b'56th maintenance Groupadministrative relationship with the Air Force Engineeringand Technical Services. Additionally, MXO serves as the groups liaison to the 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 12. The group staffs mission is managing fleet health andmaintenance programs to train the worlds finest maintainers and pilots. They accomplish this through the following key 56thfunctions: building, executing and analyzing the maintenance and flying schedule; managing and providing training for Maintenance Group all group personnel; and managing key group programs and enforcing standards.56TH AIRCRAFTThe 56th Maintenance Group (MXG) provides aircraftMAINTENANCE SQUADRON maintenance on F-35s and F-16s for the Air Forces only active-duty F-35 and F-16 training wing. The 56th MXGThe 56th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMXS) provides generates more than 21,000 sorties compiling 28,000 flightflightline and intermediate maintenance for F-35A aircraft. hours per year, which plays a pivotal role in conducting safeManned with U.S. Air Force and civilian personnel andand efficient training for more than 300 pilots every year.contractors, the squadrons primary focus is to ensureAs the largest maintenance group in the Air Force, the 56thmission-ready aircraft are maintained to support the training Maintenance Group consists of 2,151 members to maintainmission for U.S. Air Force active and reserve components, the F-35s, F-16s and engine assets. The 56th MXG also directlyF-35 pilots as well as Royal Norwegian Air Force, Italian Air contributes to Lukes second mission: training more thanForce, and foreign military sales F-35 pilots. To accomplish 3,000 maintenance technicians and 1,000 mission-ready F-35this task, the squadron is divided into four aircraft maintenance and F-16 crew chiefs each year.units supporting their associated fighter squadrons. This MAINTENANCE GROUP STAFF squadrons aircraft maintenance units are the 61st Aircraft Maintenance Unit Top Dogs, the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance The Maintenance Group Staff (MXO) accomplishes severalUnit Spikes and the 63rd Aircraft Maintenance Unitdistinctively different vital tasks. The group staff consistsPanthers. Also included are the 21st Aircraft Maintenance of Maintenance Training, Maintenance Operations, QualityUnit Gamblers, the 425th Aircraft Maintenance UnitAssurance and Weapons Standardization. MXO has an Black Widows,U.S. Air Force photo50 LUKE AIR FORCE BASE THE Premier Fighter Wing'