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- Ribbon cuttings, new innovations,

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and big changes at the helm for NAVAIR,

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NAWCAD, and NAWCWD, in
this edition of AIRWAVES.

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Hi, I'm Mikel Lauren Proulx,

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and welcome to the latest
edition of AIRWAVES.

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We begin with a series of hellos

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and goodbyes across the organization.

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First, it's called the most
powerful helicopter ever made.

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This May, Marines at Air Station
New River, North Carolina,

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took delivery of their
first CH-53K King Stallion.

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The aircraft's arrival enters
into supportability test plan

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as the Marines work to develop the program

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as it moves forward.

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At Patuxent River Naval Air Station,

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the US Navy Test Pilot School welcomed

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its newest plane to the fleet.

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ASTARS III is a modified
C-26 passenger plane

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and it'll serve as a flying classroom

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for countless aviators.

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What makes this platform
special is it's part

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of an effort to bring speed to the fleet

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with the NAWCAD AIRWorks
Acquisition program.

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- It brings a capability
that we haven't had before

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to the schoolhouse where we'll be able

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to have students actively learning

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about systems test techniques,
airborne in the airplane

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and still connected to
our grounds station,

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here, back at the schoolhouse.

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- You can learn more about the Navy's

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newest flying classroom by visiting

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our website at www.navair.navy.mil/news.

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The newest addition to the
Navy's Atlantic Test Ranges

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at Naval Air Station Patuxent
River is open for business.

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At a special event in
March, leaders from NAWCAD,

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NAS Patuxent River, and
GW Management Services

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dedicated a new operations center.

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The new extension will bring
new and improved capabilities

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to the Navy's Test and Evaluation program.

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Another ribbon cutting of note,

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the Unmanned Patrol Squadron
19 marked the on-track delivery

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of an Early Operational
Capability to the fleet

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and completion of their new hangar

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at Naval Base Ventura
County, at Point Mugu.

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The facility will house

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the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system.

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The first MQ-4C Triton
arrived in November 2017

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and the second arrived this April.

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The Triton will be a forward-deployed,

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land-based, remotely operated system.

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(bells chime)

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Fair winds and following seas
to Vice Admiral Paul Grosklags

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this Summer, as he retired
and passed the helm over

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to fellow H-60 veteran
Vice Admiral Dean Peters.

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Hundreds gathered as the two men

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ushered in a new dawn for NAVAIR.

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- But it's a great day for
our Navy and naval aviation

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for not only just to get out

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and see these beautiful platforms

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and talk about our great people,

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but also to honor the service

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of a truly impactful
leader in Paul Grosklags.

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- [Narrator] And U&W bid a fond farewell

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to Rear Admiral Mark Darrah.

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Darrah retired in May,
handing over command

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of the Office of Unmanned Aviation

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and Strike Weapons to
Rear Admiral Brian Corey,

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who made the move to Pawtuxet
River from China Lake.

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Rear Admiral Scott Dillon relieved

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Rear Admiral Corey as the Commander

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of the Naval Air Warfare
Center Weapons Division

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in April.

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NAVAIR Commander Vice Admiral Dean Peters

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took the opportunity to assess readiness

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through firsthand feedback
from sailors and marines.

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He recently joined
Commander Naval Air Forces

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Vice Admiral DeWolfe Miller

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and Commanders Fleet Readiness Center's

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Rear Admiral Michael Zarkowski

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for a Boots on the Ground event

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at Fleet Readiness Center WESTPAC.

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The visit included a trip

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to the forward deployed USS Ronald Reagan

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and tours of Naval Air Facility Atsugi

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and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni.

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The Boots on the Ground event

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gave Naval Aviation
Enterprise senior leadership

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the chance to see, first-hand
readiness degraders,

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command challenges, and how maintenance

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and supply improvements
have been incorporated

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into their work centers.

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Folks at the Cargo Lab at
Pax River Naval Air Station

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are working on an improved way

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to hold down cargo in military aircraft.

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They're testing a net
that would hold down cargo

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in case of a crash in the water.

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- Imagine a vehicle rollover,

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with the seatbelt on, just underwater.

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So, things in your car
will fly, fly around,

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and hit your stuff.

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Cargo does that same thing in the water.

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- The key is to keep the
crew from getting hit

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and to help them escape an aircraft

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without having to make their way

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around loose cargo.

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The netting has been around for awhile

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in the V-22, the goal is to incorporate it

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into other aircraft.

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Engineers and developers got a chance

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to get input from service members

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when they showed off a
newly designed gunner seat

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in Norfolk, Virginia.

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The new seat is designed for
the H-60 Sierra helicopter,

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developers say it's more survivable

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and more ergonomic.

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- You're able to move around the aircraft

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a lot better, you can
reach the oxygen tank

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for the pre check valve, and then be able

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to maneuver it, wherever you need to,

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in the back of the aircraft.

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- Feedback from fleet is
also helping engineers

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to get it on the aircraft quickly

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and efficiently.

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This seat is still in development,

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look for more on our NAVAIR website.

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In Lakehurst, New Jersey, engineers

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are trying to more effectively use sailors

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assigned to certain jobs on ships.

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More specifically, they're working

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to see if robots can
carry ordnance on deck.

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A sailor would control them
from a central location

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on the ship.

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Engineers say this
could redirect personnel

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to other jobs.

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The key is to make sure the
robots work well at sea.

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- Is this thing going to be robust enough

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to be out there, on the carrier deck?

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Is this going to be,
you know, the materials

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that it's going to be made out of,

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is it going to be resistant to corrosion?

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And be able to be robust enough to dealing

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with the ship shaking around?

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There's a lot of noise,
there's a lot of vibration,

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especially during aircraft operation.

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- High honors for NAWCAD's
Jennifer Lam-Nguyen Pham,

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she won the Most Promising
Engineer of the Year

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at the 2018 Asian American
Engineer of Year awards in April.

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The Navy recognized her for 11 years

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of exceptional work as
an electronics engineer

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supporting various programs
and her community service.

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Thousands gathered in Washington
D.C.'s National Harbor

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for Sea Air Space 2018,

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called the largest Maritime
Exposition in the US.

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The event is to advance the quality

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of the Navy, the Marines,
and the Coast Guard.

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Exhibitors and presenters came together

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to showcase the latest and greatest

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in maritime defense and energy technology.

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- Sea Air Space is a great forum.

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Everybody is here and everybody is focused

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to supporting the war-fighting element.

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How can we accelerate acquisition?

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How can we improve capacity?

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How do we bring agility into
the acquisition environment?

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Everybody here is the
discussing that, right?

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And they all want to lean
forward to help you do that.

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- Next year's event
will take place in May.

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In California, more than
80 fifth and sixth graders

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took part in a computer coding camp hosted

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by Naval Air Warfare Center
Weapons Division in June.

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The free four day camp introduced them

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to programming, web and game development,

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soldiering, videography,
and more through fun

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and engaging activities.

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CodeChangers, an organization designed

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to get young students
creating and innovating

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with technology, provided the
curriculum and instructors.

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The goal is invest in the future

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by helping students become
creators with technology.

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And that's it for this
edition of AIRWAVES.

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See you on the flight line.

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