A star site is the highest level of voluntary protection program recognition awarded by the occupational safety and health administration. The 402nd software maintenance group is utilizing software tools to perform preventive maintenance for c5 aircraft at robins air force base, georgia. Bryant stevens from the 402nd software maintenance group smxg and derek kissos from appian will discuss how robins afb selected an enterprise lowcode platform to rapidly modernize their. Article originally appeared on the robins air force base website turns out a crystal ball isnt necessary for seeing the future. Certainly not in the 402nd software maintenance group where modern software tools are enabling units of the group to predict. The 402nd software maintenance group is utilizing software tools to perform preventive maintenance for c5 galaxy at robins air force base, ga. The hardware and software design and construction of the vdats was all completed at robins through a partnership between hardware and software engineers from the 402nd electronics maintenance. It is exciting to support the 402nd smxg as it transcends traditional. This was the first time the pentagonwide award was presented. Kenneth smith, 402nd software maintenance group computer scientist, monitors tactical data link traffic organically sustained software at the warner robins air logistics complex at robins air.
Hopper award for software maintenance excellence at the secretary of defense maintenance awards in spokane, wash. Bryant stevens from the 402nd software maintenance group smxg and derek kissos from appian will discuss how robins afb selected an enterprise. As a maintenance wing it provided depot maintenance, engineering support, and software development to major weapon systems f15 eagle, c5 galaxy, c hercules, c17 globemaster iii and special operations forces. Usafs 402nd software engineering group received the inaugural 2019 rear adm. Certainly not in the 402nd software maintenance group where modern software tools are enabling units of the group to predict when an aircraft part will fail before it actually happens. Usaf engineers win inaugural toplevel software award. Diane mackowski left, 402nd software maintenance squadron technical lead, and kaylynn brown, 402nd smxg software developer, test software under development at the warner robins air logistics. This preventive maintenance is utilized to determine the lifespans of parts so they can be replaced at a time and place of the air forces choosing rather than wherever the aircraft may break down and become mission incapable. As a maintenance wing it provided depot maintenance, engineering support, and software development to major. The air forces 402nd software engineering group on dec. Warner robins air logistics complex, attached 17 jul 2012, assigned 1 oct 2012. Software group utilizing tools to predict parts failure.
Appian air force achieves mission success with enterprise low. The 402nd software maintenance group is utilizing software tools to perform preventive maintenance for c5 aircraft at robins air force base. The 402nd software maintenance group at robins has been recertified an occupational safety and health administration star site. The 402nd maintenance wing, sometimes written as 402d maintenance wing, 402 mxw is an inactive wing of the united states air force last based at robins air force base, georgia.
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