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Article: Air Force Print News (Sept. 18, 2007): Robins Breakout program benefits Air Force, local businesses.(Acquisition & Logistics Excellence)
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OBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- The Robins Air Force Base U-2S program is "breaking out" and saving time, energy, and money by using the expertise of local businesses. The 560th Aircraft Sustainment Group, which maintains the U-2 program, has been using the Breakout program since 1985, and base officials said the program has saved the Air Force millions of dollars since its inception.
The Breakout program, charged with finding and using local vendors to produce and repair spare parts for U-2 ground support equipment, spends between $1.5 million and $2 million each fiscal year. The estimated cost avoidance or savings of the program is about $4 million to $5 million ...