2-Jun-2014Source: USMC
Since Vietnam, the “Gunfighters” of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 have proven themselves a versatile unit ready to support the Marine Air Ground Task Force time and again in combat and humanitarian efforts around the globe. Their final missions complete in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, HMLA-369 transferred authority to HMLA-467, deployed from Marine... Read more
1-Jun-2014Source: US DoD
Walbridge Aldinger Co., Detroit, Michigan, is being awarded $21,550,080 for firm-fixed-price task order 0005 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N40085-10-D-5331) for construction of a CH-53K helicopter maintenance training facility and Regional Communication Station (RCS) at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. The CH-53K facility will provide a training space to... Read more
23-May-2014Source: US Marine Corps
Lt. Col. William L. DePue, Jr. relinquished his duties as the commanding officer of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 to Lt. Col. Christopher M. Murray during a change of command ceremony at the squadron’s hangar on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma May 22. DePue was the first commander of VMM-265, after the squadron was redesignated... Read more
12-May-2014Source: USMC
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, executed confined aerial landings and flight instrument training May 6 on Kadena Air Base and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The squadron is with MAG-36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Confined aerial landings and flight instrument training are some of the... Read more
9-May-2014Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Connecticut, is being awarded a $1,244,677,064 fixed-price-incentive-firm target contract for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the Presidential Helicopter Replacement program. This contract provides for the procurement of six test aircraft and the associated support equipment, integration of mature government-defined mission systems, a training system including a flight training device... Read more
8-May-2014Source: Sikorsky
Editor note – You would not believe from the press release below that Sikorsky was the ONLY remaining bidder for this program, but that was the case. See this story from Reuters to put it all in context. The U.S. Navy today announced that Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has... Read more
8-May-2014Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today officially unveiled the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, the next generation in the CH-53 type series that the U.S. Marine Corps expects to begin operational service in 2019. During the rollout ceremony, attended by members of Congress, the Department of Defense, major suppliers to... Read more
6-May-2014Source: Donaldson
Donaldson Aerospace & Defense has completed delivering system development versions of its Engine Air Particle Protection System (EAPPS) to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s CH-53K program that will provide the next-generation heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps. The 12 Engineering Development Models delivered by Donaldson Aerospace & Defense, a division of Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI),... Read more
30-Apr-2014Source: Kaman
The K-MAX unmanned aircraft system has made a name for itself in Afghanistan, with more than 1,800 unmanned resupply missions flown and delivering over 4 million pounds of supplies to troops throughout the region since being deployed in 2011. This week, the K-MAX cargo-hauling copter will achieve a different type of milestone. K-MAX will make... Read more
30-Apr-2014Source: USMC
Since the first MV-22 Ospreys were deployed to Iraq in 2007, the Marines of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 have built a reputation for overcoming adversity through teamwork and ingenuity. The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s (MEU) current deployment has proven an opportunity for VMM-263 (Reinforced) Detachment A to continue that tradition aboard the USS... Read more
30-Apr-2014Source: USMC
Marines, sailors, and distinguished visitors gathered together aboard Moron Air Base, Spain, to observe Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 receive a new commander during a change-of-command ceremony, April 26, 2014. Lieutenant Colonel Brian T. Koch took command of VMM-162 from Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland. The squadron from Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C.,... Read more
29-Apr-2014Source: USMC
Marines, Sailors, families and former members of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 462 celebrated the squadron’s 70th anniversary aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., April 26. Throughout the past seven decades, HMH-462 made its mark in history as a Marine Corps work horse, attributing their success to the countless missions the squadron flew for... Read more
9-Apr-2014Source: USMC
Going beyond remote-controlled technology that currently exists for aircraft, the Office of Naval Research is spearheading the development of a new rotary-wing aircraft software and sensor system that would bring autonomous approaches and landings via manned or unmanned helicopters. According to ONR, the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) is designed to provide, “autonomous approaches and... Read more
28-Mar-2014Source: USMC
Service members at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay departed here, March 25, to begin a six-month deployment to Australia’s Northern Territory as part of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin. Approximately 100 Marines from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 (HMH-463) and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 (MALS-24), as well as four CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters... Read more
27-Mar-2014Source: DVIDS
A three-man team consisting of two U.S. Marines and a British Royal Air Force airman conducted a helicopter landing zone study aboard Patrol Base Boldak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2014. Landing zone studies are performed as often as possible in order to update requirements and the coordination needed to maintain the HLZ, as well... Read more
26-Mar-2014Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $21,624,392 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0004) to exercise an option for special progressive aircraft rework for one VH-3D and two VH-60N presidential helicopters, including two months of field level support. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn. (99 percent) and Quantico, Va. (1... Read more
21-Mar-2014Source: HeliHub.com
The US Marine Corps have recently issued a photo release with the two images accompanying this article. The brief description of them was as follows:- Members of the Nigerian Navy board a U.S. Marine Corps HH-46E for a search and rescue flight demonstration during a visit Feb. 4 with Naval Air Systems Command’s Specialized and... Read more
20-Mar-2014Source: CenturyLink
CenturyLink recently won a contract to provide voice, data network and telecommunications infrastructure services to the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., and the Marine Corps Barracks in Washington, D.C., that could be worth up to $8.5 million over the next two years. CenturyLink will provide a team of professional information technology specialists... Read more
16-Mar-2014Source: USMC
Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 167 bid farewell to Sgt. Maj. Wayne L. Allen, and welcomed Sgt. Maj. Charles E. Wells during a relief and appointment ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, Feb. 27. Allen served as the “Warriors” sergeant major from May 2012 to February 2014. Commanding... Read more
5-Mar-2014Source: US Marine Corps
As part of a larger effort to increase international cooperation, U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a bilateral carrier qualification with their Spanish counterparts from Maneuver Helicopter Battalion #4 (BHELMA IV) aboard USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), Feb. 25, 2014. The carrier qualification gave the pilots from SP-MAGTF Crisis Response... Read more
19-Feb-2014Source: Cobham
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by Boeing and Cobham in June 2013, Cobham has recently secured the first two annual Lots for the supply of Refuelling Probes for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in support of the second V-22 multiyear award from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). Capable of... Read more
18-Feb-2014Source: US Marine Corps
At Sea – An MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response lands aboard the French Mistral-class assault ship, Dixmude, to increase squadron proficiency while enhancing interoperability with the U.S. and their NATO allies during a bi-lateral engagement in the Mediterranean Sea, Feb. 8. The U.S. and French carrier qualification was the first... Read more
12-Feb-2014Source: US DoD
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $10,906,165 modification to an existing delivery order against a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-07-D-0004) for security and integrated logistic support in support of the VH assistant program manager for logistics for the VH-3D and VH-60N presidential helicopters. Work will be performed in Stratford, Conn. (88 percent)... Read more
11-Feb-2014Source: Sikorsky
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), has powered up the engines and spun the rotor head on the first prototype CH-53K heavy lift helicopter — designated the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV). The January 24 event continues the “Bare Head Light Off” phase of testing — so named because it was conducted without rotor blades — that... Read more
10-Feb-2014Source: USMC
The Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 774 (HMM-774), stationed out of Norfolk, Va., is currently in the process of retiring their CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopters, whose service spans 50 years, while transitioning to the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. “Most of the Marines in my squadron, myself included, have mixed emotions about this transition,” said Master... Read more
10-Feb-2014Source: USMC
Adm. Bill Gortney, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, presented awards to sailors and Navy Divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU2) Feb. 6 for salvaging last month’s downed MH-53E helicopter and recovering a missing aviator. Gortney also congratulated MDSU2 on other recent mission highlights including salvaging a downed U.S. Air Force F-16C Falcon... Read more
3-Feb-2014Source: USMC
Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 conducted low light flying evaluations for the squadron’s senior pilots at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point from Jan. 20-27. Evaluated and certified by flight instructors with Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, the HMLA-467 pilots reinforced the principles and skills required to pilot an aircraft... Read more
22-Jan-2014Source: US Marine Corps
Eleven corporals with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303 (HMLAT-303) symbolically received the noncommissioned officer blood stripe during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 17. Understanding the commitment behind the rank only begins the transformation from follower to leader. Noncommissioned officers form the backbone of leadership in the Marine... Read more
19-Dec-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Lt. Col. Christopher J. Boniface relinquished command of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 to Lt. Col. Kirk B. Nelson during a change of command ceremony at the squadron’s hangar, Dec. 6. In the presence of many friends, peers and family members, Boniface passed the squadron colors to Nelson, signifying the passage of the many... Read more
18-Dec-2013Source: Frost & Sullivan
As Department of Defense (DoD) budgets tighten, military services will be forced to spend less on helicopters. The declining budget is also driving trends of upgrading and remanufacturing existing platforms rather than funding new helicopter programs. Conversely, the civil helicopter market has rebounded after the 2008-2009 recession that resulted in a lack of financing to... Read more
16-Dec-2013Source: US Marine Corps
HeliHub.com editor introduction – With an increasing number of observers suggesting that Japan could be close to following Israel in ordering the V-22 Osprey, this report from US Marine Corps is interesting in the depth it goes… Fourteen members of the Japan House of Representatives and Senate visited various facilities at Marine Corps Air Station... Read more
5-Dec-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Since its inception, the Marine Corps has adapted to and overcome the numerous challenges and obstacles that have stood before it. And with highly capable units such as Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 772, the Marine Corps will conquer future obstacles as well. Commonly known as the “Hustlers,” HMH-772 is primarily stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst... Read more
4-Dec-2013Source: Christie
Christie® today announced that Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI) awarded Christie the contract to supply the U.S. Marine Corps with projection systems consisting of 12 Christie Matrix StIM™ WQ 1-chip DLP® solid state LED projectors for AH-1W Weapons Systems Trainer (WST) Device 2F136A upgrades. Six display system projectors will be installed at Marine Corps Base Camp... Read more
2-Dec-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 participated in a distinguished visitor and media relations visit aboard Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base, Nov. 30, 2013. The squadron, which operates out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, flew an MV-22 Osprey to the media event with hopes of clarifying misconceptions some Japanese public... Read more
27-Nov-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $18,064,906 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-09-D-0008) for additional joint performance based logistics support for the Marine Corps (MV-22), Air Force, and Special Forces Operations Command (CV-22) aircraft. Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas (50 percent); and Philadelphia, Pa. (50 percent), and... Read more
27-Nov-2013Source: US DoD
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $57,146,970 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) to exercise an option for MissionCareTM maintenance services in support of the V-22’s inventory of AE1107C engines. The services being performed will include O-level supply support, Repair of Repairable engine components and whole engines, field service representatives, low... Read more
25-Nov-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $33,023,240 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to delivery order 0044 previously issued against a basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006) in support of the V-22. This modified order provides for engineering and technical support for the V-22 flight control system and on-aircraft avionics software; flight test planning and coordination of... Read more
22-Nov-2013Source: Naitonal Defense
Maj. Gen. Steven Busby, commanding general of of the third Marine aircraft wing at MCAS Miramar, said Nov. 20 at the Milcom conference that he would welcome having some of the service’s MV-22 variants serve in the aerial refuelling capacity – see full story... Read more
19-Nov-2013Source: US DoD
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,256,869 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-0091) to exercise an option for the procurement of four Block A to B 50 – 69 series upgrade installs for the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (60 percent); Havelock, N.C. (20... Read more
15-Nov-2013Source: USMC
Four additional MV-22B Ospreys have deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, to support Operation Damayan, a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan. As of yesterday, 129,000 pounds of relief supplies had been distributed, and hundreds of displaced persons had been relocated to the Philippine capital of Manila,... Read more
8-Nov-2013Source: US DoD
Weston Solutions Inc., West Chester, Pa., is being awarded $6,576,624 for firm-fixed-price task order FZ01 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62583-09-D-0131) for design and construction of an MV-22 Aviation Fuel Storage Facility at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton. The work to be performed provides for expansion of the existing fuel storage... Read more
5-Nov-2013Source: US Marine Corps
“We are so sad that the exercise got cancelled, but it was still good training,” said Master Chief Petty Officer Kazuyuki Morita, senior enlisted of the Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer Ise (DDH-182), a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel. The training mentioned by Morita would have pertained to a United States MV-22 Osprey landing on the JS... Read more
4-Nov-2013Source: US Marine Corps
In 2008, the commandant of the Marine Corps proposed to “grow the force,” from that idea arose Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467. HMLA-467 was officially activated October 23, 2008. The squadron celebrated its fifth anniversary Thursday, by hosting a birthday party in its honor. More than 100 people attended the event. Maj. Lee Hemming,... Read more
30-Oct-2013Source: US DoD
Honeywell International Inc., Tempe, Ariz., has been awarded a maximum $502,425,544 firm-fixed-price with prospective-price-redetermination, indefinite-quantity contract for purchase of spare parts to support various weapon systems to include aircraft, engines, helicopters, and related hardware. This is a five-year base contract with one four-year option period. This contract was a sole-source acquisition. Locations of performance are... Read more
30-Oct-2013Source: US DoD
Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Rockford, Ill., is being awarded $7,416,890 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 7005 against previously awarded contract (N00383-12-D-011N) for the repair of 118 aircraft constant frequency generators in support of the V-22 Osprey. Work will be performed in Rockford, Ill., and work is expected to be completed by March 31, 2014. Fiscal 2014 Navy... Read more
29-Oct-2013Source: USMC
Lt. Col. Nicholas A. Morris relinquished command of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 to Lt. Col. Wade J. Dunford during a change of command ceremony at the HMH-461 flight line, Oct. 18. Morris’ first duty station was Marine Corps Air Station New River in 1997, where he served as a pilot for Marine Heavy... Read more
29-Oct-2013Source: Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $33.9 million follow-on production contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, for the Target Sight System (TSS), the fire control system for the U.S. Marine Corps’ AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter. TSS’ advanced sensors provide pilots with enhanced capabilities to acquire, track and designate targets. TSS Lot 10 deliveries will... Read more
28-Oct-2013Source: Bloomberg
U.S. Marine Corps personnel improperly recorded data used to measure the combat readiness rate of the MV-22 Osprey made by Textron Inc. and Boeing Co. in the three years ending in 2011, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general. see full story... Read more
1-Oct-2013Source: USMC
With the advent of the MV-22B Osprey, the CH-46E Sea Knight is being retired from service in the Marine Corps. As the transition takes place, training for maintenance of the 49-year veteran aircraft will cease. The last two Sea Knight flight line mechanics graduated from the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training in a ceremony... Read more
1-Oct-2013Source: USMC
The last of the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 flew from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Camp Kinser today to await final disposition. The aging CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters are being replaced on a one-for-one basis with the MV-22B Osprey, which can fly twice as fast, carry three times... Read more
27-Sep-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Sgt. Maj. Bradley W. Baiotto stepped on deck as the sergeant major of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (VMM), Sept. 13, during a relief and appointment ceremony in the VMM-365 hangar. During the ceremony, Sgt. Maj. Jeffery M. Cullen stepped down as senior enlisted advisor for the squadron and retired. Baiotto just returned from a... Read more
26-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $20,516,768 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order 0026 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006). This order provides for upgrades to the existing 15 Marine Corps and 8 Air Force V-22 training devices. The Marine Corps (MV) and Air Force devices (CV) will be upgraded to the... Read more
26-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,523,227 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a delivery order issued previously against basic ordering agreement (N00019-07-G-0008) for non-recurring engineering and flight test aircraft modifications to incorporate the Joint Allied Threat Awareness System and APR-39D(V)2 radar warning receiver into the MV-22 Osprey aircraft. Work will be performed in... Read more
26-Sep-2013Source: Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., has been awarded a $44.8M Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the ongoing depot level service and support of the US Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopter’s Night Targeting System (NTS). Elbit Systems of America’s Merrimack facility received the contract for services and support to... Read more
23-Sep-2013Source: Royal Navy
Flown by the United States Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force, it is mainly a heavy lift troop carrier, and has been deployed in both combat and rescue operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya. Six years ago HMS Illustrious became the first non-US ship to fly an Osprey and was pleased to welcome one back... Read more
14-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Solpac Construction Inc. doing business as Soltek Pacific Construction Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded $11,870,000 for firm-fixed-price task order #0002 under a previously awarded multiple award construction contract (N62473-10-D-5411) for the design and construction for Hangar 5 renovations and additions at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar. The work to be performed provides for... Read more
12-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
MOOG Inc., Aurora, N.Y., is being awarded $9,920,000 for firm-fixed-price delivery order #7084 against previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00383-09-G-002D) for the repair of 155 Swashplate actuators in support of the V-22 aircraft. Work will be performed at Aurora, N.Y., and is expected to be completed by July 11, 2014. Fiscal 2013 Navy working capital... Read more
1-Sep-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) was redesignated as Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (VMM-262) during a ceremony today at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. HMM-262, which is assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force was originally activated Sept. 1, 1951 as Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 262 (HMR-262)... Read more
1-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded an $8,906,715 cost-plus-fixed fee, firm-fixed-price contract for ten V-22 Block A to B 50-69 series upgrade kits and ten V-22 Block A- to B 50-69 series installs. Work will be performed in Philadelphia, Pa. (60 percent), and Fort Worth, Texas (40 percent), and is expected... Read more
1-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Physical Optics Corp.*, Torrance, Calif., is being awarded $14,452,568 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order #0003 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N68335-12-G-0045) for the upgrade of 49 aircraft data transfer systems to advanced data transfer systems for the MH-60 and V-22 aircraft. This effort provides for the development of hardware and software solutions for an advanced... Read more
1-Sep-2013Source: US DoD
Bell Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $9,363,229 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N61340-12-C-0033) to exercise an option for the procurement of one Tiltrotor (MV-22) Containerized Flight Training Device for the United States Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Amarillo, Texas (45 percent); Chantilly, Va. (26 percent); Salt... Read more
25-Aug-2013Source: US DoD
Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $10,778,997 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-10-C-0020) for 11 low power repairs of the AE1107 turbo shaft engines for the MV-22 aircraft and two months of mission care site support for HMX-1s in Quantico, Va. Work will be performed in Oakland, Calif. (70 percent); Indianapolis,... Read more
5-Aug-2013
HH-60 from MCAS Kadena crashed and caught fire near MCAS Hansen. 3 serious injuries and 1 fatal – named as Tech. Sgt. Mark A Smith... Read more
1-Aug-2013Source: US DoD
PKL Services Inc., Poway, Calif., is being awarded a $16,300,156 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00421-09-C-0023) to exercise an option for reset organizational level maintenance services in support of Marine Corps AH-1W, UH-1N, CH-53D/E, and CH-46E platforms. Work will be performed in Camp Pendleton, Calif. (30 percent); Jacksonville, Fla. (25 percent); Iraq/Afghanistan (22... Read more
31-Jul-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 off-loaded 12 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at the port facility at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, July 30. The aircraft arrived by commercial cargo ship before being flown to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, as part of HMM-262. The 12 aircraft will be inspected,... Read more
10-Jul-2013Source: Japan Daily Press
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima pleaded with the central government to stop the deployment of the second batch of MV-22 Ospreys that are due to be deployed to the US bases on the southern Japanese island, after arriving at the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni near Hiroshima at the end of July for testing see full... Read more
4-Jul-2013Source: Office of Inspector General
This report is the first in a series of reports evaluating Naval Air Systems Command acquisition management of the CH-53K program. We evaluated the CH-53K program documentation used to support the increased procurement quantity from 156 to 200 aircraft for the CH-53K program. What We Found The Marine Corps procurement quantity for CH-53K Heavy Lift... Read more
28-Jun-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $60,163,310modification to the previously awarded V-22 fixed-price-incentive-fee Lot 17 – 21 multiyear contract (N00019-12-C-2001). This modification provides for the manufacture and delivery of one MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps in accordance with the Variation in Quantity clause. Work will be performed in... Read more
27-Jun-2013
Maj. Michael Hutchings and Capt. David Haake were decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross on Wednesday, becoming the first Marine MV-22 Osprey pilots to ever receive the award. The Distinguished Flying Cross is the third highest medal a member of a flight crew can receive. see full story... Read more
27-Jun-2013Source: US DoD
Head Inc.*, Columbus, Ohio, is being awarded a $10,984,000 firm-fixed-price contract for construction of a simulated landing helicopter dock (LHD) flight deck at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. The work to be performed provides for construction of a LHD flight deck consisting of high temperature resistant concrete material, a new landing officer safety officer tower... Read more
23-Jun-2013Source: US Marine Corps
Sgt. Maj. Anthony P. Banks Sr. handed the sword of office to Sgt. Maj. Kevin S. Wiss, who became the sergeant major of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366 during a ceremony here today. Banks retired during the same ceremony after 30 years of service in the Marine Corps. He began his career as a cannoneer... Read more
21-Jun-2013Source: Rotovue
Lt. Col. Brian C. Smith relinquished command of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 to Lt. Col. Kelvin W. Gallman during a change of command ceremony at the squadron’s hangar aboard Marine Corps Air Station New River, June 7. see full story There is an official profile of Lieutenant Colonel Kelvin W. Gallman on the USMC website... Read more
19-Jun-2013Source: Selex ES
Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, has been selected by Boeing Defense, Space & Security to supply its SRT-200 High-Frequency radio communication systems to the V-22 Osprey Program. This is the result of a challenging competition between the key worldwide players in the field, a further evidence that Selex ES know-how and portfolio leadership is unchallenged... Read more
14-Jun-2013
Osprey engine exhaust caused grass fire on a Dare County bombing range. No word as to extent of fire. Osprey was “slightly scorched”... Read more
13-Jun-2013Source: US DoD
Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $4,894,124,381 modification to definitize the previously awarded V-22 Lot 17 undefinitized contract action/Lot 18 advance acquisition contract to a fixed-price-incentive-fee, multiyear contract (N00019-12-C-2001). In addition, this modification provides for the manufacture and delivery of 92 MV-22 tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and 7 CV-22... Read more
