Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain

The 5S methodology helps a workplace remove items that are no longer needed (Sort), organize the items to optimize efficiency and flow (Straighten), clean the area in order to more easily identify problems (Shine), implement color coding and labels to stay consistent with other areas (Standardize) and develop behaviors that keep the workplace organized over the long term (Sustain).

Aircraft Armament Equipment

Equipment is used to mount ordnance to the aircraft, such as bomb racks and missile launchers

AMMRL Activity Identifier

A code used to identify an activity for the purpose of managing IMRL

Aircraft Armament Systems

is comprised of the following sub-systems: Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE)/Alternate Mission Equipment (AME), Aircraft Gun Systems (AGS), Aircraft Crew Served Weapons (ACSW), Aircraft Crew Served Weapon Mounts (ACSW Mounts), and LASER Aiming Devices (LAD).

Aircraft Battle Damage Repair

Maintenance actions taken during combat conditions that may provide less than 100 percent restoration of an aircraft and its subsystems to original strength, mission capability, or configuration. These actions are taken during wartime to maximize the availability of mission capable aircraft, through effective use of maintenance resources, to assess damage and affect repair to return the aircraft to service.

Aircraft Controlling Custodian

ACCs administratively control the assignment, employment, and logistic support of certain aircraft and aircraft engine. CNO designated ACCs: COMNAVAIRFOR, CNATRA, COMNAVRESFOR, and COMNAVSYSCOM.

Assumption of responsibility for, or legal title to, an aircraft from another party. Receipt of new aircraft from a manufacturer (or of any aircraft from a non-Navy custodian) by a representative authorized to do so by the Navy. Provisional acceptance is the acceptance of an aircraft for which certain obligations with respect to the aircraft have not yet been fulfilled by the contractor.

Aircraft Maintenance Material Readiness List

Provides data required for effective management of selected SE at all levels of aircraft maintenance. Within this program, SERMIS and IMRL are significant.