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2. FIELDED FIRST USMC KC-130J HARVEST HAWK
WITH PRESSURIZED STANDOFF PRECISION GUIDED
MUNITIONS (SOPGM) LAUNCHER

3. CONDUCTED THE FIRST X-47B DECK HANDLING TESTS
ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

4. CONTINUED CH-53K DEVELOPMENT
AND TEST ARTICLE PRODUCTION

5. EARNED THIRD CARRIER LANDING CERTIFICATION FOR
THE V-22 AFTER LANDING ABOARD USS NIMITZ (CVN 68)

6. COMPLETED FIRST AERIAL WEAPONS RELEASE
FROM ANY F-35 VARIANT (INERT 500-POUND GBU-12)

7. DEPLOYED THE AH-1Z SUPER COBRA FOR
THE FIRST TIME ABOARD USS MAKIN ISLAND (LHD-8)

8. COMPLETED EIGHT CENTER BARREL REPLACEMENTS
EXTENDING F/A-18 SERVICE LIFE BY 70 PERCENT
(FRC SOUTHEAST)

9. ROLLED OUT THE P-8A POSEIDON AIRCRAFT
AT NAS JACKSONVILLE, FL

10. PROVIDED THE ADVANCED PRECISION KILL WEAPON
SYSTEM (APKWS) TO MARINES IN AFGHANISTAN

11. BEGAN GROUND TESTS ON THE FIRST
MQ-4C TRITON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM

12. COMPLETED INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST AND
EVALUATION ON THE E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE

13. CONDUCTED SAFE SEPARATION TESTING OF THE
AGM-84 HARPOON FROM THE P-8A POSEIDON

14. DEPLOYED THE CARGO RESUPPLY UAS (CRUAS)
IN A COMBAT ZONE AND FLEW 485 SORTIES

15. COMPLETED 2.75-INCH ROCKET SUBSYSTEM CAPTIVE
CARRIAGE AND LIVE-FIRE TESTING ON THE MH-60S

16. COMPLETED 1,000TH DEVELOPMENTAL TEST FLIGHT
FOR THE F-35B LIGHTNING II

17. CONDUCTED THE FIRST CARRIER HANDOFF
COMMUNICATION TEST FLIGHT OF THE X-47B

18. INSPECTED AND REPAIRED APPROXIMATELY
140 MILITARY ENGINES (FRC SOUTHEAST)

19. INTRODUCED THE INTREPID TIGER II COMM JAMMER
TO OPERATIONAL SERVICE IN AFGHANISTAN

20. FLEW THE SMALL TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
SYSTEM (STUAS) FOR THE FIRST TIME AT CHINA LAKE

21. CONTINUED TO TEST E-2D
IN-FLIGHT REFUELING CAPABILITY

22. PERFORMED FIRST F-35 AIM-120 TEST
ON NAWCWD’S LAND RANGE

23. COMPLETED SCAN EAGLE TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION
ABOARD USCGC STRATTON

24. CONTINUED TO PROVIDE HELLFIRE MISSILES
TO FORCES IN THEATER
(67 LAUNCHED FROM HARVEST HAWK)

25. INSTALLED MODIFICATIONS ON 91 HH-60G PAVE HAWK
HELICOPTERS FOR THE U.S. AIR FORCE
(FRC SOUTHWEST)

26. COMPLETED GROWLER ANECHOIC CHAMBER
SUSPENSION TESTING

27. LAUNCHED FIRST LOW-COST GUIDED IMAGING ROCKET
(LOGIR) WITH A WARHEAD AGAINST SEABORNE TARGETS

28. DELIVERED 77,439 SONOBUOYS
TO THE FLEET (FY12)

29. AWARDED CONTRACT TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTIVITY,
SAFETY, COMMUNICATIONS, DISPLAYS, AND
NAVIGATIONAL COMPUTERS ON 20 C-130T HERCULES

30. RESTORED 100 F/A-18 WINGS AND TRAVELED TO TEXAS,
HAWAII, AND LOUISIANA TO MAKE REPAIRS
(FRC SOUTHWEST)

31. GRADUATED CLASSES 141 AND 142
FROM THE U.S. NAVY’S TEST PILOT SCHOOL

32. FLEW 18 SORTIES AND 21 FLIGHT HOURS TESTING
ELECTRICAL LOADS AND ORDNANCE
ON THE F/A-18F SUPER HORNET

33. READIED FIRE SCOUTS TO DEPLOY TO
THE HORN OF AFRICA ABOARD USS KLAKRING (FFG 42)

34. CONDUCTED V-22 MEDICAL EVACUATION DEMONSTRATION
FROM USS WYOMING (SSBN-742)

35. TESTED THE HH-60H GAU-17 LIGHT SABRE

36. COMPLETED ACOUSTIC, RADAR, AND
PYLON TESTING ON THE MH-60R

37. REDUCED ENGINE
VIBRATION RATES ON
THE LM2500
SHIPBOARD ENGINE BY
HAND-TIGHTENING
FUEL TUBES AND
IMPROVING
COMPRESSOR ROTOR
CONTROLS
(FRC SOUTHWEST)

38. CONDUCTED COMPLEX MISSILE DEFENSE FLIGHT TEST
ENGAGING MULTIPLE TARGETS SIMULTANEOUSLY

39. PROVIDED REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE TO MORE THAN
10,000 STUDENTS SEEKING CAREERS IN SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)

40. TESTED PAYLOAD DELIVERY UNIT (PDU)-5 FLIGHT
SEPARATION CHARACTERISTICS FROM
THE F/A-18 SUPER HORNET

41. CONDUCTED THE 100TH DEAD LOAD ARRESTMENT ON
THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)
AT NAWCAD LAKEHURST, NJ

42. ESTABLISHED / TRANSITIONED
THREE MH-60R SQUADRONS

43. RELOCATED F/A-18C HORNET TACTICAL OPERATIONAL
FLIGHT TRAINER FROM NAF ATSUGI TO
MCAS IWAKUNI, JAPAN

44. MACHINED 995 COMPRESSOR ROTORS WITH
HIGH-SPEED BLADE TIP GRINDERS (FRC SOUTHEAST)

45. DELIVERED FOUR SH-60B HELICOPTERS
TO THE BRAZILIAN NAVY

46. COMPLETED AIM-9X BLOCK II DEVELOPMENTAL TEST

47. COMMENCED SPAR MILL OPERATIONS AND
MANUFACTURED NINE HIGHLY COMPLEX PARTS
(FRC SOUTHEAST)

48. PROVIDED HARPOON MISSILE FOR LIVE-FIRE LAUNCH
DURING EXERCISE VALIANT SHIELD

49. FRC EAST EARNED 8TH CONSECUTIVE
CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD

50. COMPLETED LAUNCH AND RECOVERY ENVELOPE
EXPANSION TESTING OF THE UH-1Y AND AH-1Z
ABOARD USS PELELIU (LHA 5)

51. DEMONSTRATED THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE THE
MARINE CORPS TACTICAL ENVIRONMENT INTO A
SUPPORTING ARMS VIRTUAL TRAINER (SAVT)

52. HELPED REFURBISH THE WATER BRAKE CYLINDERS
ABOARD USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)
(FRC MID-ATLANTIC)

53. COMPLETED VITAL
REGRESSION
TESTING ON THE
MH-60R’S AN/ALQ-210
SENSORS

54. FIELDED THE FIRST ALQ-237 ADVANCED ELECTRONIC
ATTACK THREAT SIMULATOR SYSTEM

55. DELIVERED 45 A/S32A-48 LARGE LAND-BASED
TOW TRACTORS (LLTT) CAPABLE OF TOWING
AIRCRAFT WEIGHING 80,000-350,000 LBS.

56. CONDUCTED
ENVELOPE
EXPANSION TESTS
OF THE CH-46E’S
FIREFIGHTING AND
WATER DELIVERY
SYSTEM
(“BAMBI” BUCKET)

57. PERFORMED FIRST NIGHT TAKEOFF OF F-35C
TO EVALUATE NIGHT LIGHTING SYSTEM

58. CONDUCTED DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT
SENSOR TESTING ON THE MH-53E

59. BUILT AND DELIVERED THE FIRST CH-53E
CONTAINERIZED FLIGHT TRAINING DEVICE FOR HMH-463,
STATIONED AT MCAS KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII

60. UPGRADED KC-130T TRAINING DEVICE WITH
A MORE REALISTIC COCKPIT ENVIRONMENT

61. INSTALLED FIRST THREE GE38 ENGINES IN
THE CH-53K GROUND TEST VEHICLE (GTV)

62. PROVIDED GQM-163A COYOTE SUPERSONIC SEA
SKIMMING TARGET FOR A LIVE-FIRE PRESENTATION
IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA

63. UPGRADED THE EA-6B PROWLER SIMULATOR
AT MCAS CHERRY POINT TO
THE IMPROVED CAPABILITY III (ICAP III) PLATFORM

64. CONTINUED TO TRANSITION EA-6B SQUADRONS
TO THE EA-18G GROWLER

65. COMPLETED FLEET TESTING OF THE
A/S32A-47 SHIPBOARD HELICOPTER HANDLER (SHH)
ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75)

66. COMPLETED FIRST ADVANCED ANTI-RADIATION
GUIDED MISSILE (AARGM) LIVE-FIRE LAUNCH
FROM THE EA-18G GROWLER

67. COMPLETED THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL DEMONSTRATION
OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM
(EMALS) AT NAWCAD LAKEHURST, NJ

68. CONTINUED TO
OVERHAUL
CH-46E SEA KNIGHT
HELICOPTERS FOR
THE STATE
DEPARTMENT
(FRC EAST)

69. INSPECTED, SERVICED, AND REPAIRED
10,588 AVIATOR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
(FRC SOUTHEAST)

70. REDESIGNED AND DELIVERED
25 A/M32K-10 MUNITIONS TRAILERS
FOR THE MARINE CORPS

71. NAVAL TEST WING ATLANTIC FLEW 20,640 FLIGHT HOURS
DURING 12,929 SORTIES IN 141 AIRCRAFT (46 T/M/S)

72. SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH
BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER TO HELP
WOUNDED WARRIORS FIND NEW CAREERS

73. 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

74. . . . IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
• SECNAV • THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT
• OPNAV FOR AVIATION
• COMMANDER • THE NAVAL AVIATION PEOs
NAVAL AIR FORCES • DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• THE SYSCOMs • INDUSTRY
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