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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      A truck22nd LRS innovations save $40,000
                        
                        
                        The 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight recently modified trucks to increase the safety of Airmen. Railings were built to guard the edges of the tailgate, where Airmen stand to load cargo into aircraft. The innovation will save the base approximately $40,000 by building the railings instead of purchasing them, as each truck will cost $300 to fix, versus the projected $7,000 each. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan)
                
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McConnell AFB innovation saves $40K, increases safetyPublished Sept. 13, 2017
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class Erin McClellan
                    
                    
                    22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
            The 22nd Logistics Readiness Squadron’s vehicle management flight recently constructed and installed a modification on a vehicle to enhance the safety of McConnell Air Force Base Airmen while saving the Air Force thousands of dollars.
The nine-ton high-lift truck is used for loading cargo into the KC-135 Stratotanker, and will also be used with the KC-46 Pegasus after its arrival. Until now, the tailgate of the trucks, where Airmen stand while moving the cargo, posed a fall risk. 
“The 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron came to us, and they wanted railings added to make the nine-ton high-lift safer,” said 1st Lt. Claryn Stewart, 22nd LRS vehicle management flight commander.
To solve the problem, railings were welded to the sides of the tailgate. To ensure the aircraft wouldn’t be damaged, rubber bumpers were also added. 
“We have three of them here, and we’ll be getting three more with the new KC-46 coming in, so we’ll do a total of six trucks for them,” said Stewart. “The number one priority is safety and taking care of our people.”
In the end, 22nd LRS personnel will save the base approximately $40,000 by building the railings instead of purchasing them. Each truck will cost $300 to fix, versus the projected $7,000 each.
“The Occupational Safety and Health Administration-approved railings that we could buy downtown were thin and flimsy,” said Jerry Gentry, 22nd LRS vehicle management technician, who helped design and produce the railings. “(We used) the same material they use to make roll cages for racecars. They’re built to exceed OSHA standards.”McConnell AFB 



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