The Air Force selected TSgt. Jennifer Hellwig as its Aircrew Life Support NCO for 2005. Hellwig, who is assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena AB, Japan, is a 15-year veteran of the life support career field who says the best aspects of the work are “interaction with the aircrew and augmenting combat and water survival.”
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.