High octane Airmen: 509th LRS vehicle maintenance shop keep high tempo flow
Members of the 509th Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) vehicle maintenance shop, perform various mechanical
repairs throughout the shop at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Jan. 17, 2018. The LRS vehicle maintenance shop,
even though losing almost a dozen mechanics, is responsible for the routine maintenance and major repairs of
grounds government owned vehicles at Whiteman. This is to include the emergency vehicles of security forces, large
snow removal vehicles and more. LRS is currently facing a reduction in manning and influx of new work orders but
still managing to keep up the tempo of operations.