ROBINS AFB, Ga., Oct. 9 -- Robins Air Force Base issued the following news release:

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - The 580th Software Engineering Squadron's Maintenance Data Interface software activation team poses together after declaring Initial Depot Capability for the software at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, Aug. 25, 2026. The IDC established organic, in-house software sustainment for the Air Force, giving the government more control over the combat rescue helicopter software. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lauren Boggs)

The milestone is the squadron's second major software transition for the platform since March, further expanding the Air Force's direct control over the CRH's software lifecycle and representing a new era of government ste...