An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Little Rock NCO coordinates C-130 maintenance at Afghanistan base

  • Published
  • By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
  • Air Mobility Command Public Affairs
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Thompson is a C-130 aerospace propulsion systems craftsman deployed with the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Sergeant Thompson is deployed from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

According to his official Air Force job description, Sergeant Thompson inspects, maintains, modifies, tests and repairs propellers, turboprop and turboshaft engines, jet engines, small gas turbine engines and engine ground support equipment . He also manages aerospace propulsion functions and activities.

In his duties to plan, organize and direct aerospace propulsion maintenance, he interprets and implements directives and publications pertaining to maintenance functions, including environmentally safe maintenance practices.

Sergeant Thompson also advises, performs troubleshooting and determines repair procedures on aircraft engines. He also diagnoses and repairs malfunctions using technical publications and solves maintenance problems by studying drawings, wiring and schematic diagrams, technical instructions and analyzing operating characteristics of aircraft engines.

Furthermore, Sergeant Thompson is trained to remove, install, inspect, repair and modifies engines, engine modules and components, the job description states. He can disassemble and assemble engines adhering to prescribed procedures and prepare engines for installation, storage, or transportation. He's also trained to tests components using bench mockups and test equipment.

The job description further states his mandatory job knowledge includes knowing mechanical, hydro-mechanical, electrical, and pneudraulic principles applying to jet and turboprop engines, and propellers, oil analysis principles, wear metal criteria and guidelines, concepts and application of maintenance directives and using and interpreting diagrams and technical publications.

The 451st EAMXS is a sub-unit of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing. According to the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing Web site, the wing provides a "persistent and powerful airpower" presence in the Afghanistan area of operations. 451st AEW Airmen provide "world-class" tactical airlift, close air support, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, command and control, airborne datalink, combat search and rescue, casualty evacuation and aeromedical evacuation capabilities whenever and wherever needed.