Airmen Revamp Ejection-Seat Process At RAF Lakenheath -- Saving Time, Money

January 02 2015

USA

U.S. Air Force personnel at RAF Lakenheath in the U.K. say they have improved their process for inspecting F-15 fighter ejection seats, reports the Stars and Stripes.

Responding to personnel cuts and a failing grade from quality control, airmen with the 48th Component Maintenance Squadron restructured their F-15 ejection seat shop in June to streamline the inspection process.

The Air Force says the each seat goes through three workstations, with certain repairs made at each...

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