2009 DoD Mx Symposium & Exhibition Training Tomorrow s Maintainers Today 26 October 2009 Moderator: Major Joe DePorter HAF/A4LF
Overview Objective Introductions Service Presentations Questions
Training Tomorrow s Maintainers Today Objective: Share challenges and successes in meeting ever-growing demands on producing turn-key maintainers from technical training in a cost-constrained environment. Panelists will: Present Maintenance Training Demographics Discuss successes in meeting increased maintenance training demands Discuss how each Service is tackling tomorrow s challenges today Discuss joint training efforts and opportunities currently underway
Introductions Captain Brad Martin: USN/CNATT Commanding Officer Commander Delano Adams: Performance, Training & Education Branch (FORCECOM-51) CW5 Arthur Dahl IV Regimental Chief Warrant Officer; U.S. Army Ordnance Corps MGySgt John Cordeiro Logistics Operations School (LOS), Marine Corps Combat Service Support School (MCCSSS), Training and Education Command CMSgt Dean Ferris USAF/Air Education and Training Command
Navy Maintenance Training CAPTAIN Brad Martin USN/CNATT/Commanding Officer NAS Pensacola, Florida Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training 5
Service Demographics 835 maintenance courses taught 31 FRCs/88 MOS/ 225 NECs 110K trainees annually 22 maintenance training centers CNATT Domain Annual budget $50M Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training 6
CNATT Domain Whidbey Island EA6B/P3/CASS FASO Swim 835 Course 1520 CDP Brunswick Me FASO San Diego North Island Camp Pendleton H-60/CASS H-1 SE FASO FASO Swim Atsugi 2M FASO Lemoore F/A 18 FASO FMS Kaneohe Bay HA FASO Goodfellow AFB TX Firefighting TINKER AFB OK E-6 Meridian MS AZ Keesler AFB MS AG/Calibration Ft Lee VA Spec Ops PR Athens GA Maint Logistics Pensacola FL Milton FL API, Safety, AMDO AVCOT AOOCP Aviation A Schools FMS CNATT Lakehurst NJ AB Hampton Roads Oceana Norfolk F/A-18 H-60/H-53 FMS E-2 CASS FASO Swim North Carolina Cherry Pt New River AV-8/C130 V22 FASO H-46/H-53 Jacksonville FL H-60/P-3 Support Equip FASO FMS Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training 7
Maintenance Training Successes Technology Infusion Simulation Disciplined Acquisition Process Performance Based Standards Skills Alignment Accreditation Robust Feedback System Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training 8
Maintenance Training Challenges Individual Augmentation Budget Constraints Manpower Reductions Reduced Technical Training Equipment Acquisition & Transition Technology Advances Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training 9
Coast Guard Maintenance Training Commander Delano Adams Performance, Training & Education Branch (FORCECOM-51) Washington, D.C.
USCG Demographics Number of maintenance courses taught A School- 9 courses C School- 103 courses 9 Maintenance ratings- AET, AMT, AST, MK, DC, GM, EM, ET, IT Approximately 4500 maintenance trainees annually 3 Maintenance training centers Aviation Technical Training Center, Elizabeth City, NC Training Center Petaluma, CA Training Center Yorktown, VA Annual budget for maintenance training $2.3 M Operating budget for training centers $18.5 M Travel & Per Diem
Maintenance Training Successes TRS 3D Radar Maintenance Training 3D Modeling of Aircraft Systems Helicopter Hot Mock Ups (HMU) & Maintenance Training Units (MTU) C4ISR Maintenance Training Virtual Paint Training
Maintenance Training Challenges Technology in maintenance training Rapidly updating training to match enlisted performance qualifications Aligning C4ISR maintenance courses with software upgrades Calibration training
O R D N A N C E Honoring the past Forging the future... CW5 ARTHUR G. DAHL IV REGIMENTAL CHIEF WARANT OFFICER U.S. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS SUSTAINMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FORT LEE, VA
Army Strong Ordnance Corps Demographics - Core Competencies: Maintenance, Munitions, EOD -2 nd Largest Branch in the Army - 106,831 Soldiers (45% AC / 55% RC) - 35 Enlisted Military Occupational Specialties - 14 Additional Skill Identifiers - 2 Officer Areas of Concentration - 9 Warrant Officer Specialties - 9 Active Duty Training Locations - Oversee 17 Regional Training Sites for Maintenance (RTS-M) - 132 Maintenance Courses Available - 17,540 Students Trained Annually - $24.5 Million Annual Maintenance Training Budget FT KNOX, KY APG, MD OC&S (FY09) 61 st OD BDE (FY09/FY11) FT LEONARD WOOD, MO FT JACKSON, SC FT SILL, OK FT GORDON, GA 15 FT BLISS, TX EGLIN AFB, FL RSA, AL 59 th OD BDE (FY11) 15
Army Strong Maintenance Training Successes State of the Art Facilities at Fort Lee greatly enhancing maintenance training Basic electronic maintenance trainers Virtual Welding Skill Based Training (SBT) 16
Army Strong Maintenance Training Challenges Ensuring training POI remains relevant (combat operations) with the COE Movement of training from BRAC locations to Fort Lee 17
United States Marine Corps Motor Transport Maintenance Training Master Gunnery Sergeant John Cordeiro Logistics Operations School (LOS), Marine Corps Combat Service Support School (MCCSSS), Training and Education Command (TECOM) Camp Johnson, North Carolina
(5) Motor Transport Maintenance Courses: AOMC, AIMC, F&E, LVSR and MILMO. Currently developing MRAP POI. (3) M.T. Maintenance MOS s: 3521, 3522 and 3524. (1,695) Maintenance Trainee Annual Student Throughput. (1) Training Center Located on: Historic Camp Johnson, N.C. United States Marine Corps Motor Transport Maintenance Demographics M.T. Maintenance School Annual Training Budget $350,000.00
United States Marine Corps Motor Transport Maintenance Training Successes Computer based classrooms with interactive graphics and animation. Development and evolvement of the Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM s). Vehicle Automated Diagnostic System (VADS). Embedded Platform Logistics System (EPLS).
United States Marines Corps Motor Transport Maintenance Training Challenges Resetting the forces, which have been and continue to be stressed by global commitments. Implementation of Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps (GCSS-MC). Realignment of Maintenance (ROM) Development and implementation of a Learning Management System (LMS). Develop/update maintenance training devices and systems for new platforms e.g. MRAP, MATV, LVSR and JLTV.
Air Education and Training Command Develop America's Airmen Today... for Tomorrow USAF Maintenance Technical Training CMSgt Dean A. Ferris USAF/AETC/A3TM Randolph AFB TX The First Command
Service Demographics Develop America's Airmen Today... for Tomorrow Currently 67 Enlisted Maintenance Air Force Specialty Codes 61% are Aircraft Maintenance Also included; Munitions, Communications, Missile, Fuels, PMEL, & Vehicle Maintenance 67 Initial Skills and 600+ Supplemental Courses Numbers Trained Annually; Nearly 15K initial skills and over 42K Supplemental Training conducted at: Sheppard AFB, Keesler AFB Lackland AFB, Vandenberg AFB, Port Hueneme, NAS Pensacola, and 45+ Field Training Detachments and other Geographically Separated units. The First Command
Maintenance Training Successes Develop America's Airmen Today... for Tomorrow F-22 Training Center at Sheppard AFB Latest in Facility, Training Devices, & Computer Systems Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) conversion Available world wide Reduces TDY to School costs Four maintenance courses being converted Munitions Craftsman, Aircraft QA, Voice Translations, & Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent Will save estimated $2M per year Reinvigorating Nuclear Training Realistic Nuclear Weapon training at Sheppard AFB The First Command
Maintenance Training Challenges The First Command Develop America's Airmen Today... for Tomorrow Inter-service Training Review Organization (ITRO) - Voluntary Participation / Joint-Mandated Several co-located operations / few consolidated ITROs Ft Eustis, NAS Pensacola, Aberdeen PG, Ft Gordon, Sheppard AFB, Port Hueneme, MCAS New River, Ft Lee F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Joint Training Three versions, each service operating different MDS Contractor developed/supported curriculum Expanding UAS Training Establishing a Crew Chief career field Updates for Legacy Maintenance Training Devices Implementing Learning Innovation Advanced Learning Technology Demonstrations (ALTD)
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