MANAGEMENT FLEET A sustained strategy to reduce maintainer burden by CW5 Art Gribensk
CONSTANTLY IN DEMAND
Army aircraft in theater, like this fleet of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on the flight line in Afghanistan, are maintaining a high operational tempo, with acceptable readiness rates. With more stock on hand, greater depth than ever, and the availability of contractor man-hours for maintenance support, there is concern that the Army may be losing sight of the root cause of reliability drivers, failure modes, and maintenance inefficiencies. (U.S. Army photo.)