https://www.airandspaceforces.com/mh-139-grey-wolf-helicopter-maintainers/

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Nov. 29, 2023 | By David Roza

A reserve unit in Alabama is training the first generation of uniformed maintainers who will help keep the incoming fleet of MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters up and running. The 908th Airlift Wing, located at Maxwell Air Force Base, sent Airmen to Picayune, Miss., where civilian mechanics showed the Airmen how they maintain AW139s—the civilian version of the Grey Wolf—which the Chevron Corporation uses to help operate offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

There is currently no training program in the Department of Defense for maintaining the MH-139A, so the 30-day visits to Picayune are a chance for Airmen to learn the tricks of the trade from wrench-turners who work on a very similar aircraft.

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The maintainers will really hit the books starting in March, when manufacturer Leonardo and military modification contractor Boeing will provide MH-139-specific training at the Leonardo facility in Philadelphia. Known as Type-1 training, the program is estimated to take nine weeks with some additional proficiency training afterwards.

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The Air Force decided not to create a formal tech school for MH-139 maintainers, since the 908th will be the only group of uniformed Grey Wolf wrench-turners. Though the exact arrangements are still being worked out, the 908th may perform higher-level maintenance similar to a depot, while day-to-day maintenance at MH-139 flying units may be carried out by civilians.