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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, walks toward a sun shade after launching an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22. In addition to the sortie being the 3,000th in an operational F-35 at Hill, it also turned out to be Wilkens’s first solo launch. (U.S. Air Force/Paul Holcomb)Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, walks toward a sun shade after launching an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22, 2017. In addition to the sortie being the 3,000th in an operational F-35 at Hill AFB, it also turned out to be Wilkens’s first solo launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)
                
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        Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, launches an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22. In addition to the sortie being the 3,000th in an operational F-35 at Hill, it also turned out to be Wilkens’s first solo launch. (U.S. Air Force/Paul Holcomb)Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, launches an F-35 Lightning II aircraft, number 5079, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22, 2017. In addition to the sortie being the 3,000th in an operational F-35 at Hill, it also turned out to be Wilkens’s first solo launch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)
                
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        – Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis, an F-35 Lightning II pilot assigned to the 419th Operations Group, prepares for flight May 22 at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight in aircraft 5079 was the 3,000th operational F-35 sortie flown at Hill. (U.S. Air Force/Paul Holcomb) (U.S. Air Force/Paul Holcomb)Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
                        
                        
                        Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis, an F-35 Lightning II pilot assigned to the 419th Operations Group, prepares for flight May 22, 2017, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. The flight in aircraft 5079 was the 3,000th operational F-35 sortie flown at Hill AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)
                
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        An F-35 Lightning II aircraft assigned to Hill Air Force Base takes off from the base, May 22. The F-35 is among the first to fly sorties at the base with a new version of ALIS (Autonomic Logistics Information System), the information technology infrastructure which performs behind-the-scenes monitoring, maintenance and prognostics to support the aircraft and ensure continued health and enhance operational planning and execution. (U.S. Air Force/Paul Holcomb)Hill Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALIS
                        
                        
                        An F-35 Lightning II aircraft takes off from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 22, 2017. The F-35 is among the first to fly sorties at Hill AFB with a new version of Autonomic Logistics Information System, the information technology infrastructure which performs behind-the-scenes monitoring, maintenance and prognostics to support the aircraft and ensure continued health and enhance operational planning and execution. (U.S. Air Force photo/Paul Holcomb)
                
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Hill AFB Airmen generate 3,000th F-35A sortie, adopt upgraded ALISPublished May 31, 2017
                    
                    By 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
            **HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) --**The 3,000th F-35A Lighting II sortie departed Hill Air Force Base generated by maintainers from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Air Force Reserve’s 419th FW May 22, 2017.
That sortie, and all others flown that day were carried out with the new version of the Autonomic Logistics Information System. Commonly called ALIS, it’s the F-35A’s information technology infrastructure.
The 3,000th sortie, with tail number 5079, was piloted by Lt. Col. Dave DeAngelis of the 419th FW.
Airman 1st Class Michael Wilkins, a crew chief assigned to the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, launched 5079. It was his first solo launch after arriving here a month ago.
“I didn’t even know I was doing it until today,” he said. “It’s a cool story for the first crew that you’ve done.”
Col. Michael Miles, the 388th Maintenance Group commander, praised the Airmen responsible for the achievements made in the F-35 program.
“Our Airmen are some of the best the Air Force has to offer,” he said. “The 388th and 419th Maintenance Group personnel are pushing the program forward by unlocking F-35 combat capability, gauging aircraft and equipment durability, and rapidly accomplishing F-35 weapons system training,” he said.
Operationally implementing the upgraded version of ALIS—ALIS 2.0.2.4—is another milestone for the Airmen working in the F-35 program at Hill AFB.
“The biggest improvement is the incorporation of the propulsion system within ALIS,” said Senior Master Sgt. Jory Cyr, the 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit lead production superintendent. “This alleviates the need to have multiple products to manually track time change items and inspection times. This ALIS update combines air vehicle and propulsion system times in one location.”
Cyr said aircraft maintainers here attended classes, which highlighted changes between the previous and current versions of ALIS, and a support team was available in each section to answer questions.
“Aircraft maintenance does not stop when we install these new updates so there were numerous man hours spent making sure all the documentation was correct within the new system prior to flying each aircraft,” he said. “The 34th AMU was able to fly 100 percent of our local scheduled sorties after the upgrade showing the outstanding dedication and attention to detail by everyone within the 388th Fighter Wing.”
The successful ALIS upgrade and F-35 milestones are proving that the Air Force’s newest fifth-generation fighter and the Airmen who maintain it are key to America’s defense.
“The culmination of the ALIS 2.0.2.4 and our 3,000th sortie is important because it highlights how fast the program at large is moving forward and how locally we are generating sorties at a very high rate—with only 22 aircraft assigned,” Miles said. “For example, in March we flew each of our aircraft an average of 17 times. Our Airmen are out-producing the entire F-35 enterprise and the Hill AFB stand-up of F-35 operations is ahead of schedule.”Hill Air Force Base 



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