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t&S TS Trainers Provide U.S. Central Command Mission Support U nder a recent task order contract, Technical Services was selected to operate U.S. Central Command’s (USCENTCOM) Joint Training System Support Office (JTSSO) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. TS will perform work at the command’s headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base, other U.S. locations and throughout the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. Under the JTSSO program, the Technical Services sector will provide assistance to military planners during the planning, execution and assessment of USCENTCOM’s battle staff, combined and joint training exercises and newcomer Staff Indoctrination Course (SIC). The SIC course hastens the integration of all incoming personnel (military, civilian, contractor and foreign nationals) by providing three days of lectures and computer-based instruction on the command’s mission, focus, structure, strategy, operational environment and staffing procedures. Additionally, the TS team operates and maintains the USCENTCOM Joint After-Action Reporting System. This includes management of the process of writing and collecting, reviewing, editing, analyzing and recommending disposal and dissemination of USCENTCOMapproved joint universal lessons learned. “This contract reinforces our credentials as the provider of choice in the exercise and training arenas and positions us to support the emerging requirements of our customer, the warfighter,” said David Townsend, Technical Services JTSSO program manager. “With the JTSSO award, CENTCOM has retained a skilled and proven exercise planning, training and joint lessons learned team with more than 65 years of cumulative experience.” TS 1 2 3 4 1 TS Awarded Digital Leader Development Center Contract The U.S. Army has awarded Technical Services a Digital Leader Development Center (DLDC) contract to develop and provide instruction for the U.S. Army Command General Staff College (CGSC) in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Training will focus on battle command systems and their use, battle staff integration, and training and simulations. “DLDC supports the critical CGSC mission to educate the Army’s leaders in the art and science of battle command for the 21st century,” said John Blasser, Technical Service’s DLDC program manager. “Our simulation-based exercises challenge CGSC students with the most up-to-date and realistic scenarios while senior subject matter experts provide mentorship.” TS Northrop Grumman Technical Services 2 3 4 Joint Training Systems Support Office team members (l-r): Pat Baughman, Chris Colee, David Townsend, Mary Avery, Phil Sanders, Larry Underwood, John Metterle and Ron Quave. Not pictured: Jeff Cunningham and Michelle Hayes. Warfighters participate in the USCENTCOM Bright Star exercise, a biennial Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, USCENTCOM-scheduled joint/ coalition exercise designed to increase regional involvement in pursuit of improved security and defense capabilities. TS supports warfighters from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force through the JTSSO program. TS Digital Leader Development Center team members: back row (l-r): Ben Brantly, Greg Walden, Beth Ennis, Mark Dunham, Bobbi Burkett, Bryce McCloskey, Chaim Kraus. Middle: Zack Rolf, Tom Richie, Mark Russell, Bob Mayhew, John Blasser (program manager), Webster Kehr, John Wieser, Mike Owen, John Osborne, Ron Humphrey. Front: Gary Lawrence, Mike Hill, Ryan Cummins, Kirk Hicks, Earl Morton, Alton Gore, James Sterrett, Michelle McQuillan, Erin Griffin. Not pictured are Jennifer Cook, Mitch Kelloff, John Lock, Shaun Luckett, Curt Pangracs, Phil Popp, Evelyn Robinson, Giles Schildt, Eric Smith, Beth Ward. Warfighters participate in a simulated training exercise. 15

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Technical Services - Summer 2008 Contents President’s Column Second Quarter Results TS Wins Key ID/IQ Contracts Seamless Partnering and Exceptional Performance: Two Defining Traits of the U.K. AWACS Program TS Engineers Investigate B-2 Crash Missile Logistics Support Operation Up and Running Lake Charles Expands Product Support Global Hawk Assists Firefighting Efforts TS Delivers Technology for Moon Mission Joint Venture Teammates Recognized for Service Milestones TS Trains Peacekeepers in Seven African Nations TS Trainers Provide Mission Support; TS Awarded Digital Leader Contract TS Offers Valuable Training Services to Soldiers Live-Fire Training at Fort Hood Naval and Marine Aviators Hone Their Skills GEODSS Celebrates 30 Years; Wallops Island Shoulder to Shoulder – Wounded Warriors I’m In! TS Transitions to One Source; Scholarship Winners Announced TS in Colorado Springs; Ethics Awareness Week

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