Seven 4th Infantry Division soldiers, including the assistant
division commander for support, were killed Nov. 29 when their
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed while flying from Fort Hood,
Texas, to check on progress in repairing vehicles damaged in
Iraq.
Coalition forces Tuesday found a CASA 212 contract freighter
that went down in the rugged mountains of central Afghanistan. The
aircraft had been missing since Sunday.
At first glance, it might seem that one of the depot's newest
programs is a complete reversal of the normal work process that is
done here. Under this program, a fully-assembled helicopter flies
in –- and, later, is trucked out in crates.
And that's exactly how the Marine Corps wants it.
Attention To Detail Earns Aircraft Inspector Safety
Professional Award
To say that Glenn Schwarz has an eye for detail would be a grand
understatement. The quality assurance specialist is standing on a
side panel that folds down to provide a small platform on the
highest section of an H-46 helicopter. Leaning in close, he peers
at a tiny gap – thinner than a dime – between the head
of a bolt and a drive arm on the aircraft’s aft upper flight
control. Although he was initially checking to ensure that no
washers have been put on this part of the helicopter, this thin gap
has suddenly caught his attention.
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