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FIELDED FIRST USMC KC-130J HARVEST HAWK

WITH PRESSURIZED STANDOFF PRECISION GUIDED

MUNITIONS (SOPGM) LAUNCHER

CONDUCTED THE FIRST X-47B DECK HANDLING TESTS

ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

CONTINUED CH-53K DEVELOPMENT

AND TEST ARTICLE PRODUCTION

EARNED THIRD CARRIER LANDING CERTIFICATION FOR

THE V-22 AFTER LANDING ABOARD USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

COMPLETED FIRST AERIAL WEAPONS RELEASE

FROM ANY F-35 VARIANT (INERT 500-POUND GBU-12)

DEPLOYED THE AH-1Z SUPER COBRA FOR

THE FIRST TIME ABOARD USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8)

COMPLETED EIGHT CENTER BARREL REPLACEMENTS

EXTENDING F/A-18 SERVICE LIFE BY 70 PERCENT

(FRC SOUTHEAST)

ROLLED OUT THE P-8A POSEIDON AIRCRAFT

AT NAS JACKSONVILLE, FL

PROVIDED THE ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON

SYSTEM (APKWS) TO MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN

BEGAN GROUND TESTS ON THE FIRST

MQ-4C TRITON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM

COMPLETED INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND

EVALUATION ON THE E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE

CONDUCTED SAFE SEPARATION TESTING OF THE

AGM-84 HARPOON FROM THE P-8A POSEIDON

DEPLOYED THE CARGO RESUPPLY UAS (CRUAS)

IN A COMBAT ZONE AND FLEW 485 SORTIES

COMPLETED 2.75-INCH ROCKET SUBSYSTEM CAPTIVE

CARRIAGE AND LIVE-FIRE TESTING ON THE MH-60S

COMPLETED 1,000TH DEVELOPMENTAL TEST FLIGHT

FOR THE F-35B LIGHTNING II

CONDUCTED THE FIRST CARRIER HANDOFF

COMMUNICATION TEST FLIGHT OF THE X-47B

INSPECTED AND REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY

140 MILITARY ENGINES (FRC SOUTHEAST)

INTRODUCED THE INTREPID TIGER II COMM JAMMER

TO OPERATIONAL SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN

FLEW THE SMALL TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

SYSTEM (STUAS) FOR THE FIRST TIME AT CHINA LAKE

CONTINUED TO TEST E-2D

IN-FLIGHT REFUELING CAPABILITY

PERFORMED FIRST F-35 AIM-120 TEST

ON NAWCWD’S LAND RANGE

COMPLETED SCAN EAGLE TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION

ABOARD USCGC STRATTON

CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HELLFIRE MISSILES

TO FORCES IN THEATER

(67 LAUNCHED FROM HARVEST HAWK)

INSTALLED MODIFICATIONS ON 91 HH-60G PAVE HAWK

HELICOPTERS FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE

(FRC SOUTHWEST)

COMPLETED GROWLER ANECHOIC CHAMBER

SUSPENSION TESTING

LAUNCHED FIRST LOW-COST GUIDED IMAGING ROCKET

(LOGIR) WITH A WARHEAD AGAINST SEABORNE TARGETS

DELIVERED 77,439 SONOBUOYS

TO THE FLEET (FY12)

AWARDED CONTRACT TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY,

SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS, DISPLAYS, AND

NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTERS ON 20 C-130T HERCULES

RESTORED 100 F/A-18 WINGS AND TRAVELED TO TEXAS,

HAWAII, AND LOUISIANA TO MAKE REPAIRS

(FRC SOUTHWEST)

GRADUATED CLASSES 141 AND 142

FROM THE U.S. NAVY’S TEST PILOT SCHOOL

FLEW 18 SORTIES AND 21 FLIGHT HOURS TESTING

ELECTRICAL LOADS AND ORDNANCE

ON THE F/A-18F SUPER HORNET

READIED FIRE SCOUTS TO DEPLOY TO

THE HORN OF AFRICA ABOARD USS KLAKRING (FFG 42)

CONDUCTED V-22 MEDICAL EVACUATION DEMONSTRATION

FROM USS WYOMING (SSBN-742)

TESTED THE HH-60H GAU-17 LIGHT SABRE

COMPLETED ACOUSTIC, RADAR, AND

PYLON TESTING ON THE MH-60R

REDUCED ENGINE

VIBRATION RATES ON

THE LM2500

SHIPBOARD ENGINE BY

HAND-TIGHTENING

FUEL TUBES AND

IMPROVING

COMPRESSOR ROTOR

CONTROLS

(FRC SOUTHWEST)

CONDUCTED COMPLEX MISSILE DEFENSE FLIGHT TEST

ENGAGING MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY

PROVIDED REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO MORE THAN

10,000 STUDENTS SEEKING CAREERS IN SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

TESTED PAYLOAD DELIVERY UNIT (PDU)-5 FLIGHT

SEPARATION CHARACTERISTICS FROM

THE F/A-18 SUPER HORNET

CONDUCTED THE 100TH DEAD LOAD ARRESTMENT ON

THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)

AT NAWCAD LAKEHURST, NJ

ESTABLISHED / TRANSITIONED

THREE MH-60R SQUADRONS

RELOCATED F/A-18C HORNET TACTICAL OPERATIONAL

FLIGHT TRAINER FROM NAF ATSUGI TO

MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN

MACHINED 995 COMPRESSOR ROTORS WITH

HIGH-SPEED BLADE TIP GRINDERS (FRC SOUTHEAST)

DELIVERED FOUR SH-60B HELICOPTERS

TO THE BRAZILIAN NAVY

COMPLETED AIM-9X BLOCK II DEVELOPMENTAL TEST

COMMENCED SPAR MILL OPERATIONS AND

MANUFACTURED NINE HIGHLY COMPLEX PARTS

(FRC SOUTHEAST)

PROVIDED HARPOON MISSILE FOR LIVE-FIRE LAUNCH

DURING EXERCISE VALIANT SHIELD

FRC EAST EARNED 8TH CONSECUTIVE

CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

COMPLETED LAUNCH AND RECOVERY ENVELOPE

EXPANSION TESTING OF THE UH-1Y AND AH-1Z

ABOARD USS PELELIU (LHA 5)

DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE THE

MARINE CORPS TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT INTO A

SUPPORTING ARMS VIRTUAL TRAINER (SAVT)

HELPED REFURBISH THE WATER BRAKE CYLINDERS

ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

(FRC MID-ATLANTIC)

COMPLETED VITAL

REGRESSION

TESTING ON THE

MH-60R’S AN/ALQ-210

SENSORS

FIELDED THE FIRST ALQ-237 ADVANCED ELECTRONIC

ATTACK THREAT SIMULATOR SYSTEM

DELIVERED 45 A/S32A-48 LARGE LAND-BASED

TOW TRACTORS (LLTT) CAPABLE OF TOWING

AIRCRAFT WEIGHING 80,000-350,000 LBS.

CONDUCTED

ENVELOPE

EXPANSION TESTS

OF THE CH-46E’S

FIREFIGHTING AND

WATER DELIVERY

SYSTEM

(“BAMBI” BUCKET)

PERFORMED FIRST NIGHT TAKEOFF OF F-35C

TO EVALUATE NIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEM

CONDUCTED DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT

SENSOR TESTING ON THE MH-53E

BUILT AND DELIVERED THE FIRST CH-53E

CONTAINERIZED FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE FOR HMH-463,

STATIONED AT MCAS KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII

UPGRADED KC-130T TRAINING DEVICE WITH

A MORE REALISTIC COCKPIT ENVIRONMENT

INSTALLED FIRST THREE GE38 ENGINES IN

THE CH-53K GROUND TEST VEHICLE (GTV)

PROVIDED GQM-163A COYOTE SUPERSONIC SEA

SKIMMING TARGET FOR A LIVE-FIRE PRESENTATION

IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

UPGRADED THE EA-6B PROWLER SIMULATOR

AT MCAS CHERRY POINT TO

THE IMPROVED CAPABILITY III (ICAP III) PLATFORM

CONTINUED TO TRANSITION EA-6B SQUADRONS

TO THE EA-18G GROWLER

COMPLETED FLEET TESTING OF THE

A/S32A-47 SHIPBOARD HELICOPTER HANDLER (SHH)

ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

COMPLETED FIRST ADVANCED ANTI-RADIATION

GUIDED MISSILE (AARGM) LIVE-FIRE LAUNCH

FROM THE EA-18G GROWLER

COMPLETED THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL DEMONSTRATION

OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM

(EMALS) AT NAWCAD LAKEHURST, NJ

CONTINUED TO

OVERHAUL

CH-46E SEA KNIGHT

HELICOPTERS FOR

THE STATE

DEPARTMENT

(FRC EAST)

INSPECTED, SERVICED, AND REPAIRED

10,588 AVIATOR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS

(FRC SOUTHEAST)

REDESIGNED AND DELIVERED

25 A/M32K-10 MUNITIONS TRAILERS

FOR THE MARINE CORPS

NAVAL TEST WING ATLANTIC FLEW 20,640 FLIGHT HOURS

DURING 12,929 SORTIES IN 141 AIRCRAFT (46 T/M/S)

SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH

BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER TO HELP

WOUNDED WARRIORS FIND NEW CAREERS

DELIVERING RESULTS . . .

213 NEW AIRCRAFT

28,874 MISSILES / BOMBS

20 TARGETS

31 UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAV)

9 UAV GROUND SYSTEMS

34 TRAINING DEVICES

548 AIRCRAFT REPAIRS (INCLUDES COMMERCIAL / INTER-SERVICE)

2,459 ENGINE REPAIRS (INCLUDES COMMERCIAL / INTER-SERVICE)

73,672 COMPONENT REPAIRS

2,129 SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REPAIRS

. . . IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

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