Wright-Patterson AFB: Compass Recycling Gives Old Products New Life
February 10, 2022
February 10, 2022
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news:
By Jaima Fogg
88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Anyone who's navigated over land in the military has probably used a lensatic compass.
Lensatic compasses contain a glow-in-the-dark chemical called tritium, a self-powered lighting source that requires no recharging. The tritium illuminates the compass face so it can be seen i . . .
By Jaima Fogg
88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Anyone who's navigated over land in the military has probably used a lensatic compass.
Lensatic compasses contain a glow-in-the-dark chemical called tritium, a self-powered lighting source that requires no recharging. The tritium illuminates the compass face so it can be seen i . . .