MSgt Jared Spiers has spent the last 15 years in the United States Air Force (USAF), providing invaluable support and guidance in maintenance efforts and missions.
Spiers says, “The accomplishment I’m proud of is being able to have worked on eight different airframes across multiple commands and deploying in support combat efforts.”
SMSgt Matthey Baker of the USAF speaks to Spiers’s accomplishments, stating, “In his role as a Maintenance Production Expeditor, he managed 26,000 maintenance discrepancies, which significantly contributed to the wing's successful completion of 6,800 sorties (flights) and over 33,000 flight hours during 2018. In 2019, he transitioned to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. There, he worked on the F-22 Raptor, focusing on maintaining the platform's Low Observable stealth capabilities and overseeing the largest aircraft engine oil analysis laboratory within the Pacific Air Forces.”
Baker adds, “Additionally, he served as the Maintenance Production Superintendent during the first-ever F-22 deployment to the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, Poland to support NATO Air Shielding. This deployment was significant; the aircraft logged 1,200 flying hours and conducted twenty-six Combat Air Patrol missions aimed at safeguarding Europe—all while maintaining a mission-capable status.”
Spiers currently serves as a command fabrication inspector for the Air Combat Command Inspector General. This role involves overseeing all stages of inspection as well as more than 157,000 Total Force Airmen.
Spiers notes, “By ensuring that all fabrication processes meet rigorous standards, I contribute to the effectiveness of our air combat capabilities. My insights into career-field-wide trends help shape training programs and resource allocation, ultimately supporting mission success.”
Speaking about his work, Spiers says, “The thing I enjoy the most about what I do is learning and paying it forward to the younger generations just getting started in aircraft maintenance. I strive to learn and get better every day, as well as educate and help those around me so that our organization can be as successful as possible.”
Spiers offers the following advice to new professionals in aviation, “Work hard and ask questions. There are always things to learn and gather more knowledge on. Stay motivated to be better than you were yesterday.”
