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Mazie Hirono: Corrosion costs the DOD about $20 billion per year; however, only very limited resources are spent on corrosion…

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Corrosion costs the DOD about $20 billion per year; however, only very limited resources are spent on corrosion mitigation efforts.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono highlights the financial impact of corrosion on the Department of Defense.

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