AMT1 John Levi T. Berg of the Aviation Logistics Center (ALC) has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Chief Oliver F. Berry Aviation Maintenance Award. Demonstrating exceptional leadership, superb technical expertise, and professionalism, he played a key role in the ALCS medium range recovery (MRR) product line and the entire MH-60 fleet.
 AMT1 Berg was instrumental in the final assembly, documentation review, and functional check flight support for nine H-60T helicopters. Despite a strict induction schedule, he led his team through four simultaneous aircraft maintenance evolutions – two PDM aircraft, one test and evaluation aircraft, and one Navy conversion aircraft. His exceptional maintenance efforts led to the early completion of two Navy H-60 conversion aircraft utilized for the successful transition from H-65 to H-60T helicopters at air station traverse city. Distinguishing himself as MRR Engineerings technical expert, AMT1 Berg assumed the role as the MH-60 fleets structural technical services and corrosion representative. In this capacity, he enhanced processes used on the product line and improved maintenance procedures for the H-60 fleet. AMT1 Berg’s actions resulted in an improved cold working process of main transmission beams saving hundreds of depot labor hours. He implemented new repair procedures for changes in engine wire harnesses and he identified and authored a critical repair change to traffic alert antenna maintenance procedures. AMT1 Berg also reverse engineered the pilot/crew seat inspection and rebuild processes to make critical components uniform across the MH-60 fleet.