Maintaining the Mission

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  • By Airman 1st Class Jerilyn Quintanilla
  • 355th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. --  The 355th Maintenance Group serves as the backbone of the Desert Lightning Team. It is comprised of four squadrons; the Component Maintenance Squadron, the Maintenance Operations Squadron, the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the Equipment Maintenance Squadron. The 355 MXG boasts over 1,900 Airmen and provides maintenance support for five aircraft types, ensuring the 355th Fighter Wing mission and that of its tenant units to include the 563rd Rescue Group and the 55th Electronic Combat Group are met.

The Airmen of the 355 MXG provide support for numerous training exercises to include Red/Green Flag, Atlantic Strike, and Emerald Wire. They also enable execution of Air Combat Command's largest A-10C flying hour program, generating more than 11,000 sorties and more than 25,000 flying hours for combat and flying training operations. If it's in the Air...Maintenance put it There!