Now in its ninth year, the 2021 CTMA Magazine provides readers with new informative articles highlighting maintenance and sustainment solutions and technologies being developed for future use. The magazine includes a special tribute section to long-time CTMA colleague Greg Kilchenstein. NCMS highlights Greg’s impact on materiel readiness in “Accelerating M&S Technologies,” written by NCMS President […]

Regular maintenance on H-53 rotary wing aircraft involves hazardous, time-consuming work. Each aircraft has seven composite blades that require regular resurfacing to ensure balance and proper coating to prevent cracks and corrosion. It can take maintenance artisans approximately 24 hours to carefully sand away the top layer of paint and the primer while carefully avoiding […]

Due to its lightweight, strength, functionality, low cost, and durability, carbon fiber is a popular choice for the commercial vehicle industry. Not surprisingly, the U.S. Army has wanted to investigate the viability of this composite material for their Next Generation Combat vehicles. Currently, most carbon fiber comes from China. The Army’s goal has been to […]

As part of the hybrid event model, the CSAT 2021 meeting on June 22 – 23 is offering virtual tickets available via their registration site. Virtual attendees can participate remotely while following along with the same agenda and same speakers as the in-person session.   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-csat-2021-tickets-130023240011?aff=NCMS  Virtual Registration: Free Virtual Government + All-Access Registration: Free Virtual […]

For the Navy, surface preparation for ships and boats is an arduous yet critical task. To avoid corrosion and protect the structure of the vessel, existing surfaces must be cleaned of all remnants of prior paint as well as any element, such as salt or sand, that may have gotten underneath. The most difficult aspect […]

During a recent NAVSEA Industry Innovation Partnership (NIPP) call, Technical Insertion Managers shared maintenance and sustainment success stories and best practices. James Calverley, an engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNY & IMF), mentioned the positive impact of the automated hydro–lancing system used to clean condenser tubes that was recently demonstrated […]