30The Military Engineer l May-June l 2010 Pacific Angel Engineering Projects Underway In Laoag More than 400 U.S. Air Force and Armed Forces of the Philippines en- gineers conducted operations at the Caaoacan and Apaya Elementary schools in Laoag, Philippines, in Febru- ary as part of Operation Paci?c Angel 10- 1. The civil engineers from the United States expressed how excited they were to be in the Philippines for Operation Paci?c Angel, a program aimed at im- proving military civic cooperation be- tween the United States and countries throughout the Asia-Paci?c region. During an eight-day period, the com- bined Paci?c Angel engineering team replaced the roofs of two buildings, installed drop ceilings, replaced sev- eral doors and refurbished damaged windows. Additionally, the engineers installed new wiring and ?xtures, re- placed the plumbing, provided general structural repairs to the walls and foun- dation and painted the buildings. The Caaoacan Elementary School was originally built in 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos using education stimulus funds provided by the United States. This is the ?rst time since 1972 that the building is being renovated by U.S. and the Armed Forces of the Philip- pines engineers. U.S. of?cials also are providing medi- cal care at the Santa Maria and San Ma- teo Elementary Schools in Ilocos Norte. Additionally, the United States and the Philippines will conduct a medical subject-matter expert exchange at the Laoag City General Hospital focusing on basic life support, infectious diseases, disaster readiness and public health. (Contributed by Capt. Genieve David, USAF, 13th Air Force Public Affairs) Solar Array to ‘Dim Luke AFB Electric Bill Members of the Air Force 56th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) are explor- ing how to reduce the multimillion dol- lar electric bill at Luke Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz., and go green with plans to build one of the largest solar arrays in the Air Force by December 2011. 2nd Lt. Christopher Warshaw, USAF, the 56th CES Energy Projects Manager, said members of Luke AFB use more than 60-million-kWh of electricity each year to support the mission. Costs continue to expand, he said. Currently, the base spends more than $5 million on electricity and most of the electricity used is not generated in a ‘green way. Solar energy was chosen because its abundant, Lt. Warshaw said. The 56th CES of?cials evaluated different solar generation technologies before settling on an option that could provide the maximum electrical gener- ation with the least interference to the mission, he said. After reviewing sev- eral opportunities across the base, the 116-acre parcel of land south of Super Sabre Street and west of Ammo Road Military News (continued)
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