for and the coordination needed to for count sheets. The
complete this task. TICMS is the way 56th EMS Munitions
of the future for the 100% munition Flight performs a semi-
inventory count. annual 100% munitions
“The new system is far more in- count which maintains
depth and innovative than our old accountability for more
system was,” Greer said. “We can do than 3,470 munition
a lot more with this system. TICMS is components worth an
much more industrialized.” estimated $72 million.

Senior Airman Michael Castellanos, 56th Equipment Maintenance Senior Airman Gunnar Carlson, 56th Equipment Maintenance Squad-
Squadron conventional maintenance technician, counts the number ron stockpile management technician, scans the barcodes on corner
of aircraft countermeasure munitions Sept. 12, 2020, at Luke Air markers using a Getac, a handheld device used to input number val-
Force Base, Arizona. During the counting process, everything in ues, Sept. 17, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 56th EMS
the stockpile is inventoried including missiles, bomb components, Munitions Flight is projected to use the scanning method on the Ge-
explosive cartridges and more. The 56th EMS Munitions Flight tac during the semi-annual munitions inventory to eliminate the need Photos by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder
performs a semi-annual 100% munitions count which maintains ac- for count sheets. A 100% munitions count is performed to maintain Airmen from the 56th Equipment Maintenance Squadron count aircraft countermeasure munitions during the semi-annual 100% munitions count Sept. 12, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Theater Inte-
countability for more than 3,470 munition components worth an esti- accountability for more than 3,470 munition components worth an grated Combat Munitions System (TICMS) is a new software used to maintain accountability of munitions by making the counting process, formerly a paper system, digital. The 56th EMS Munitions Flight performs
mated $72 million. estimated $72 million. munition counts to maintain accountability for more than 3,470 munition components worth an estimated $72 million.