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Show The Sampler, February 13,1986 i. ;V f When wb&el sftop s doe by the Army.. Repairs of this sort are done by generator me- by Michael Perez People who do Army vehicle . repairs must be proficient at their job in order not to waste . : time in getting vehicles back on the road. The goal of the equipment maintenance branch here is to maintain and repair the many, different types of Vehicles used ;;by the Army. "We are able to. fix the com- - chanics. The group of generator mechanics at the maintenance shop are highly trained and skilled workers who know a field which others may only look at and wonder. "I took the generator mechanics' course at Fort Belvbir, Va.," said Sgt. George Bzdil, generator mechanic here since July. "My interest in electronics put me in this field and I : vehicles, the different trucks and buses and construction vehicles," said Lynn Anderson, supervisor of the equipment maintenance branch merdal-typ- e enjoy the work." The proficiency of Bzdil and his peers is such that they can tear down a generator and put it back together. The crew of mechanics played . for 29 years. "The workers here always son said. "There are 20 em-- , have something to do," Ander- ployees here and they do their work very welL" " 'k-- the workload in maintenance," Anderson said, ."The shop is quite important and is a necessary part of the post. I believe that when the wheel stops, everything stops." In addition to fixing wheeled vehicles, work is also done to "Ckwisidering . two-mon- th - . . I'.' . a major role in supplying the power for Dugway during the blackout two years ago. "We were able to supply power to the post until commercial power could be restored," said Ander' son. Repairing equipment and helping out in emergency situa- . tions is what the equipment maintenance shop is all About. maintain power generators used years,' repairs the tall light on an Army vehicle. (U.S. Army photos by Bob Burraston, auto mechanic with equipment maintenance for six Michael Perez) , :4 I ' i i" il Ifcif t:lii lsN t - Army fJ,yjt--B-&ti---- " - Sgt George Bzdil, a graduate'ef t! k-.:.- hi .. f : m""1 'i S,.-- . linn gXdr. - ;:;:v.c::-V;;.....v----- ...: ii' iiii m .: ' : . y,;'- - '. nimwaw' v:vn v.;-:p;-;;- Mlrfnl ... ..V"II MfArks ; "" ;. ' an nvafabri - ; 1. "." : T '. W ' .;,V'Tw;. ' j."., ; i ; Reed receives SP4 RWM his oi part 'in' ...V . .rL.M i ' hi ffL:- Kiv I-- iltoiliif generator mecharilca course at Fort Behrolr, Ya., teste the leeWbsnce In an electrl- . ... 'i. ' V. f T '' ' . ! : |