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“In the three or four weeks working with the ISO team here we can get six or eight months’ worth of home experience, so it’s very valuable.” Air Force, we don’t get the quantity of maintenance work that they do,” said Sgt.

“The ISO team work very fast and with a great deal of knowledge, which we are able to learn from and to return to unit with to help accomplish more in-depth maintenance then we may have carried out before.” Air Force we take away our lessons learned and build upon on them for the next one,” Nixon said. However, this is just the third isochronal inspection the maintenance units have teamed up for. “Everything’s gone very smoothly so far.”Įver since the RAF received their first RJ in 2013, 51 Squadron and 55th Wing aircrew have flown countless flights together as part of a co-manning agreement between the U.S. “They’re great teammates of ours, and we try to be as accommodating as we can,” said 2nd Lt. “It’s very important for us to have the opportunity to help build upon our partnership and enhance our roles in global security.” “It’s a great honor to be able to work alongside the U.S.


More than 20 Royal Air Force engineers teamed up with 55th Maintenance Group personnel to conduct an isochronal inspection of an RAF RC-135V/W Rivet Joint April 10-28, 2023.Īn isochronal inspection is an in-depth periodical inspection where personnel from across a variety of career fields, and in this case two long-time allies, work together to ensure an aircraft is mission ready.
