Alexander Thomas

Mentored units on management tools and manpower optimization, increasing aircraft availability by 20%, achieving a four-year high 90% sortie rate, and supporting DoD hypersonic weapons testing and the first B-21 flight.

Directed operations across two aircraft platforms and 25 specialties, prioritizing 5K maintenance actions to generate 17K sorties, 24K flight hours, and produce 112 combat-ready pilots.

Optimized scheduling and sortie production efforts, completing 3K inspections with a 98% equipment effectiveness rate, surpassing AETC standards by 3%.

Revamped maintenance group staffing database and updated six personnel programs, enhancing unit efficiency for sustained 14x12 sortie operations and boosting output by 20%.

Led aircraft restoration to meet scheduling goals, enabling a critical F-35 evasive threat support sortie and keeping a $396B program on track.