The airmen at RAF Mildenhall, Britain, who maintain the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 aircraft in shape have managed to trim 20 days from the time it takes them to perform an isochronal inspection. And, they’re not stopping there. The 352nd Maintenance Squadron plans to attempt to cut another 10 days or so off that. The isochronal inspectors check some 2,400 individual items when they inspect and repair 85 aircraft systems. They began using “Lean Flow” management about nine months ago to reduce the time it takes to do their job.
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.