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...When I was made commander of this place, I thought, 'What did I do to inherit a junkyard?' " says Air Force Colonel Henry Gronewald, who has had the job since June 1974. In fact, Gronewald has more planes under his command than any other base commander in the U.S. Air Force. He soon discovered that the base he commands is more than a giant junkyard, although one MASDC task is reclaiming usable parts from those planes that will never fly again. The Pentagon transmits a weekly computerized "save list," and in a special hangar MASDC maintenance mechanics...
...open market at periodic public auctions. Business is brisk. Among the buyers are airplane dealers, corporate agents, crop-dusting outfits and aircraft-leasing operators. Foreign customers have included Honduras, Peru and the Republic of China. No bombers are sold no matter how friendly the foreign government, and thus far, Gronewald points out, there have been no sales to any Arab countries. "The Arabs buy new," he observes. Last year MASDC salvaged $206 million worth of spare parts; sold, donated (to federal or state agencies) or returned to service $450 million worth of aircraft; and collected $3 million from the sale...
...Strenuous Life. In Springfield, ΙΙΙ., Soda Jerk Herman Gronewald was rushed to the hospital after he wrenched his back whipping cream...
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