Aviation Support Equipment Technician
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Aviation Support Equipment Technician (abbreviated as AS) is a United States Navy
occupational rating
. The United States Marine Corps
currently maintains 3 separate Aviation Support Equipment military occupational specialties. They are: 6071 (Basic Technician, not "C" School qualified), 6072 Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Hydraulic/ Pneumatic structures mechanic and 6073 Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Electrician/ Refrigeration Mechanic.
, aviation mobile firefighting units, material handling equipment, hoisting and lifting devices, and associated components and systems; service, inspect, test, troubleshoot, and repair gasoline and diesel engine systems, transmission systems, hydraulic, hydrostatic, and pneumatic systems, steering and suspension systems, cryogenic systems, electrical systems, gas turbine compressor units, electrical and hydraulic power generating equipment, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems (excluding avionics support equipment); manage support equipment assets at different command levels; and provide training in operation and maintenance of aviation support equipment.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
occupational rating
Naval rating
A Naval Rating is an enlisted member of a country's Navy, subordinate to Warrant Officers and Officers hence not conferred by commission or warrant...
. The United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
currently maintains 3 separate Aviation Support Equipment military occupational specialties. They are: 6071 (Basic Technician, not "C" School qualified), 6072 Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Hydraulic/ Pneumatic structures mechanic and 6073 Aircraft Maintenance Support Equipment Electrician/ Refrigeration Mechanic.
Duties
Aviation Support Equipment Technicians perform preventive and corrective maintenance on aviation support equipmentGround Support Equipment
Ground support equipment is the support equipment found at an airport, usually on the ramp, the servicing area by the terminal. This equipment is used to service the aircraft between flights. As its name implies, GSE is there to support the operations of aircraft on the ground...
, aviation mobile firefighting units, material handling equipment, hoisting and lifting devices, and associated components and systems; service, inspect, test, troubleshoot, and repair gasoline and diesel engine systems, transmission systems, hydraulic, hydrostatic, and pneumatic systems, steering and suspension systems, cryogenic systems, electrical systems, gas turbine compressor units, electrical and hydraulic power generating equipment, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems (excluding avionics support equipment); manage support equipment assets at different command levels; and provide training in operation and maintenance of aviation support equipment.