Maintaining Agile Combat Airlift: 19th AMXS Knights keep aircrew safe

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  • By Airman 1st Class Grace Nichols
  • 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Knights Unit is comprised of six maintenance-related career fields that work around-the-clock to support the Agile Combat Airlift mission.

The unit is divided into five sections: crew chiefs, engines guidance and control, electrical, hydraulics, and communication and navigation.

All sections support the 19th Airlift Wing and its tenant units, working in sync to maintain the C-130 fleet and assist aircrew.

Some of the units’ responsibilities include humanitarian efforts, moving cargo or personnel and performing scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. The preventive and reactive maintenance keeps aircrew from being surprised with an issue, while also fixing a problem when it arises.

“Each shop within the Knights unit is tasked with a special component of the plane to make sure it’s always good to go,” said Senior Airman Quincy Brayton, 19th AMXS Knights Unit crew chief. “When a plane becomes non-mission capable, specially skilled and trained Airmen diagnose and fix the issue, safeguarding our aircrew while flying around the world.”

From repairing aircraft parts to delivering aid, the diverse Knights unit ensures the C-130 and aircrew are ready for the flight.