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Col. Kevin Gordon, 15th Wing commander, cuts a ribbon to open Hangar 35 with Roman Orkrasinski, 15th Maintenance Group maintenance operations officer, Lt. Col. John Drain, 15th Maintenance Squadron commander, and Col. Robert Copes, 15th MXG commander, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 4, 2018. Recent construction on Hangar 35 updated the building's doors so the hangar could hold several aircraft at a time with the doors closed. The renovation gives the 15th MXG more space for aircraft storage in severe weather conditions and triples the group's indoor space for inspections.

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Col. Robert Copes, 15th Maintenance Group commander, gives opening remarks at the Hangar 35 ribbon cutting ceremony, May 4, 2018, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Recent construction on Hangar 35 updated the building's doors so the hangar could hold several aircraft at a time with the doors closed. The renovation gives the 15th MXG more space for aircraft storage in poor weather conditions and triples the group's indoor space for inspections.

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Col. Kevin Gordon, 15th Wing commander, opens one of the doors to Hangar 35 with the help of Airmen from the 15th Maintenance Group, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 4, 2018. Recent construction on Hangar 35 updated the building's doors so the hangar could hold several aircraft at a time with the doors closed. The renovation gives the 15th MXG more space for aircraft storage in poor weather conditions and triples the group's indoor space for inspections.

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Hickam Field Hangar Gets an Upgrade

Published May 8, 2018
By 1st Lt. Avery Larkin
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Col. Kevin Gordon, 15th Wing commander, cuts a ribbon to open Hangar 35 with Roman Orkrasinski, 15th Maintenance Group maintenance operations officer, Lt. Col. John Drain, 15th Maintenance Squadron commander, and Col. Robert Copes, 15th MXG commander, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 4, 2018. Recent construction on Hangar 35 updated the building's doors so the hangar could hold several aircraft at a time with the doors closed. The renovation gives the 15th MXG more space for aircraft storage in severe weather conditions and triples the group's indoor space for inspections.

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