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

• Iowa Army National Guard Deploys 2,800 Members (July 2010)
  • The Iowa Army National Guard is preparing 2,800 members of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division for deployment to Afghanistan in the coming months.
    
    
• STAR4D, Painting with Laser Precision (USMC Corrosion Prevention and Control Program Newsletter, Winter 2010)
  • Article by Ray Davidson, Marine Corps Logistics Command, Albany, GA about the STAR4Defense programs work with the Marines.
    
    
• Instructor Spotlight: Mark Brennan, Tobyhanna Army Depot (May 2010)
  • The STAR4Defense instructor at Tobyhanna Army Depot is the first to be featured in the Instructor Spotlight.
    
    

Previous Class Trained

Two painters came from Corpus Christi Army Depot to the STAR4Defense training facility. These two painters went through training to become STAR4D Aerospace Coatings Technician Certification Instructors on August 17 - 18, 2010.

L-R: Tessey Campos; Ramiro Salinas;