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- [Christopher] My name's Senior Airman Christopher Caruso.

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I was deployed with the 455th in Bagram

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during May, 2017 through October, 2017.

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While deployed, I developed a Mobile Pod Test Stand,

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which is capable of

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allowing the maintainers to actually perform

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either maintenance, op checks,

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and actually storage of a pod on it.

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Previously, we were only able to perform maintenance,

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primarily on an aircraft.

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Or the pod would be stored on what is known as

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an Egyptian dolly, where we're unable to completely

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perform maintenance.

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With the aid of the Mobile Pod Test Stand

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we're able to bring out there the pod to the aircraft,

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and actually interface with either the pylon

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or Hardpoint via a jumper cable.

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While the jumper cable can

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be used when

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a pod is actually stored on an aircraft,

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so with just disconnecting the cam plugs

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from the aft of the pylon,

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we just connect the jumper cable in between.

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I designed this rack in

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a manner so that it's capable of being used between

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all set ups of aircraft,

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whether there's tanks on the aircraft or pods.

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So this,

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storage rack can actually go in between

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a tank and a pod while stored on it.

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Time savings overall for this mobile pod test stand

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allows us within 20 minutes bring out a pod

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and actually op check it,

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and have it returned to service possibly

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in an additional 20 minutes.

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Normally we would have to spend upwards

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of an hour to two hours to actually install a pod,

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ops check it, then remove a pod if I needed

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to turn that aircraft back to service.

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Now with this just 20 minutes,

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that's involving two personnel overall,

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and while that pod is stored on the test stand

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I'm able to complete all op checks in a timely manner,

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and actually do it safely.