According to one technician at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia who repairs canopies and windscreens for F-15 fighters, the work is “more an art than a science.” In a report by Gene Rector of The Telegraph, Bridgette Wilderman said rocks, sand, debris, sun, humidity, a mechanic’s belt buckle, and a pilot’s helmet all can damage the canopy and windscreen—and they’re expensive to replace, so the ALC has trained technicians in the “tedious work” of sanding and polishing the acrylic cockpit enclosure. Wilderman noted that the windscreen work requires “an even finer touch” since its a prominent element of the pilot’s heads-up display. She said technicians might work on canopies for two years before “they even think about working windscreens.”
Top Lawmakers Want 15 Percent Pay Raise for Enlisted Troops
April 19, 2024
A new law introduced by Congress would raise the pay rate 15 percent for junior enlisted troops and seek improvements on a range of quality of life issues, such as pay and compensation, child care, housing, health care access, and military spouse employment.