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that allows units to provide logistic and maintenance support across the spectrum of military operations and platforms. The AVIM SS Plus complex includes nine 20-foot shelters providing specialized maintenance areas for Soldiers. A tenth SS will soon be added, provid- ing a specific area for armament and electrical (A&E) work. This A&E SS will replace three existing shop sets.


The latest addition to the AGSE port- folio is the Standard Aircraft Towing System (SATS). The SATS will provide units with a standardized towing system to reposition both fixed- and rotary- wing Army aircraft and their AGSE in aircraft hangars and maintenance areas. Capable of navigating on both improved and unimproved surfaces, the SATS is highly anticipated in the U.S. Central Command area of operation. The program received approval to enter into full-rate production in June 2010, with the first unit slated to receive its systems in September 2010.


The future of AGSE includes programs such as the Aviation Sets, Kits, Outfits, and Tools (A-SKOT), which will modernize seven separate tool kits for aviation maintenance company and aviation support company mechanics. A-SKOT provides warranted, aerospace standard tools and an instant tool inventory capability. It will also provide an enhanced Aviation Foot Locker to support preventive maintenance and


In December 2003, the Army formally recognized the need for total life-cycle management of the ground support equipment that was used for aviation platforms fleetwide, and the AGSE PMO was chartered.


servicing of aircraft at the Aviation Unit Maintenance (AVUM) level. Further down the line, it is anticipated that the AVUM Alpha 92 will be mod- ernized with an electrically powered, air-transportable shelter set mounted on a 5-ton truck and a trailer-mounted 20-foot International Organization for Standardization shelter. Additional modernization of the AVIM SS is also anticipated to provide commanders with the maintenance capability to oper- ate in nonlinear, split-based operations.


The UC-35 is an example of an Army-managed commercial design. (Photo courtesy of Product Manager Fixed Wing.)


19 OCTOBER –DECEMBER 2010


Connecting Past and Present Looking back at the Army of Bunker’s era, we can clearly see that the old adage is true: The more things change, the more they stay the same. Army aviation of today is a dynamic commu- nity on the cutting edge of technology development and maintenance opera- tions and concepts. The U.S. Army fleet is the most modern in the world, using technology that was, at best, only discussed in science fiction books of Bunker’s era. That technology is used to integrate ground and air forces with other services and with civil and inter- national forces. But in spite of our state-of-the art ways, today’s aviation is easily recognizable to the aviators of yesterday. The fixed-wing fleet remains a collaboration with our industry partners; we still rely heavily on fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and the aviation support sys- tems that enable them to conduct successful military missions; and we have continual logistics


challenges to solve as our personnel and fleet are spread across the globe. We in PM AS continue to take advantage of maturing technologies to provide world-class aviation aircraft and flight support products for today’s warfighters in the field.


COL ANTHONY W. POTTS is the Project Manager for AS. 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 is Level III certified in program management and is a U.S. Army Acquisition Corps (AAC) member.


LTC JONG H. LEE is the Product Manager for FW Aircraft. He holds a B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.S. in aerospace engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Lee is certified Level III in program management and systems planning, research, development, and engineering- science and technology manager, and Level II in test and evaluation. He is an AAC member.


LTC WILLIAM R. WYGAL is the Product Manager for AGSE. He holds a B.B.A. from National University and an M.A. in procurement and acquisition management from Webster University. Wygal is certified Level III in program management, Level II in information technology, and Level I in life-cycle logistics and production, quality, and manufacturing. He is an AAC member.


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