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Archive: 2021

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Nov. 17, 2021

My DCMA: Shannon Krimmer, QA specialist

ANTIGO, Wisc. — My DCMA showcases the agency’s experienced and diverse workforce.

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Nov. 9, 2021

KC-46A Pegasus arrives on Joint Base MDL

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. — The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst community celebrated a monumental milestone for the installation as it welcomed its first KC-46A Pegasus to its new home in an arrival ceremony Nov. 9, 2021. The event marked the beginning of new total force aerial refueling operations at the joint base, making it the first and only joint base with KC-46 lead operations.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents his coin to U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Justin Burke, a 99th Airlift Squadron communications system operator, at the conclusion of an aircraft delivery ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Nov. 3, 2021. Burke and an aircrew of 99th Airlift Squadron airmen assisted Brown with flying a new C-37B Gulfstream 550 aircraft, tail #1941, that was dedicated to the founding of the Tuskegee Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

Nov. 4, 2021

CSAF delivers new C-37B to JB Andrews

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. flew the first of two new C-37B aircraft, which was assigned the tail number 1941 in honor of the year the Tuskegee Airmen were founded.

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Nov. 3, 2021

My DCMA: Jo Yu, contracts director

CARSON, Calif. — My DCMA showcases the agency’s experienced and diverse workforce.

Nov. 2, 2021

Join ASQ for free training, celebrate World Quality Month

FORT LEE, Va. — DCMA team members are offered new continuing education possibilities.

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Oct. 29, 2021

DCMA NSEO keep Navy supply chain, local businesses afloat

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — “They can’t afford to wait for payment the same way we can’t afford to wait for the product.” DCMA team members remained on the job to keep vital Navy components flowing through the supply chain and providing economic support to local communities throughout the pandemic.

U.S. Air Force Col. Blair Morris (right), Lockheed Martin Marietta Defense Contract Management Agency commander, relinquishes C-130J Super Hercules 5927 to Texas Air National Guard Col. Keith Williams (left), 136th Airlift Wing commander, Oct. 14, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia. The C-130J aircraft will introduce upgraded avionics, smaller aircrew requirements, more cargo space and increased longevity. (Courtesy photo from Lockheed Martin, Thinh D. Nguyen)

Oct. 28, 2021

New Super Hercules Arrives in Fort Worth

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas — The 136th Airlift Wing acquired a brand new C-130J Super Hercules from the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia, Oct. 14, 2021.This new aircraft is the first model to be gained directly from the manufacturer, with only nine flight hours upon departure.“It was an incredible experience

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Oct. 27, 2021

Contract specialist encourages others to pursue developmental assignments

FORT LEE, Va. — LeShan Jackson recently spent nine months on a virtual rotational assignment as part of the Defense Pricing and Contracting Acquisition Exchange Program.