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U63A LHA-6 (AMERICA)/LHD-8 (MAKIN ISLAND) Class Ship Gas Turbine Mechanical Maintenance Technician

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Overview

A Gas Turbine Mechanical Maintenance Technician performs advanced mechanical maintenance aboard LHA-6 and LHD-8 class ships. This technician conducts organizational or intermediate maintenance on the LM2500+ Single Annular Combustor main propulsion gas turbine engine.

Core Skills

  • LM2500+ single annular combustor engine maintenance

Civilian Career Paths

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Industrial Machinery Mechanics

Advanced organizational or intermediate mechanical maintenance on LM2500+ ship propulsion engines transfers to hands-on industrial machinery maintenance and repair.

How to prepare: Build a work portfolio mapping your documented LM2500+ maintenance experience to the equipment repair tasks in a target industrial maintenance opening.

What the civilian work involves
  • Repair or maintain the operating condition of industrial production or processing machinery or equipment.
  • Repair or replace broken or malfunctioning components of machinery or equipment.
  • Disassemble machinery or equipment to remove parts and make repairs.

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC U63A

    [1] NEC entry "U63A - LHA-6 (AMERICA)/LHD-8 (MAKIN ISLAND) Class Ship Gas Turbine Mechanical Maintenance Technician"; cached text line 12440; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: LM2500+ single annular combustor engine maintenance, Industrial Machinery Mechanics (O*NET 49-9041.00)

  2. O*NET: Industrial Machinery Mechanics

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Industrial Machinery Mechanics (O*NET 49-9041.00)

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