US Air Force 372d TRS improves maintenance airmen’s skills

The 372d Training Squadron, Detachment 11 (Det. 11), is a unit specifically dedicated to improving maintenance airmen skills surrounding the many lethal aircraft assigned to the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.

Their main focus is to deliver major command-directed andunit-requested training throughout the Air Force aircraft maintenance fieldfocusing on advanced skills and additional hands-on experience.

“We provide advanced skills training for almost everymaintenance specialty found at Davis-Monthan for the A-10C Thunderbolt II,EC-130H Compass Call, HC-130J Super Hercules, HH-60G Pavehawk and F-16C/DFighting Falcon as well as Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) and generalmaintenance processes and procedures,” said Master Sgt. Bryan Stevens, 372dTRS, Det. 11, production superintendent. “We also provide the 3-level awardingtraining course for A-10 crew chiefs en route to their first permanent dutystations, supporting six MAJCOMs.”

This unit not only trains many airmen on improving theirskills, but is also the next stop for Mission Ready Airmen (MRA) – brand newAir Force personnel who have graduated from maintenance technical school.

“We have a group of instructors here that teach the MRA,”said Staff Sgt. Bradley Stallings, 372d TRS, Det. 11, hydraulics instructor.“These airmen come from technical school and they stop here before they reachtheir next base, so that way when they get to their base, they are proficient.”

The 372d TRS, Det. 11, also provides in-depth training forthe AF Repair Enhancement Programs of Maintenance Groups. They can also sendtheir instructors to provide mobile training support to address training gaps,new equipmen, and foreign partners.

“The real significance of our unit is the massive reach ofthe training we provide,” Stevens said. “Not only do we train students from theflightline and back shops of Davis-Monthan, who can apply it in their owntraining programs and at future assignments, but we also train airmen fromaround the world. The men and women of our unit work hard to provide realimpacts to Air Force missions all over the globe.”