USS Harry Truman (CVN 75) - Naval Cruise Book

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I A IMD IM-1 Division, or Staff m I Division is the administrative W I ■ ■ backbone of the Maintenance Department. Maintenance Admin ' s administrative staff handles all WKm departmental correspondence and personnel, and interfaces with other administrative offices on and off the ship. In this office you will find the Maintenance Officer, Assistant Maintenance Officer, and the Department Leading Chief Petty Officer. P roduction Control is the nerve center of the Maintenance Department. All work center activity regarding shop equipment and the repair manufactuic of parts goes through Production Control. This office also interfaces with ship ' s aviation supply and the embarked cairier air wing to ensure all aircraft h PlaiikoMiicr support requirements are met. Quality Assurance is the watchdog of the Mainu Department. This work center monitors all facets of maintenance throughout the depan ensuring all maintenance procedures are followed safely and in accordance with exii .- guidelines. Material Control is the departmental supply work center. Material Contf i ' responsible for making sure supply needs are met. Individual Material ReadinesspU 474

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Principal Assistants V Wa iicrafi Intemiediate Maintenance Department (ATMD) provides essential aircraft component repair and mainte- Lnance ser iccs for all the embarked squadrons and other ships and aircraft in the HARRYS. TRUMAN Battle Group. They seiA ' e as HST ' s critieal organic support line necessary to keep the sophisticated aircraft of Canier Air Wing THREE in a high state of readiness during intensive flight operations. ' 3 f ' . ' S ' - The AIMD team consists of eight officers. 27 chief petty officers and more than 4(X) highly skilled supervisors and technicians, including 1 73 SEAOPDET Sailors and Marines who joined Team TRUMAN when the ship got underway. Made up of four di visions (52 individual work centers and over 1 15 spaces). HST ' s l-lever ' experts have full repaircapabilitv for more than 1 1 .()(X) indiv idual aeronautical components ranging from jet engine to micro-miniature avionic repairs. During the Meditenanean Se;i Arabian Gulf Deployment. AIMD pro ided maximum support not only to the nine squadrons of CVW-3 and TRUMAN, but also to the HARRYS. TRUMAN Battle Group, enabling each of them to remain fully mission capable the entire cruise. Along the way. AIMD achieved se cral milestones including preparing more than 23.0(X)comixinents for installation. Teamwork is the cornerstone for the success in any aircraft carrier: without teamwork. TRUMAN would not be a treasured national asset. The AIMD can proudly say they hav e done their share to bring TRUMAN to its curient state; a combal-pro en mission capable aircraft cairier. capable of going anywhere in the world to protect the national interest of the United States.

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