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Volume 4, No. 2
Summer 2008
- For its Rotorcraft, Navy is Switching to Aluminum Gearboxes
For years, three of the Navy's helicopter platforms have shown severe corrosion on their main and tail rotor gearboxes, resulting from their magnesium construction. Ben Craig interviewed Bill Nickerson, a materials engineer at NAVAIR, and learned what steps the Navy took to replace some gearbox components with aluminum, while mitigating corrosion other magnesium parts as long as possible. (Read More...)
- David Erickson Retires as Senior Program Analyst at OSD
David Erickson retired recently as Senior Program Analyst in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD/A,T,&L). Before retiring Erickson received the Defense Civilian Career Service Award. Cynthia Greenwood's article reviews the career accomplishments of this veteran DoD analyst. (Read More...)
- DoD Corrosion Office Releases Cost of Corrosion Studies for Naval, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Aviation
The DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office has released two new reports as part of the second phase of a broad-based landmark study on the cost of corrosion for all military equipment and infrastructure. The new reports estimate the cost of corrosion for naval, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviation. (Read More...)
- John Young Selects Director of DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office
Daniel J. Dunmire has been selected to serve as Director of the DoD Corrosion Policy and Oversight Office. Read more about this development in the Fall 2008 issue of CorrDefense. (Read More...)
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