WEBVTT 00:07.760 --> 00:09.890 On this edition of Airwaves . A first 00:09.899 --> 00:12.121 of its kind demonstration shows how the 00:12.260 --> 00:14.850 Q 25 ground station will integrate with 00:14.859 --> 00:16.920 the air wing of the future . Plus 00:16.930 --> 00:18.819 keeping the fleet mission ready . 00:18.819 --> 00:20.708 Engineers battle back against the 00:20.708 --> 00:22.874 elements to keep our aircraft flying . 00:22.920 --> 00:25.639 And the Oscar goes to our workforce , 00:25.799 --> 00:27.688 engineers and artisans across the 00:27.688 --> 00:29.579 organization help bring top Gun 00:29.590 --> 00:32.990 Maverick to life . Welcome to the 2022 00:33.000 --> 00:35.200 airwaves year in review , I'm Michael 00:35.209 --> 00:38.909 Oren . We began with a celebration 40 00:38.919 --> 00:41.659 years in the making in December 1982 00:41.669 --> 00:43.836 the Department of the Navy established 00:43.836 --> 00:45.725 what would become the V 22 Osprey 00:45.725 --> 00:47.836 program responsible for the cradle to 00:47.836 --> 00:49.509 grave acquisition sustainment 00:49.520 --> 00:51.709 development and production of the tilt 00:51.720 --> 00:53.942 rotor aircraft . Since its first flight 00:53.942 --> 00:56.779 in 1989 the V 22 Osprey has lost more 00:56.790 --> 00:59.590 than 700,000 flight hours in support of 00:59.599 --> 01:02.360 the US Marines Navy Air Force and the 01:02.369 --> 01:04.480 Japan Ground self defense force . The 01:04.480 --> 01:06.702 40th anniversary really is exciting for 01:06.702 --> 01:08.813 the V 22 program because if you think 01:08.813 --> 01:11.220 about the arc that the V 22 has been on 01:11.230 --> 01:13.286 throughout its entire life , it is a 01:13.286 --> 01:15.397 unparalleled capability in the entire 01:15.397 --> 01:18.169 world . And so the fact that we have 01:18.199 --> 01:21.300 been willing to challenge convention to 01:21.309 --> 01:23.309 do things that have never been done 01:23.309 --> 01:26.190 before is worth taking a step back and 01:26.199 --> 01:28.310 Commemorating the program office will 01:28.310 --> 01:30.421 continue to provide support for years 01:30.421 --> 01:32.255 to come . In February , the navy 01:32.255 --> 01:33.866 officially announced initial 01:33.866 --> 01:35.977 operational capability for the CMV 22 01:36.504 --> 01:38.671 Osprey following its maiden deployment 01:38.671 --> 01:40.893 with the USS Carl Vinson strike group . 01:40.893 --> 01:43.060 The CMV 22 performs the navy's carrier 01:43.060 --> 01:45.282 on board delivery missions and provides 01:45.282 --> 01:47.605 unique logistical support for the F-35 . 01:47.934 --> 01:50.224 Check out episode number 66 of the 01:50.235 --> 01:52.457 airwaves podcast to hear more about the 01:52.457 --> 01:54.513 aircraft carrier deployment with the 01:54.513 --> 01:57.260 air wing of the future . An exciting 01:57.269 --> 01:59.330 end to 2022 for the heavy lift 01:59.339 --> 02:02.080 helicopter program . The ch 53 K King 02:02.089 --> 02:04.089 Stallion was approved for full rate 02:04.089 --> 02:06.256 production . This marks the end of low 02:06.256 --> 02:08.478 rate initial production and a push into 02:08.478 --> 02:10.700 the deployment phase for the aircraft . 02:10.700 --> 02:12.811 It also means a ramp up in production 02:12.811 --> 02:14.645 and ultimately reduced unit cost 02:14.645 --> 02:16.645 considered the most technologically 02:16.645 --> 02:18.811 advanced helicopter in the world . The 02:18.811 --> 02:21.033 King Stallion is capable of three times 02:21.033 --> 02:23.256 the loads of its predecessor . The C 53 02:23.256 --> 02:25.256 E it is on schedule to declare full 02:25.256 --> 02:28.369 operational capability in 2029 . Now to 02:28.380 --> 02:30.547 a major milestone for the joint air to 02:30.547 --> 02:32.547 ground missile program , the Marine 02:32.547 --> 02:34.380 Corps declared initial operating 02:34.380 --> 02:37.550 capability for the AM 179 A for use 02:37.559 --> 02:39.389 with the A H one Z Viper attack 02:39.399 --> 02:42.279 helicopter jack is a guided missile 02:42.289 --> 02:44.800 that provides improved operational 02:44.809 --> 02:47.110 flexibility and a reduced logistics 02:47.119 --> 02:49.479 footprint to the H one platform . It is 02:49.490 --> 02:51.601 part of the effort to upgrade the A H 02:51.601 --> 02:54.490 one Z and uh one Y aircraft to maintain 02:54.500 --> 02:56.556 a competitive edge against potential 02:56.556 --> 02:59.020 adversaries . What started as a six 02:59.029 --> 03:01.029 month deployment lasted more than a 03:01.029 --> 03:04.919 decade . Now is back home . The navy's 03:04.929 --> 03:06.809 broad area maritime surveillance 03:06.820 --> 03:09.000 demonstrator returned from fifth fleet 03:09.009 --> 03:11.065 to its home base at the Tux River in 03:11.065 --> 03:13.330 June , marking the end of a 13 year 03:13.339 --> 03:15.399 deployment . The maritime variant of 03:15.410 --> 03:17.550 the Air Force Global Hawk deployed in 03:17.559 --> 03:20.759 2009 for a concept demonstration but it 03:21.220 --> 03:23.276 overseas increased . Its mission was 03:23.276 --> 03:26.660 extended year after year provided more 03:26.669 --> 03:29.199 than 50% of maritime intelligence , 03:29.210 --> 03:31.154 surveillance and reconnaissance in 03:31.154 --> 03:34.449 theater accruing over 42,500 flight 03:34.460 --> 03:37.380 hours in over 2000 overseas missions . 03:38.389 --> 03:40.445 The Navy's unmanned aircraft program 03:40.445 --> 03:42.611 teamed up with industry to demonstrate 03:42.611 --> 03:44.778 a vital capability for the carrier air 03:44.778 --> 03:46.722 wing of the future . In June , the 03:46.722 --> 03:48.889 government team at naval Air Station , 03:48.889 --> 03:51.056 Patuxent River conducted its first lab 03:51.056 --> 03:53.278 integration event to show how the MQ 25 03:53.279 --> 03:55.419 S ground control station will command 03:55.429 --> 03:57.919 unmanned aircraft at sea . They used 03:57.929 --> 03:59.762 Lockheed Martin's ground control 03:59.762 --> 04:01.985 station to operate Boeing's hardware in 04:01.985 --> 04:03.929 the loop air vehicle to send basic 04:03.929 --> 04:05.985 commands between the two systems for 04:05.985 --> 04:08.096 the first time . This is an important 04:08.096 --> 04:10.207 step in getting the unmanned aircraft 04:10.207 --> 04:12.540 integrated into the carrier environment . 04:12.540 --> 04:14.318 MQ 25 will be the world's first 04:14.318 --> 04:16.262 operational carrier based unmanned 04:16.262 --> 04:18.485 aircraft to provide an aerial refueling 04:18.485 --> 04:20.970 capability to the fleet . A first of 04:20.980 --> 04:22.980 its kind detect an avoidance system 04:22.980 --> 04:24.813 called Guardian promises to make 04:24.813 --> 04:26.758 defense aviation's manned unmanned 04:26.758 --> 04:29.250 teaming safer . Crew successfully 04:29.260 --> 04:31.427 demonstrated the system in a series of 04:31.427 --> 04:33.750 exercises at Webster outlying field at 04:33.769 --> 04:36.640 ST egos Maryland . The test air vehicle 04:36.649 --> 04:38.705 operators from unmanned air test and 04:38.705 --> 04:41.910 evaluation squadron UX 24 flew several 04:41.920 --> 04:43.920 unmanned aircraft toward each other 04:43.920 --> 04:46.087 when the systems came within 400 ft of 04:46.087 --> 04:47.976 each other . Guardian alerted the 04:47.976 --> 04:49.976 operators helping them to avoid the 04:49.976 --> 04:52.239 simulated crash . This all came about 04:52.250 --> 04:54.250 in response to the Federal Aviation 04:54.250 --> 04:56.369 administration's mandates limiting 04:56.380 --> 04:58.158 unmanned systems from operating 04:58.158 --> 05:00.450 alongside manned aircraft . The hope is 05:00.459 --> 05:02.403 to one day be able to enable every 05:02.403 --> 05:04.649 squadron and ship with the technology . 05:05.660 --> 05:07.771 They call it the cancer of the Navy . 05:07.910 --> 05:09.940 Corrosion is a multi billion dollar 05:09.950 --> 05:12.006 problem for ships and aircraft . And 05:12.006 --> 05:13.950 one of the primary reasons keeping 05:13.950 --> 05:16.100 aircraft on the ground , our assets 05:16.109 --> 05:18.109 spend much of their time on or near 05:18.109 --> 05:20.276 water and corrosion is hard to avoid . 05:20.420 --> 05:22.720 Not ad materials . Engineering division 05:22.730 --> 05:24.452 is developing new products and 05:24.452 --> 05:27.140 processes to slow down corrosion and 05:27.149 --> 05:28.980 minimize its impact on aircraft 05:28.989 --> 05:31.410 capability and availability . They're 05:31.420 --> 05:33.476 also creating and enhancing existing 05:33.476 --> 05:35.531 products to keep the fleet safe from 05:35.531 --> 05:37.799 germs like those that cause COVID and 05:37.809 --> 05:40.589 other illnesses . Forget about 05:40.600 --> 05:42.656 powerpoint sailors have a new way to 05:42.656 --> 05:44.711 train while under way . That's all . 05:44.711 --> 05:47.130 Thanks to the not the multi purpose 05:47.140 --> 05:50.160 reconfigurable training system or me 3D 05:50.170 --> 05:52.410 team in November . The team completed 05:52.420 --> 05:54.369 installation of the first me 3D 05:54.380 --> 05:57.070 classroom , a float aboard the aircraft 05:57.079 --> 06:00.725 carrier U A 3D provides a 06:00.734 --> 06:02.956 virtual training environment capable of 06:02.956 --> 06:04.945 simulating a variety of military 06:04.954 --> 06:07.515 systems , operations and maintenance 06:07.524 --> 06:10.075 task . The immersive system enables on 06:10.084 --> 06:12.545 the job training at sea without the use 06:12.554 --> 06:14.584 of actual tactical equipment which 06:14.595 --> 06:17.125 saves time and money and increases 06:17.135 --> 06:19.359 readiness . A lightning quick 06:19.369 --> 06:21.649 collaboration results in increased war 06:21.660 --> 06:25.109 fighter capability for the F-35 B . Now 06:25.200 --> 06:29.019 they now pe OTP OS various 06:29.029 --> 06:31.119 program offices and squadrons all 06:31.130 --> 06:33.970 teamed up to develop spot nine a second 06:33.980 --> 06:35.924 unaided night landing spot for the 06:35.924 --> 06:38.091 short takeoff vertical landing variant 06:38.091 --> 06:40.202 of the fifth generation fighter . The 06:40.202 --> 06:42.313 Marine Corps requested the additional 06:42.313 --> 06:44.258 landing spot on amphibious assault 06:44.258 --> 06:46.424 ships to overheating the flight deck . 06:46.424 --> 06:48.369 Teams from the aircraft launch and 06:48.369 --> 06:50.258 recovery program office developed 06:50.258 --> 06:52.091 advanced flight deck lighting to 06:52.091 --> 06:54.450 support the F-35 B in just four months , 06:54.649 --> 06:56.593 allowing pilots and subject matter 06:56.593 --> 06:59.720 experts from the X one and the X 23 to 06:59.730 --> 07:02.619 test spot 92 months ahead of schedule . 07:02.709 --> 07:04.709 All will use the testing results to 07:04.709 --> 07:07.309 engineer a final solution to install on 07:07.320 --> 07:11.209 all L AJ and LHD class fleet 07:11.220 --> 07:13.442 Readiness center Southeast is taking on 07:13.442 --> 07:15.579 a bigger role in supporting the F-35 07:15.589 --> 07:17.811 lightning too . They were designated as 07:17.811 --> 07:20.929 a second source of repair for the F 135 07:20.940 --> 07:22.940 engine , the propulsion system that 07:22.940 --> 07:25.107 powers the aircraft to prepare for the 07:25.107 --> 07:27.107 new work . Artisan will complete an 07:27.107 --> 07:29.218 extensive training program consisting 07:29.218 --> 07:31.273 of classroom and hands on learning . 07:31.404 --> 07:33.674 FRC Southeast expects to begin work on 07:33.684 --> 07:36.434 the first of five modules in April and 07:36.445 --> 07:38.334 as work increases , build new 07:38.345 --> 07:40.178 facilities to support the engine 07:40.178 --> 07:42.589 maintenance process . The Naval Air 07:42.600 --> 07:44.600 Warfare Center aircraft division is 07:44.600 --> 07:46.711 working on new ways to bring cargo to 07:46.711 --> 07:48.929 the front lines during an exercise at 07:48.940 --> 07:51.010 Webster outlying field in ST Inos , 07:51.019 --> 07:53.529 Maryland teams tested unmanned vehicles 07:53.540 --> 07:55.859 ability to carry supplies to military 07:55.869 --> 07:58.500 vessels at sea and to points on shore . 07:58.730 --> 08:00.508 This was part of the blue water 08:00.508 --> 08:02.859 logistics limited experiment hosted by 08:02.869 --> 08:06.079 PM 263 and the Naval Air Warfare Center 08:06.089 --> 08:08.160 Aircraft division . The ongoing blue 08:08.170 --> 08:10.226 water demonstrations are part of the 08:10.226 --> 08:12.226 Naval Air warfare center . Aircraft 08:12.226 --> 08:14.281 division's advanced naval technology 08:14.281 --> 08:16.281 exercise which will continue in the 08:16.281 --> 08:18.570 coming year . Fleet readiness center 08:18.579 --> 08:20.690 Southwest continues to keep the fleet 08:20.690 --> 08:22.912 flight ready . Becoming the first depot 08:22.912 --> 08:24.912 to tackle super hornet service life 08:24.912 --> 08:27.220 modification . A block two Super Hornet 08:27.230 --> 08:29.420 will undergo SLM when the aircraft 08:29.429 --> 08:32.030 reaches 6000 flight hours . A series of 08:32.039 --> 08:34.261 inspections will drive repairs with the 08:34.261 --> 08:36.372 goal of extending the service life of 08:36.372 --> 08:38.483 the airplane to 10,000 flight hours . 08:38.483 --> 08:40.650 Super Hornet variants have been active 08:40.650 --> 08:43.119 in naval service since 1999 . A rapid 08:43.129 --> 08:45.129 acquisition effort delivered a much 08:45.129 --> 08:47.348 needed communication system to marine 08:47.359 --> 08:49.929 aviation forces . The naval air traffic 08:49.939 --> 08:52.208 management systems program office field 08:52.218 --> 08:55.119 in the first MQ 13 communication system 08:55.129 --> 08:57.240 on to a temporary air traffic control 08:57.240 --> 08:59.799 tower in just two years . Marines and 08:59.809 --> 09:02.609 expeditionary use the temporary towers 09:02.619 --> 09:04.675 to monitor aircraft operating on the 09:04.675 --> 09:07.008 airfield or in the surrounding airspace . 09:07.080 --> 09:09.080 The modernized communication system 09:09.080 --> 09:11.024 will improve war fighter readiness 09:11.024 --> 09:13.080 provide a common solution across the 09:13.080 --> 09:15.024 Marine Corps expeditionary control 09:15.024 --> 09:17.247 towers and save millions in reoccurring 09:17.247 --> 09:20.070 operational and maintenance cost . The 09:20.080 --> 09:22.380 navy welcomed a new training helicopter 09:22.390 --> 09:24.280 designed to better prepare naval 09:24.289 --> 09:26.270 aviators for the fleet . Students 09:26.280 --> 09:28.391 assigned to training air wing five at 09:28.391 --> 09:30.336 Naval Air Station Whiting Field in 09:30.336 --> 09:32.113 Milton Florida began rotorcraft 09:32.113 --> 09:34.080 training in the new th 73 alpha 09:34.090 --> 09:37.460 Thrasher in September PMA 273 worked 09:37.469 --> 09:39.358 with Leonardo to develop advanced 09:39.358 --> 09:41.525 training program that will ensure both 09:41.525 --> 09:43.525 students and instructor pilots will 09:43.525 --> 09:45.691 know how to operate the new rotorcraft 09:45.691 --> 09:47.747 safely and effectively during flight 09:47.747 --> 09:49.969 training . This will better prepare the 09:49.969 --> 09:52.025 students for the transition to their 09:52.025 --> 09:54.136 fleet aircraft resulting in a reduced 09:54.136 --> 09:56.302 time to train and a better aviator for 09:56.302 --> 09:58.525 the Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard . 09:58.525 --> 10:00.636 Congratulations to the safety program 10:00.636 --> 10:02.747 at Fleet Readiness Center East . They 10:02.747 --> 10:04.969 were named by the Department of Defense 10:04.969 --> 10:06.969 as the best of the best in terms of 10:06.969 --> 10:09.025 safety and occupational health . The 10:09.025 --> 10:10.747 safety and occupational health 10:10.747 --> 10:12.747 management system achievement award 10:12.747 --> 10:14.969 recognizes the depot for implementing a 10:14.969 --> 10:17.136 culture of safety that aligns with the 10:17.136 --> 10:19.191 goals and objectives . The command's 10:19.191 --> 10:21.025 commitment to a safe and healthy 10:21.025 --> 10:23.247 workplace resulted in the lowest number 10:23.247 --> 10:25.469 of safety mishaps in the depots history 10:25.469 --> 10:27.136 and a significant increase to 10:27.136 --> 10:29.247 operational readiness fleet readiness 10:29.247 --> 10:31.358 Center Southwest completed a first of 10:31.358 --> 10:33.830 its kind repair to the CMV 22 osprey . 10:34.130 --> 10:35.908 The inner composite skin of the 10:35.908 --> 10:37.963 aircraft sustained a crack and minor 10:37.963 --> 10:40.000 composite damage . FRC Southwest 10:40.010 --> 10:42.460 artisans and engineers work together to 10:42.469 --> 10:44.191 remove and replace the damaged 10:44.191 --> 10:46.255 composite panel all while ensuring 10:46.265 --> 10:48.432 proper alignment of the composite skin 10:48.432 --> 10:51.645 to the aircraft . The CMB 22 is unique 10:51.655 --> 10:53.599 to other airframes serviced by the 10:53.599 --> 10:55.877 command because of its material makeup . 10:55.877 --> 10:58.015 The in service repair required 20,500 10:58.025 --> 11:00.695 man hours and was completed on time . 11:01.525 --> 11:03.755 FRC Southeast celebrated the next 11:03.765 --> 11:05.932 generation of artisans to complete its 11:05.932 --> 11:07.932 trades apprenticeship program . The 11:07.932 --> 11:09.709 graduates completed the painter 11:09.709 --> 11:11.154 discipline . One of seven 11:11.154 --> 11:13.209 concentrations that requires a three 11:13.209 --> 11:15.376 year commitment from the apprentices . 11:15.376 --> 11:17.543 The FRC Southeast launched the Renewed 11:17.543 --> 11:19.487 Apprenticeship program in 2019 . A 11:19.487 --> 11:21.487 combination work study program that 11:21.487 --> 11:23.709 provides apprentices with a competitive 11:23.709 --> 11:25.654 wage and benefits while learning a 11:25.654 --> 11:27.876 journey level trade recruitment for the 11:27.876 --> 11:29.876 program begins during the fall each 11:29.876 --> 11:31.765 year bridging the gap between the 11:31.765 --> 11:33.890 military and local community . That's 11:33.900 --> 11:36.067 the goal of the Eastern North Carolina 11:36.067 --> 11:38.233 Tech Bridge . It's the latest addition 11:38.233 --> 11:40.289 to a program designed to connect the 11:40.289 --> 11:42.511 Navy with non traditional partners like 11:42.511 --> 11:44.233 small business and academia to 11:44.233 --> 11:46.122 accelerate innovation and deliver 11:46.122 --> 11:48.289 products to the fleet faster at a more 11:48.289 --> 11:50.511 economical rate , led by the Department 11:50.511 --> 11:52.622 of the Navy's Naval agility office or 11:52.622 --> 11:54.625 Naval X . The Enc Tech Bridge will 11:54.635 --> 11:56.635 focus on advanced manufacturing and 11:56.635 --> 11:58.413 maintenance repair and overhaul 11:58.413 --> 12:01.015 technologies , all areas of emphasis at 12:01.025 --> 12:04.400 FRC East . This year , Naval Aviation 12:04.409 --> 12:06.465 celebrated the return of the top gun 12:06.465 --> 12:08.559 franchise and for good reason , the 12:08.570 --> 12:10.640 spectacular aerials came to life . 12:10.650 --> 12:12.650 Thanks to a dedicated group of Nava 12:12.890 --> 12:16.099 Knock ad and Knock WD professionals . 12:16.429 --> 12:18.651 All the visual that you see of it . The 12:18.651 --> 12:20.596 F-18 that is a live aircraft being 12:20.596 --> 12:22.651 filmed . No CGI in front of a screen 12:22.679 --> 12:24.735 test . Engineers are used to putting 12:24.735 --> 12:26.790 cameras on navy aircraft to evaluate 12:26.790 --> 12:28.679 updates and changes but paramount 12:28.679 --> 12:30.901 pictures has different equipment and it 12:30.901 --> 12:33.210 needed to be mounted inside and outside 12:33.219 --> 12:35.950 of the fa 18 Super Hornet . They 12:35.960 --> 12:38.127 created special enclosures for the A K 12:38.127 --> 12:40.599 cameras so the system would stay intact 12:40.650 --> 12:42.372 to celebrate their hard work . 12:42.372 --> 12:44.489 Employees enjoyed a special screening 12:44.500 --> 12:47.650 on base . That fleet readiness Center 12:47.659 --> 12:49.659 Southwest also played a role in the 12:49.659 --> 12:51.659 making of the film duplicating an F 12:51.659 --> 12:53.719 model paint job on a single seat E 12:53.729 --> 12:55.729 model from the commands long term 12:55.739 --> 12:57.850 storage area to use in the background 12:57.850 --> 13:00.219 of non flying scenes . The project took 13:00.229 --> 13:02.849 about five days to complete in February 13:02.859 --> 13:05.400 2020 . The E model Super Hornet was 13:05.409 --> 13:07.869 delivered to FRC Southeast where it 13:07.880 --> 13:09.809 underwent modification . It is 13:09.820 --> 13:13.080 currently a blue angel and finally a 13:13.090 --> 13:15.312 phone call that was out of this world . 13:15.429 --> 13:17.619 NASA SpaceX crew , five commander 13:17.630 --> 13:19.840 Nicole Mann and astronauts Josh Casada 13:20.229 --> 13:22.789 and Frank Rubio recently hosted a live 13:22.799 --> 13:25.021 space call from the International Space 13:25.021 --> 13:27.188 Station . They answered questions from 13:27.188 --> 13:29.188 students at the US naval test pilot 13:29.188 --> 13:31.355 school and Southern Maryland community 13:31.355 --> 13:33.466 on what it's like to live and work in 13:33.466 --> 13:35.577 space . They also gave some important 13:35.577 --> 13:37.521 advice to future astronauts , find 13:37.521 --> 13:39.632 something you love and do it really , 13:39.632 --> 13:41.355 really well because there's of 13:41.355 --> 13:43.577 different paths to being an astronaut , 13:43.577 --> 13:45.743 whether it's medicine or test pilots , 13:45.743 --> 13:47.966 engineering or geology . As long as you 13:47.966 --> 13:50.132 love it and you show how great you are 13:50.132 --> 13:52.466 at it . I think NASA might come calling . 13:52.466 --> 13:54.577 Both Mann and Casada are graduates of 13:54.577 --> 13:56.799 the school and served as test pilots in 13:56.799 --> 13:59.229 the US Marine Corps and US Navy . More 13:59.239 --> 14:02.299 than 90 other UN TPS graduates have 14:02.309 --> 14:05.049 become NASA astronauts and that's it 14:05.059 --> 14:07.409 for this edition of airwaves . See you 14:07.419 --> 14:08.586 on the flight line . 14:19.859 --> 14:19.880 Yeah .