Phase I, Block XV - Autonomic Logistic Information System (ALIS)

Question 1

What does ALIS stand for?

Answer 1

Autonomic Logistics Information System

Question 2

What is the primary information system used on the F-35?

Answer 2

ALIS

Question 3

What does ALIS provide?

Answer 3

Modern, real time, responsive, computer based management designed to increase aircraft readiness by providing local maintenance, supply and training managers with timely/accurate information.

Question 4

What are the 6 ALIS subsystems?

Answer 4

• Maintenance Management
• Air Vehicle (AV) Interface and Health Management (AIHM)
• Sustainment Support
• Supply Support
• Off Board Mission Support (OMS)
• Training Interface, Field and Operation Support (TIFOS)

Question 5

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what can you find under Maintenance Management?

Answer 5

• Personnel Management
• Maintenance Documentation
• Flight Scheduling Requirements
• Data Reporting and Analysis

Question 6

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what can you find under AIHM?

Answer 6

• Maintenance Vehicle Interface
• Management of AV maintenance data and distribution
• Filter and correlate AV maintenance data
• Management of AV Health
• Mission critical criteria assessment
• Off-board anomaly and failure resolution
• Off-board prognostics, trending and force life management
• Radio frequency (RF) signature health

Question 7

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what can you find under Sustainment Support?

Answer 7

• Sustainment of engineering and field operations

- Receipt of routing of Action Requests (ARs)

Question 8

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what does OMS provide?

Answer 8

Support for mission planning, briefing, mission preview, execution, post flight analysis and some AV software distribution.

Question 9

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what can you find under TIFOS?

Answer 9

• Recommend optimized flight schedule

- Interface with TMS to automatically extract pilot and maintainer training jacket information.

Question 10

In regards to ALIS subsystems, what does the Supply Support provide?

Answer 10

Support for management of retail supply assets on station via Supply Chain Management (SCM).

Question 11

In regards to ALIS, what is the purpose of the Sustainment Operating Instruction (SOI) 1505.25?

Answer 11

Provides guidance for personnel responsible for administration of ALIS Standard operation Unit (SOU) and Central Point of Entry (CPE).

Question 12

Who provides overall site maintenance and support of ALIS hardware and software?

Answer 12

ALIS system administrator

Question 13

In regards to ALIS, who updates the Portable Maintenance Aid (PMA) and ensure functionality and integrity?

Answer 13

System administrators

Question 14

ALIS System Operations and Administration services are grouped into what 4 distinct areas?

Answer 14

• Data admin
• OMS admin
• Network admin
• System admin

Question 15

In regards to ALIS, what are the tasks of a Data Administrator?

Answer 15

Data:

• protection
• Availability
• Distribution
• Migration
• Warehousing
• Management
• Replication
• Redundancy
• Security

Question 16

In regards to ALIS, what are the tasks of an OMS Administrator?

Answer 16

• Software support for Mission Planning
• Theater Data Generation
• Tactical/Intel debrief
• AV Authentication & Crypto
• Key Management
• AV Secure Interface capabilities.

Question 17

In regards to ALIS, what are the tasks of a Network Administrator?

Answer 17

• Network planning
• Frequency allocation
• Traffic routing
• Cryptographic key distribution authorization
• Configuration management
• Fault management
• Security management
• Performance management

Question 18

In regards to ALIS, what does Customer Relationship Management (CRM) provide?

Answer 18

Provide sustaining engineering customer support for JSF organization.