352nd SOAMXS Repair and Reclamation Shop Plays the Long Game
RAF Mildenhall -- The repair and reclamation shop, or AR-21, consists of trained MC-130J Commando II crew chiefs who work outside normal flightline duties to perform a variety of maintenance functions with longer timelines, allowing their counterparts to focus on aircraft servicing, marshaling and other associated tasks. Alongside these duties, they also care for spare aircraft components and diagnostic equipment not needed for the current mission ensuring a myriad of parts are in complete working order, and the MC-130J Commando II can be outfitted for a variety of roles at a moment’s notice.