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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Walter Wilson and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Imber, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainers, use a grease gun to squeeze bio-based grease into a forklift carriage at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. JBLE is one of four Air Force bases that will perform a 12-month long test of the grease on its vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)Langley 1 of 4 bases to test bio-based grease
                        
                        
                        Walter Wilson and Airman 1st Class Nicholas Imber, both 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainers, use a grease gun to squeeze bio-based grease into a forklift carriage at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. JB Langley-Eustis is one of four Air Force bases that will perform a 12-month long test of the grease on its vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Evin Diaz, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, replaces a vehicle’s wheel bearing after it is coated with a bio-based grease at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. A 12-month long experiment, will be performed on vehicles across the installation, to observe the impact that the bio-based grease has on vehicle life and maintenance longevity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)Langley 1 of 4 bases to test bio-based grease
                        
                        
                        Senior Airman Evin Diaz, a 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, replaces a vehicle’s wheel bearing after it is coated with bio-based grease at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. A 12-month long experiment will be performed on vehicles across the installation, to observe the impact that the bio-based grease has on vehicle life and maintenance longevity. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
                
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        U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin West, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, coats the fifth wheel of a tractor trailer with a bio-based grease at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. JBLE has partnered with the Defense Logistics Agency to host a 12-month long experiment that will perform a test of the bio-based grease on three vehicles from different mission assets across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)Langley 1 of 4 bases to test bio-based grease
                        
                        
                        Airman 1st Class Justin West, a 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, coats the fifth wheel of a tractor trailer with bio-based grease at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 31, 2017. JB Langley-Eustis has partnered with the Defense Logistics Agency to host a 12-month long experiment that will perform a test of the bio-based grease on three vehicles from different mission assets across the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois)
                
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Langley 1 of 4 bases to test bio-based greasePublished Feb. 23, 2017
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Kaylee Dubois
                    
                    
                    633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
            **JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) --**The 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight was chosen to participate in a 12-month long experimental testing of a new bio-based grease to lessen the base's impact on the environment.The 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron and representatives from the Defense Logistics Agency briefed the vehicle management flight about the impact of the bio-based grease on the three vehicles chosen to test the grease Jan. 31.Members of the 441st VSCOS will also partner with the Navy, Marine Corps, NASA and the Kennedy Space Center to test the bio-based grease in their vehicles.“Bio-based grease is a bio-environmentally friendly lithium-based product that takes the place of petroleum-based grease,” said Tech. Sgt. Kevin Moss, the 441st VSCOS vehicle program management branch program manager. “We do a lot of planning, research and working with different partners such as DLA and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense to select the random vehicles from several different bases to participate in this program."After the testing is complete, if the bio-based grease proves to be just as capable as the current grease being used, it will be substituted and used Air Force-wide and possibly Defense Department-wide. According to Moss, the environmentally-friendly bio-based grease aligns with the Air Force’s initiative to utilize more renewable or green materials and resources.“The more petroleum-based products we can take out of our vehicle maintenance inventories and change them over to a greener system, the better for the environment it is,” Moss said. “If bio-environmentally friendly grease falls onto the ground, it still takes energy to clean it up but doesn’t necessarily hurt the environment as much as the petroleum-based lubricant.”To keep the integrity of the experiment, JB Langley-Eustis was not the only base selected for testing. The other bases selected include Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Hill AFB, Utah. Each base was selected based on its diverse climates, unique mission capabilities and vehicle usage.“(JB Langley-Eustis) places a great deal of pressure on its vehicles, tugging aircraft to and from the flightline, as well as a mixture of warm and cool weather conditions,” Moss said. “Here at Langley, it’s not too cold, not too hot, and we get some salty air. It’s important to test here so we get a good idea how vehicles are affected in this type of environment.”Along with ensuring the positive impact on the environment, this test could potentially show if the maintainers are affected by the shift to eco-friendly products. By changing from a petroleum-based to a non-petroleum-based product, the research team expects vehicle maintenance life will extend, as well as decreasing the time between needed maintenance and the amount of work maintainers put in. According to George Handy, DLA program manager, the DOD sets the example for civilian agencies by leading the way in green products and sustainability.“I think it’s very important that the DOD leads the way in these activities because so many of us are doing this in our own civilian lives, off the installation, and are being subjected to the opportunity to buy sustainable products at home,” Handy said. “Bringing awareness of the DOD using sustainable products may encourage commercial sectors such as the railroad and farming industry to implement bio-based products, therefore reducing the impact on the environment.”As the Air Force increases the use of sustainable products throughout everyday operations, Airmen gain the knowledge and opportunity to raise awareness of the benefits of going green.“The Air Force is on the leading edge of technology,” Moss said. “Hopefully, we can use this initiative to become a greener fleet and reduce our carbon footprint. We are the world’s greatest Air Force. We fly, fight, win and push to reduce, reuse and recycle.”JB Langley-Eustis 



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