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Team Chinook Saves Taxpayers Some $400 Million

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, October 31st, 2011

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At a time when the services are looking to squeeze efficiency and effectiveness from every penny, the CH-47F helicopter “Team Chinook” produced some $400 million in savings from its first multi-year contract and was honored for it last week in San Diego. Team Chinook, consisting of members of the Army CH-47F Product Office and manufacturer Boeing [BA], was awarded the 2011 Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Awards for the Chinook CH-47F Multi-Year 1 Program during the Oct. 26…

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