Aircrew to replace paper records with tablets

Published Dec. 23, 2015
By Senior Airman Jasmine Zielomski
514th Air Mobility Wing public affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- KC-10 Extender aircrew members assigned to the 78th Air Refueling Squadron, are planning to switch to an electronic training tracking system here in 2016.

The system is designed to more efficiently track and monitor aircrew evaluations and certifications while providing better feedback and data for aircrew leadership.

"Everything is easily accessible as opposed to the paper-based training that we were used to," said Maj. Shawn Mosher, an instructor pilot with the 78th ARS. "Now, Air Mobility Command and Air Force Reserve Command headquarters are able to see the data instantly."

The training program had been introduced here two years ago but it wasn't fully developed, said Master Sgt. Ramon Cruz III, an instructor boom operator with the 78th ARS. "For that reason we decided not to adopt it until the program was ready for use."

Cruz along with seven other Reserve and active duty KC-10 representatives recently returned from Travis Air Force Base, California, where they spent several days learning how their west coast KC-10 counterparts have effectively used the system.

The program will replace the outdated paper system and allow trainers to track mission qualifications, and allow trainers to document training notes, said Cruz.