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signed in April, Northrop Grumman
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end overhaul — a process called                                     ability,” said Pat McMahon, sector

programmed depot maintenance —                                      vice president and general man-
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within the Air Force Life Cycle                                     grams, the new nine-year overhaul

Management Center, Wright Pat-                                      cycle will reduce the average length
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