Damien Cuello performs a operational check of a rotating 900kW wind turbine brake disk at 45th Operations Group Detachment 2, Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, South Atlantic Ocean. The power house operator/mechanical associate stands at the controls as one of the three, approximately 80-foot, blades passing in the background. Cuello is a Computer Sciences Raytheon contract associate in charge of maintenance for the 6-wind turbine facility. The wind turbines works in parallel with low-load diesel generators powering the airfield, Space Command sites and facilities, and a royal air force airfield f
Damien Cuello performs a operational check of a rotating 900kW wind turbine brake disk at 45th Operations Group Detachment 2, Ascension Auxiliary Airfield, South Atlantic Ocean. The power house operator/mechanical associate stands at the controls as one of the three, approximately 80-foot, blades passing in the background. Cuello is a Computer Sciences Raytheon contract associate in charge of maintenance for the 6-wind turbine facility. The wind turbines works in parallel with low-load diesel generators powering the airfield, Space Command sites and facilities, and a royal air force airfield facility. Ascension AAF's award winning self-sufficiency solutions also includes drinking water production and waste water treatment. The mission of Det. 2 is support of eastern range space launches by collecting and disseminating radar, telemetry and tracking data. Ascension island is 35 square miles in a remote island location midway between Brazil and Angola. The nearest country is Liberia - 1000 miles away.
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