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Navy/USMC

PEO Land Systems Completes Common Aviation C2 System Fielding

Mai Hanoon

Monday, September 23rd, 2013

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The Marine Corps has finished fielding its Common Aviation Command and Control System (CAC2S) Phase 1 and is moving forward with its contractor-run Phase 2 to bring advanced battlespace awareness to the Marine air control community. The program office finished fielding the first round of upgrades earlier this month, wrapping up the two-year installation and training process at the Marine Air Control Squadron-24 reserve unit in Virginia Beach, Va. The Marine Corps' Common Aviation Command and Control System will combine…

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Army

Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

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