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Senior Airman Connor Stears, center, 18th Munitions Squadron armament technician, explains the capabilities of a M61A1 Vulcan Cannon machine gun. A DCMA quality assurance specialist working at a contractor facility observed a potentially unsafe action during a process review of loading a similar weapon with live ammunition at a firing range and worked with the contractor to modify the procedure to safer standards.

Quick QA action avoids potential catastrophe Dec. 16, 2024

Quick QA action avoids potential catastrophe

JERICHO, Vt. — A DCMA quality assurance specialist prevented a potentially unsafe situation involving live ammunition that could have resulted in major injury or death.

Oct. 15, 2024

My DCMA: Christina Ziccarelli, supervisory QAS

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Christina Ziccarelli is a supervisory quality assurance specialist at DCMA Northeast based in Rochester, New York.

July 31, 2024

My DCMA: Desiree Cruz-Nevilles, contract administrator

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Desiree Cruz-Nevilles, a contract administrator at DCMA Northeast in Buffalo, New York, never expected to make a career in the federal government when she took a job as a summer hire with the agency.

June 5, 2024

My DCMA: Thomas Gloor, DCMA Northeast program integrator

HARTFORD, Conn. — Thomas Gloor, is the program integrator for the Hydra-70 family of 2.75-inch aviation rocket munitions.

March 6, 2024

My DCMA: Reneé Calkins, contract administrator

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — “Some of the great things about working at my location includes working with some of the best people in the country. Everyone works together and is willing to do what it takes to get the job done,” said Reneé Calkins, a contract administrator at DCMA Northeast in Syracuse, New York.

Navy Capt. Nicola Gathright, DCMA East Region commander, and Navy Capt. Le-Hesh Graham, DCMA Northeast commander, unfurl the flag of the newly established DCMA Northeast contract management office during a ceremony Jan. 11 at East Hartford, Conn.

Jan. 16, 2024

DCMA Northeast standup marks agency’s ongoing realignment

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — DCMA continued its strategic realignment with the establishment of DCMA Northeast during a ceremony at the former DCMA Hartford contract management office Jan. 11.