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Page 22 The Combat Airlifter June 2008
photo by Senior Airman Susan ParentMaster Sgt. Ken Kiefer, a traditional Reservist with the 440 th Airlift Wing Life Support section, inspects an aircrew member’s HGU-55/P helmet whileAirman Canvis Thomas looks on. The Life Support section is looking for sharp Airmen to join the team.Life Support merger brings opportunityby Tech. Sgt. Steve StaedlerAircrew life support and survival equipment Airmenalways have had jobs that mirrored each othersomewhat. Now, under an Air Mobility Commanddirective last year, the two Air Force specialtycodes have merged to form the new AircrewFlight Equipment.The new career field was created to take advantageof the skills both former specialties had atinspecting, repairing and issuing the same aircrewequipment.The merger applies to all E-7s and below, andto E-8s with the 2A790 fabrication AFSC whohave a background in survival equipment. Airmencoming from the aircrew life support andsurvival equipment schools are still maintainingtheir respective AFSCs until the merger is fullyimplemented by October 2008.The 440 th Airlift Wing has 10 Airmen assigned tothe new flight, with seven coming from the formerlife support career field and three from fabrication,said Tech. Sgt. Scott Eisenhauer, an AircrewFlight Equipment technician with the wing.The first phase was integrating allaffected Airmen into the new Aircrew FlightEquipment and training to three-level, or basicknowledge as that taught in technical school.Phase two, to be completed by October 2008,entails having all members trained to the moreproficient five-level. All cross utilization trainingis to be completed, the aircrew life support andsurvival equipment schools merge into the aircrewflight equipment school, and the new AFSCtakes effect.Left: Staff Sgt. Tiffany Bigwood-McIntosh, anAircrew flight equipment technician with the440th Operations Support Squadron, performsan inspection on a 358/P mask inside their shopat Pope AFB, N.C.photo by Tech. Sgt. Cynthia AidooThe Combat Airlifter June 2008 Page 23
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