WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 2017 — The 341st Maintenance Group,
341st Missile Wing, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, is this year’s recipient
of the Defense Department’s Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, according
to DoD officials.
Best Maintenance Unit
The department announced the Phoenix Award winner at this
year's secretary of defense maintenance awards ceremony, Dec. 5. The Phoenix
Award is presented annually to designate the single best maintenance unit out
of six Secretary of Defense Field-Level Maintenance Award winners.
In fiscal year 2016, the 341st Maintenance Group led three
major modernization efforts at their facilities, including a $6 million upgrade
to the Re-entry System/Re-entry Vehicle maintenance facility, a $14.6 million
upgrade to the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile maintenance facility, and a
$20 million upgrade to their training facilities.
The group’s efforts propelled them to the top of many of Air
Force Global Strike Command’s combat metrics, including best launch control
center fully mission capable rate, best scheduling effectiveness rate, best
minimum essential equipment levels rate and best transporter erector service
rate. The group also reduced its overdue preventive maintenance inspections to
the lowest level in command.
The professionalism and commitment to excellence
demonstrated by the men and women of the 341st Maintenance Group unquestionably
demonstrates the unit's worthiness in being recognized as this year's best
field-level maintenance unit in DoD, officials said.
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