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DELIVERING OPERATIONAL SUCCESS AIR MOBILITY COMMAND (AMC), USAF GETS “LEAN” WITH EPUBS© In 2004, individual AMC flying organizations known as “Airlift Wings” were struggling under the burden of hundreds of pounds of paper manuals and flight publications in their aircraft. Flight Surgeons were reporting an increase in lifting injuries, the cost of carrying the weight in paper was skyrocketing with surging fuel costs, and managing the mountains of flight publications was increasingly difficult as the number of manuals increased with the increasing mission demands of the War on Terror. “The Flight Manuals program features a meticulous Technical Order (T.O.) tracking process and compact, yet complete mission kits. Noteworthy is the Electronic Publications program that is now the C-5 standard. The program streamlines the update of publications and technical orders for all crewmembers. This is recognized as an AMC/A37V BENCHMARK program.” --ASEV Team Chief Joseph Rohret, Col, USAF, AMC ASEV REPORT, 512th Airlift Wing (AFRC), Dover AFB, DE, 12– 24 Mar 06 In 2005, IAS conducted an operational analysis of the flight manuals program for the C-5 Wing at Dover AFB, DE. Based on this analysis, as well as feedback from the crews and management, they designed processes, training materials and software applications for integration into the Wing, consequently fielding an EFB solution that spread to over 17 additional flying units and 5 different aircraft types. For his innovation, savings to the AF and improvement to the DoD’s war-fighting capability, Mr. Bragger, President of IAS, was recognized with a Laudatory “Top Performer” Award, and the EFB program was awarded “AMC Benchmark” status during the major Wing inspection in 2006. “(Bragger) Pioneered development of a superb Electronic Publications program allowing immediate access to all T.O.s, AFIs, and mission essential documents.” --Lt Col Charles Wichlac, USAF In addition to significant improvements to the Wing’s operational efficiency, Dover AFB saved over $1.1M in annual fuel expenses and major technical manuals purchases the following year. Reported back injuries declined. Crewmembers had real-time, world-wide access to critical safety supplements, including deployed crews in the Afghanistan and Iraq combat zones. The United States Air Force had a need. IAS delivered. |