Advanced senior NCO maintenance course graduates fourth class Published March 13, 2012 By Capt. Josh Ziemak USAF AMMOS NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- The USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School celebrated the graduation of its fourth Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course class Feb. 17, 2012. "Students are selected from across the United States Air Force because they have the greatest potential as graduates to expand combat capability" said Lt. Col. William Maxwell, USAF AMMOS Commandant. "AMMOS is an advanced combat support school that is extremely difficult and fast paced. AMSC teaches advanced combat skills to make these senior NCOs stronger warriors to make America safer." The 6-week Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course was approved by the Air Force Headquarters Logistics Division in 2009, and provides graduate-level education in expeditionary logistics and agile combat support to senior non commissioned officers in the maintenance community. AMSC graduates are qualified in all aspects of effects-based logistics through the phases of agile combat support: readying the force, preparing the battle space, positioning the force, employing and sustaining the force, and recovering the force. Graduates understand principles of contingency and crisis action planning, and can integrate expeditionary combat support to enable effective combat sortie generation. They can skillfully manage aircraft fleet-health challenges to ensure combat-ready weapons systems in support of the air campaign. Graduates are able to effectively share their knowledge with their peers. They also act as an advisor to maintenance leadership on expeditionary logistics execution at home station or deployed. "I am extremely proud of this AMSC class. The class came together as a strong team and mastered aircraft and munitions maintenance tactics, techniques and procedures. I am looking forward to hear back from these graduates as to how they are applying what they learned at AMMOS to their home station jobs. I am sure they will enhance the maintenance community by fulfilling their AMMOS graduate roles of being producers, mentors and advisors," said Major Seanna Less, USAF AMMOS Director of Operations. To mark the occasion, USAF AMMOS invited Chief Master Sergeant Brian Hornback, Command Chief of Air Force Global Strike Command, to be the guest speaker. "USAF AMMOS has provided a phenomenal curriculum that has taught the future leaders of our Air force how to create world class organizations," Hornback said. Graduating from the USAF Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course, Class 2012A were: Senior Master Sgt. Jason Byars, Eglin AFB, Fla. Chief Master Sergeant Thomas Corporon, Tinker AFB, Ok. Senior Master Sgt. Timothy DeBeaux, Kadena Air Base, Japan Chief Master Sergeant Greg Fenger, Lakenheath AB, England Senior Master Sgt. Terry Hartman, Langley AFB, Va. Senior Master Sgt. Donald Hendershott, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Jordan, Cannon AFB, N.M. Senior Master Sgt. John Lysaght, Jr., Eglin AFB, Fla. Senior Master Sgt. Scott Main, Robins AFB, Ga. Senior Master Sgt. David Pearson, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska Senior Master Sgt. Ronald Reeves, Whiteman AFB, Mo. Senior Master Sgt. Aaron Renn, Beale AFB, Calif. Senior Master Sgt. Richard Tallman, McChord AFB, Wash. Senior Master Sgt. Kenneth Weiler, Scott AFB, Ill. Senior Master Sgt. Earl Wellman, Charleston AFB, S.C. Senior Master Sgt. Mark Wright, Offutt AFB, Neb.
