AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, uses the soldering station to replace a through-hole mounted resistor to fix a circuit card at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. The display screen enhances Lott's view of the item to check for damages, look for Foreign Object Debris (FOD), and check for cleanliness.

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AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, views a microscope display screen while soldering a circuit card at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. Since Jan. 1, 2016, the AFREP has saved the 509th Bomb Wing about $210,800 in new equipment purchases by repairing salvageable equipment.

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AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, works at a soldering station to fix a circuit card at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. A heater is located under the circuit card to help solder joints and reduce the chance of thermal shock on components.

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AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, prepares a soldering station at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. AFREP saves and prevents the Air Force from having to spend money by fixing equipment that was initially deemed beyond repair.

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AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, uses a Huntron Protrack I Scanner to compare two Circuit Card Assembly at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. The machine displays the electronic signature of the components so Lott can compare them to each other.

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AFREP regenerates through innovation

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Lott, an Air Force Repair Enhancement Program circuit card technician assigned to the 509th Maintenance Group, uses a Huntron Protrack I Scanner to compare two Circuit Card Assembly at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Nov. 17, 2016. The machine displays the electronic signature of the components so Lott can compare them to each other.

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AFREP: Innovating and regenerating

Published Nov. 29, 2016
By Tech. Sgt. Miguel Lara III and Senior Airman Danielle Quilla
509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. -- The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program (AFREP) is responsible for saving and preventing the Air Force from having to spend money by fixing equipment that was initially deemed beyond repair.

AFREP regenerates through innovation

AFREP regenerates through innovation

AFREP regenerates through innovation

AFREP regenerates through innovation

AFREP regenerates through innovation

AFREP regenerates through innovation