116th Air Control Wing

The Air Force operates in a fast pace high-stakes environment and in order to be effective its leadership must be able to react to rapidly changing environment. One leadership strategy proposed by Drs. Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal incorporates the use of four different leadership frames to effectively lead in a complex environment (Phillips & Baron, 2013). A frame is a tactic which allows a leader to view an issue from a particular perspective (Phillips & Baron, 2013). It is important that an organization’s leaders are able to see the similarities and differences of the four frames if they desire to initiate learning and lead organizational change within their organizations (Creating, 2012). The four frames serve as diagnostic model that…

Controller-Pilot Data Link Communications: Hazardous or Helpful? Communication is the key to everything. Every facet of our lives is determinate on communication. No more is that true than in the world of aviation. The complex web of flights over the world dwarfs in comparison to the volume of communication that the aviation field uses. Communication between ground control, airplane to airplane, and maintenance hubs make up this network of information. The information that flows through the…

According to the Federal Aviation Administration website, American Airlines flight 965 from Miami International Airport to Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport in Cali, Colombia started off as a routine flight for the 163 passengers and 8 crew aboard the Boeing 757 aircraft. The pilots originally had the flight management system (FMS) programmed in from Miami all the way to a landing on runway 1 at Cali. Cali, along with having lots of mountainous terrain around it also did not have…

Reliability Centered Maintenance started when a preventative maintenance plan were developed for the Boeing 747 airplane in the 1960’s by the maintenance steering group. In the RCM process in maintenance not only ‘what can be done’ is considered but also ‘why should it be done’. To facilitate the RCM process seven questions should be asked to complete the process. • What are the functions and performance standards of the asset in the operating environment? • How does the asset fail to perform…

cockpit which was assumed to be smoke from the air conditioning system. A flight attendant closed down the air conditioning vent on orders from the captain. However, four minutes later, the odor returned with visible smoke .The captains decided to divert the flight to a nearby airport for a quick landing and the crew put on the oxygen masks to begin descent. Following directions of the Swissair checklist titled "In case of smoke of unknown origin" the captain decided to turn off the power supply…

Centralized Control / Decentralized Execution Centralized Control 1. Centralized control is authoritative airpower and should be consummate by an Airman at a commander level by keeping a concentration on the joint force commander’s (JFC’s) objectives to direct, incorporate, prioritize, plan, organize, and evaluate the utiliztion of air, space, and cyberspace assets in any eventuality across the range of operations. Centralized control authorizes the air component commander to respond to…

The two pictures shown above indicate the airport diagram (left) and the airspace depicted by a sectional chart (right) of Eglin Air Force Base. An airport diagram shows all valuable information of an airport so pilots can navigate properly, and know quick information about an airfield. The sectional chart depicts valuable information such as airspace, obstructions, and terrain to help pilots navigate. The airport diagram for Eglin Air Force base is pretty generic in style. The airport has two…

As a Journeyman my main focus was to build my skills into becoming a competent craftsman. I was skilled in removing, installing, preforming operational checks, and repairs on avionics systems and line replaceable units with minimal to no supervision. I could diagnose malfunctions using technical orders, schematics, wiring diagrams, integrated test systems and other test equipment. With my advance knowledge and capabilities I was able to maintain 24 hour alert readiness status on 10 assigned…

An Aerospatiale AS 355 Helicopter went down Oct 17 in Erwinna, PA killing pilot. The helicopter went down after the Doug Brigham, the pilot, lost control of the flight. According to a final accident report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Brigham intended to depart on a scheduled repositioning flight from a Helipad behind Brigham’s home to an airport located 25 nautical miles southwest. A handheld GPS device recovered from inside the helicopter shows that Brigham flew only…

Running head-HISTORY OF LIGHT AIRFIELD REPAIR PACKAGE 1 History of Light Airfield Repair Package and how it is used in the Military Arnold O. Gerodias Engineer Senior Leaders Course 22 February 2016  Abstract The United States Army has assets that contribute greatly to the mission of Airfield Seizure. A method used for Airfield Seizure is Forcible-Entry. One of Forcible-Entry task is Rapid Runway Repair by using Light Airfield…