2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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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 testsABOARD 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 HAWKEYECONDUCTED 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-47bINSPECTED AND repaired approximately 140 military engines (FRC southeast)

INTRODUCED THE INTREPID TIGER II COMM JAMMERTO OPERATIONAL SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN

FLEW THE small tactical unmanned aircraft system (StuAs) for THE FIRST TIME AT CHINA LAKECONTINUED TO TEST E-2D IN-FLIGHT REFUELING CAPABILITY

PERFORMED FIRST F-35 AIM-120 TESTON NAWCWDS LAND RANGECOMPLETED 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. NAVYS TEST PILOT SCHOOL

Flew 18 SORTIES and 21 FLIGHT HOURS TESTING electrical loadS AND ORDNANCEON 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 / TRANSITIONEDTHREE 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-60RS AN/ALQ-210 SENSORS

FIELDED THE FIRST ALQ-237 ADVANCED ELECTRONIC ATTACK THREAT SIMULATOR SYSTEMDelivered 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-46ES FIREFIGHTING AND WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM (bambi bucket)

PERFORMED FIRST NIGHT TAKEOFF OF F-35CTO EVALUATE NIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEMCONDUCTED 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 INThe 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) PLATFORMCONTINUED TO TRANSITION EA-6B SQUADRONS TO THE EA-18G GROWLER

Completed fleet Testing of thea/s32a-47 shipboard helicopter handler (shh)aboard uss harry s. truman (cvn 75)

COMPLETED FIRST ADVANCED ANTI-RADIATION GUIDED MISSILE (AARGM) LIVE-FIRE LAUNCHFROM 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 REPAIRED10,588 AVIATOR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS(frc SOUTHEAST)

REDESIGNED AND DELIVERED25 a/m32k-10 munitions trailersfor 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 . . .213NEW AIRCRAFT 28,874MISSILES / BOMBS20TARGETS31UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES (UAV)9UAV GROUND SYSTEMS34TRAINING DEVICES548AIRCRAFT REPAIRS (INCLUDES COMMERCIAL / INTER-SERVICE)2,459ENGINE REPAIRS (INCLUDES COMMERCIAL / INTER-SERVICE)73,672COMPONENT REPAIRS2,129SUPPORT EQUIPMENT REPAIRS

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