Norman Huggins (left), a quality assurance specialist with the Defense Contract Management Agency’s San Diego office speaks with a contractor regarding equipment, at a contractor’s facility in Tupelo, Mississippi, May 29 2020. Due to their essential role in providing quality assurance expertise, Huggins and many quality assurance specialists across DCMA continue to work through the pandemic while following Department of Defense, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. DCMA San Diego leads a group. To provide oversight on the six EMALS and AAG contracts plus the sustainment contract, DCMA San Diego relies on its Program Alliance Network (PAN). Since holding their inaugural PAN meeting, in September 2019, representatives from 15 contract management offices spanning the DCMA agency have worked together to provide unified effort and communication for the complex aircraft launch and recovery systems. (Photo Courtesy DCMA San Diego)