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Article: AIR FORCE SMART OPERATIONS 21 IMPROVES WASH RACK OPS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 8, 2009
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SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C., July 6 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:
By Senior Airman Samuel Flora 20th Maintenance Group
The group was assembled as part of the Air Force-wide implementation plan for Air Force Smart Operations for the 21 Century.
Washes are part of a corrosion-control process used to extend the life and reliability of Air Force aircraft. Corrosive stuff is deposited onto the aircraft from various sources such as salt particles collected during flights over the ocean.
If left unattended, over time these substances may corrode metal and eventually compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft.
The 10 airmen from the 20th Maintenance Group here ...