736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel installed
Summary
736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron personnel installed 12 Microvanes, six on each side at the rear of a C-17 Globemaster III fuselage, Sept. 6, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The 3D printed glass bead filled nylon Microvanes are 2.4 inches tall and 16 inches in length. This is an effort to reduce drag and fuel consumption. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)
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department of defense
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air mobility command
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air force research laboratory
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436th airlift wing
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736th aircraft maintenance squadron
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advanced power technology office
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buffer stop assembly
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dover helps afrl make c 17 s safer lighter more fuel efficient
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us air force
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Date
06/09/2017
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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