Master Sergeant Nets Cash:

Dec. 19, 2006

MSgt. Kenneth Oswald, with the 26th Fighter Wing Safety Office at Cannon AFB, N.M., has received $7,000 for recommending a different lock removal procedure on the F-16 aircraft to prevent compressor case damage. His suggestion, according to a base news release, will save the Air Force $50,342.

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