Spray Technique Analysis and Research for Defense (STAR4D®)

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Welcome to STAR4Defense

Hands-on customized training for military spray technicians.

STAR4Defense training provides:

• customized training to meet your facilities' needs
• the opportunity to use state-of-the-art painting equipment
• comprehensive hands-on and classroom teachings
• training using the VirtualPaint, a virtual-reality based training simulator

Training and research are the cornerstones of the STAR4Defense program. With an extensive analysis and research library, the STAR4Defense experts have the most up-to-date information on coatings, technologies, and application techniques.

News Headlines

• Depot Painters Use Virtual Reality to Hone Their Craft (October 2011)
  • A ribbon cutting ceremony was held for the new Virtual Reality STAR4Defense Painter Training and Certification Program at the Corpus Christi Army Depot aviation Center on October 21, 2011.
     
• Marine Corps Cost of Corrosion Declines by $85 Million (August 2011)
  • Since the DoD Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight began issuing yearly reports that track what the military services spend on corrosion prevention and control, the Marine Corps has studied the numbers.
     
• VirtualPaint Training and STAR4D in Aircraft Maintenance Technology (August 2011)
  • One of the pivotal factors in aerospace maintenance is maintaining an efficient coating process.
     

Previous Class Trained

Eight individuals came from Missouri 1107th Avaiation Classification Repair Activity Depot (AVCRAD) to the STAR4Defense training facility. These eight attendees went through the STAR4D Coatings Technician Certification program on Oct. 18-20, 2011.

Four individuals came from MCLB Albany, GA; Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA to the STAR4Defense training facility. These four attendees went through the STAR4D Coatings Technician Certification program on Oct. 25-26, 2011.

Michael Duncan (Albany); Keithon Smith (Albany); Mark Brennan (Tobyhanna); Thomas Cron (Tobyhanna)