Royal Bahraini Air Force members tour 183rd Fighter Wing

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (03/07/2014)(readMedia)-- Royal Bahraini Air Force members tour 183rd Fighter WingSPRINGFIELD, IL – Two members of the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) toured the 183rd Fighter Wing Centralized Repair Facility (CRF) in Springfield, Ill., March 6.

Capt. Loay Yusuf Almannaei and Capt. Ahmed Badia Alsaad were accompanied by Terry Stine, International Engine Management Program for Bahrain, and Vito Cece, General Electric Aviation Country Manager for Bahrain.

The group visited to see how the 183rd's engine repair facilities are run and discuss the 183rd's Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance process. During the tour, the group viewed all stages of an engine rebuild, from tear down to completion, and preparation for shipment.

After viewing the main floor of the CRF, they toured the test cell and the hush house, where the engines are run under actual load conditions. The tour also included visits to the non-destructive inspection, metals technology, engine management and quality assurance sections of the CRF.

The RBAF members hope to use their knowledge of our processes to improve their own, making a more efficient and effective force.

The group was in route to the Interantional Engine Review in Evendale, Ohio.

(Left) Master Sgt. Carl Hassselbring of Bloomington, Ill., with the 183rd Fighter Wing, explains the importance of cleanliness during the engine rebuilding process to Capt. Ahmed Badia Alsaad (middle) and Capt. Loay Yusuf Almannaei (right) of the Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF), during a tour of the 183rd Fighter Wing Centralized Repair Facility March 6. The RBAF members visited the 183rd in route to the International Engine Review in Evendale, OH.

(Left to right) Lt. Col James R. Bentley of Springfield, Ill., Commander of the 183rd Maintenance Squadron, Vito Cece, General Electric Aviation Country Manager for Bahrain, Terry E. Stine, International Engine Management Program for Bahrain, Tinker AFB, Capt. Loay Yusuf Almannaei, Royal Bahraini Air Force, Capt. Ahmed Badia Alsaad, Royal Bahraini Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Wayne Vorreyer of Springfield, Ill., Chief of Maintenance, 183rd Maintenance Squadron, stand for a photo during a tour of the 183rd Fighter Wing Centralized Repair Facility March 6.