LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. –
A 1st Maintenance Operations Squadron superintendent was recognized by the Air Combat Command for his improvements to the F-22 Raptor processes from January to December 2010.
Master Sgt. William Joseph was recently named the ACC Maintenance Scheduler of the Year for his "hard work, dedication, and initiative."
"He is persistent in mastering his craft and considers every task as an opportunity to better himself," said Maj. Melvin Baskerville, 1 MOS commander. "I'm hard-pressed to think of a better scheduler in my 14 years in aircraft maintenance than Sergeant Joseph. This recognition from ACC only strengthens my thoughts."
Joseph credits his improvements to F-22 processes to multiple moves across the major commands, offering him the opportunity to work with six Air Force airframes.
"By moving from base to base, one MAJCOM to another, I have been entrusted to work on many special projects which required thinking 'outside the box,'" he explained. "This broad range of experience is why the Air Force moves us: it brings new ideas to each unit and base."
Joseph's most notable squadron scheduling improvement was cutting low observable maintenance to a three-year low to minimize downtime and increasing aircraft availability by 24 percent, sending more aircraft to the fight.
"My program improvements give our fifth-generation Airmen readily available tools that keep them prepared for what they do on a daily basis, which entails us for real-world situations," Joseph explained. "The Airmen are smarter and more efficient, and always looking at ways to improve processes; with the right mentoring and leadership, they will."
Leading by example, Joseph enabled a 100 percent individual quality assurance pass rate, spearheaded the deployment plan of approximately 10 F-22s and led the squadron to an "Outstanding" rating in the Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection while completing 36 semester hours to a bachelor's degree in occupational psychology and presiding over multiple base organizations.
Joseph encourages his peers struggling to balance mission workloads and off-base education to "take time to get organized, put priorities in order, and set reasonable but attainable goals." Continuing his pursuit to excellence, he hopes to reach the rank of chief master sergeant and earn a master's degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
"As always, I'm sure this was a tough selection process for ACC, but I feel they chose wisely," Baskerville validated. "This award is validation to Master Sgt. Joseph and those that watch him perform that hard work, dedication and initiative is recognized and rewarded."