Benjamen Drage

- Drives production effort/prioritizes maintenance for 324 pers over 9 AFSCs on 10 AC-130 Gunships valued at $1.65B
- Provides mx completion/acft status updates to wg leadership in direct support for national objectives & the OPLAN
- Coordinates flight configurations/directs resources to accomplish sortie generation in support of the wg's $24M FHP
- Enforces strict adherence to Air Force instructions, safety directives & technical data; reverses negative performances

• Drove root cause corrective action projects to support continuous improvement.
• Determined and executed disciplinary action.
• Scheduled and prioritized constrained resources and adjusted staffing to meet flow and customer requirements.
• Procured and distributed production material to meet schedules.

• Performed aircraft maintenance for scheduled preventive actions and unscheduled requirements.
• Maintained all aircraft in accordance with organizational maintenance requirements.
• Maintained repair logs to document all corrective and preventive aircraft maintenance.
• Maintained orderly and safe work environment by enforcing tool control and FOD awareness, prevention, and safety at all times.

-Taught Aircraft Maintenance Fundamentals course.

• Improved student performance by defining clear goals and communicating performance metrics.
• Promoted classroom safety, collaboration and best practices.
• Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.

-Accompanies aircraft on off-station missions to locations where little or no maintenance support is available

- Singularly responsible for launch, recovery, inspections, and repairs on 18 assigned C-5B aircraft worth $3.3B

- Supervises and/or performs troubleshooting and repair of all critical acft systems (airframe, engines, hydraulic)

- Coordinates with Tanker Airlift Control Center for maintenance and supply support as req'd while off-station

• Supervised crew in daily inspections, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance on C-5 aircraft.
• Maintained safety by implementing effective procedures regarding hazardous actions, materials, and items.
• Coordinated aircraft inspections and repairs to maintain applicable standards.
• Updated flight and maintenance logs with current, accurate information.