News>65th LRS keeps vital vehicle fleet running at Lajes Field
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Marco Brasil and Fernando Sousa, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, vehicle mechanics, perform daily maintenance checks on their vehicle fleet at Lajes Field, Azores, Mar. 18, 2013. The vehicle maintenance section performs routine maintenance and inspections on 123 vehicles per month. (Photo by Guido Melo)
Jose Pereira, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, motor vehicle dispatcher, organizes the government operated vehicle inspection forms prior to customer pick-up, at Lajes Field, Azores, Mar. 18, 2013. The vehicle dispatchers are responsible for 338 government operated vehicles on base. (Photo by Guido Melo)
Eduardo Ponto Graca, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, vehicle mechanic, checks the tire pressure before signing the vehicle out to a customer at Lajes Field, Azores, Mar. 18, 2013. The vehicle maintenance section performs routine maintenance and inspections on 123 vehicles per month. (Photo by Guido Melo)
Helio Avila, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, checks the radiator before driving the bus to the airfield, at Lajes Field, Azores, Mar. 18, 2013. The vehicle operators and dispatchers are responsible for 338 government operated vehicles on base. (Photo by Guido Melo)
3/29/2013 - LAJES FIELD, Azores -- The 65th Logisitics Readiness Squadron is responsible for maintaining government vehicles for the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field. Portuguese local nationals and uniformed Airmen work hand-in-hand in these shops to keep Lajes' vehicle fleet running to enable wing support to U.S., NATO, and third nation aircraft transiting the Atlantic Ocean. The vehicle maintenance section performs routine maintenance and inspections on 123 vehicles per month. The vehicle operators and dispatchers are responsible for 338 government operated vehicles on base.
