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No energy escaping here … Vehicles driven on base now
required to pass inspection
Airman Pedro Mota Federal (military and civilian) employees at Luke test was done and the month and year it expires (two
Air Force Base began receiving emails Wednesday years after it was conducted).
Airmen 1st Class Andrew Sustar and Michael Echeverria, from no-reply@apims.af.mil, titled “Action Required:
56th Aerospace Medical Squadron bio-environmental engi- Vehicle emission testing self-certification is due If your vehicle is registered outside of Arizona and
neering technicians, conduct radioactive swipe tests Jan. within 30 days.” you do not meet one of the exemptions listed below,
15 at Luke Air Force Base. The swipes are conducted when you will be required to have your vehicle emissions
any radiation packaging is being sent to or from the base to This is a self-certification tasking allowing the tested.
ensure there is no radiation leakage. Air Force to demonstrate compliance with a federal
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decals (window stickers). The decals were discontin-
ued due to posing a possible security weakness, hence, a year
leaving the installation in a noncompliance status.
An emissions test from another state can be used
The self-certification program is being used to, once to meet the requirements. You will need to know the
again, show compliance with the CAA requirements county where the emissions test was conducted and
and fully complies with requirements. Luke is one of the year it expires. If you are exempt from your licens-
two remaining Air Force bases to go “live” with the ing state inspection due to being stationed outside
registration process. Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, of that state, you will have to have an emissions test
implemented the program in January 2014. performed in Maricopa County. You do not need to
register your vehicle in Phoenix but you will have to
What does this mean to you? comply with the test.
If your vehicle is registered in Maricopa County,
you will need to provide the year, make and model For more information regarding the Air Force Ve-
of the vehicles you drive on base 60 days or more a hicle I/M Program, call Robert Tetla at 623-856-6890.
year. You will also need to know when your emissions
Courtesy of 56th Civil Engineer Squadron
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