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approving a Direct Support Concept of Employment and the USAF Direct Support of Army TS/MC effective date. The USAF is currently using a C-130, directly supporting an Army Combat Aviation Brigade as a proof of concept.
With a year to go to FRP, the Army program office is in the throes of com- pleting PQT and beginning MOT&E. Preparations for determining the long- term sustainment strategy are at high pitch. Transition has begun with USAF program office personnel increas- ing while the Army office downsizes. With the signing of the FY10 Defense Bills into law, program authority and funding now resides with the USAF. Army leadership continues to ensure the schedule for test and training is not interrupted and momentum for com- pletion is maintained.
After receipt of RMD 802, the JPO began planning activities to seamlessly transition the program from an Army- led joint effort to a single-service USAF one. The purpose of the transition plan is to document, coordinate, and approve assumptions, critical tasks, and organizational responsibilities, and target timelines and events for the transition of the C-27J program. This is an event-driven process. The objective of the plan is to minimize disruption and mitigate risk by defining and coordinating critical transition tasks and timelines between gaining and losing acquisition organizations. The primary approach to preventing disruption and reducing risk is to minimize change. The secondary approach is to transition gradually with temporarily overlapping organizations. This allows new program leaders to
The Aviation Flight Test Directorate conducts an ASE test. (Photo courtesy of the Aviation Systems Project Offi ce.)
develop a required understanding of current program operations before being charged with daily execution and decision-making responsibility. The Army and USAF have proceeded successfully with transition activities to date, cross-walking information, jointly producing documentation, and deciding fiscal, schedule, and business issues with the C27J Program Office, Air Mobility Command, and the Air National Guard.
The unprecedented success of this major acquisition program is a testa- ment to the professionalism of the JCA JPO. After nearly 4 years, the program remains on cost, schedule, and perform- ance. Innovative acquisition execution strategies and precise execution across the joint services are models for other programs to emulate. The end result of a highly capable cargo aircraft that fills
Innovative acquisition execution strategies and precise execution across the joint services are models for other programs to emulate.
the requirement to provide dedicated support to the last tactical mile is both valid and an operational necessity, and will be executed by the USAF.
COL ANTHONY W. POTTS is the Project Manager for Aviation Systems, Program Executive Offi ce Aviation. He holds a B.S. in management information systems from Murray State University, an M.B.A. from the University of Kentucky, and a master of strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. Potts’ military education includes the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, Advanced Program Manager’s Course, and the Senior Service College. He is Level III certifi ed in program management and is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps member.
RODERICK A. BELLOWS is the Product Director for JCA. He holds a B.S. in political science from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and an M.S. in administration from Central Michigan University. Bellows is Level III certifi ed in program management.
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