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Industry and government engineers have mitigated an ongoing engine integration issue for the CH-53K King Stallion—the Marine Corps new heavy-lift helicopter. This “tiger team” of experts from a variety of […]
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Team Solves CH-53K Engine Integration Issues
Industry and government engineers have mitigated an ongoing engine integration issue for the CH-53K King Stallion—the Marine Corps new heavy-lift helicopter. This “tiger team” of experts from a variety of […]
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VMFA-314: First Marine Corps Squadron Transitions to F35C
Under instruction of the Navy’s F-35C fleet replacement squadron (FRS), Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 began transitioning from legacy F/A-18C Hornets to the […]
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E-2D: Launching in the Next Decade
When there is a call to battle, it is the first fixed-wing aircraft off the carrier, leading the charge. Once deployed, it is the eyes, ears and brains of the […]
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E-2D Sustainment Pilot Program Created
Department of Navy (DoN) leaders established an enduring and disciplined sustainment management process by approving and launching the first Sustainment Program Baseline (SPB) pilot for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in […]
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NAWCAD Lakehurst Expands Additive Manufacturing Facility
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst is supporting Naval Aviation readiness and sustainment through the growth of its advanced manufacturing capabilities, with the recent expansion of its (AM) […]
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Old Bird Teaches Test Pilots New Tricks
Over the course of their 11-month program, students at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland, have the unparalleled opportunity to fly […]
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F-35 Rapid Response Team Takes Repairs on the Road
When issues arise with an F-35 Lightning II, the F-35 Rapid Response Team (RRT) stands ready to get the jet back in the fight. “Anything that happens outside the depot—for […]
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New Operating Model Transforms Supply
NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS) has aligned and modernized core business practices and introduced a new Operating Model (Op Model) to evolve supply support to the fleet. Three integrated […]
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Grampaw Pettibone
Gramps from Yesteryear March-April 2000 A Canyon Catastrophe A flight of two F/A-18 Hornets was on a two-fold training mission: one part dissimilar air combat training (DACT) and the second, […]
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Naval Aviation Focuses on Maintaining Readiness
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Programs, Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan serves as the lead for the engineering reform pillar of the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation. In his […]