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Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force A U.S. Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, assists qualified evacuees boarding a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2021.

Medals

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nations among members of the same crews,” Donohue said.

A lapse in authorities tied to the end of the operation in September 2021 led to an administrative delay in reviewing higher-level award submissions. Air Mobility Command worked closely with AFCENT and the Department of the Air Force to resolve the problem, resulting in not only the September awards board, but also new authorities that allow Air Mobility Command to convene its own boards to award the same caliber of decorations moving forward.

“Make no mistake, we should have done this last year immediately after the operation, and I recognize our airmen’s frustration with the process,” Minihan said. “We’re making that right, and we’ve worked with our partners across the Air Force to ensure AMC is able to swiftly and effectively recognize our mobility warriors as they deliver warfighting excellence across every combatant command worldwide.”

The Distinguished Flying Crosses, Bronze Star Medals and Gallant Unit Citation are scheduled to be awarded across recipients’ units in the coming weeks.

“This is about taking care of our airmen, and there is still more to be done,” Minihan said.

Minihan will present the first Distinguished Flying Crosses and Bronze Star Medals during a scheduled base visit in November at Joint Base McGuire-DixLakehurst.

To date, commanders have approved more than 4,500 medals for Mobility Air Forces airmen who supported the operation.

Staff Sgt. Dennis Hoffman/U.S. Air Force U.S. airmen assigned to the 821st Contingency Response Group wait to board their flight at the passenger terminal on Travis Air Force Base, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021.

Innovation

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repair request was submitted locally and approved later that same day by the oversight C-5 engineering team at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

The Metals Tech team manufactured the 3-D printed hat sleeve and Sheet Metal team worked to attach it to the mixing chamber and bonded new fiberglass around the polymer flange. The repair was accomplished quickly and cost approximately $245, which is roughly the same cost for comparable aluminum material of that size.

“Not many, if any, 3-D printed repairs exist, so we constantly work to integrate our 3-D printer as a tool to help repair our aircraft,” said Tech. Sgt March Tighe, 60th Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology noncommissioned officer in charge. “This is a part of a larger Advanced Manufacturing Technology push, not only across our career field but our nation, so proving its viability makes us all proud.”

A metal sleeve would have taken significantly more time. With the advanced capabilities of 3-D printing, the part was restored exactly to its original specifications, without adding a large amount of significant additional weight to the component.

Metals Tech also supplied a 3-D test piece of the same material to assess whether or not the product would adhere to the surface of the 3-D material.

“We were surprised at how well it did adhere to the material. In my opinion, the repair would be much stronger, stiffer and more perfectly round than the original flange. It created a better, longer lasting seal, that will hopefully extend the life of the flange and system,” Bruns said.

Tighe said it was impressive to see a new technology be integrated seamlessly by many different agencies to accomplish a repair that has never been completed – all in less than 39 hours.

“The cool thing about this repair is that it is the first time we were able to get our C-5 engineers to sign off on us utilizing 3-D printing as part of a larger repair; typically, we only manufacture interior trim panels,” Tighe said. “This repair is crucial for these mixing chambers because they’re a vital aircraft component that you can’t buy or make anymore . . . to be able to come up with an interim repair is a big win for the C-5 and us locally.”

The new part was completed and released for installation back on the aircraft at 7 p.m. Oct. 13.

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