NAVAIR Get Real, Get Better

Getting capability to the fleet quickly and affordably is more important than ever in today’s geo political environment. And that often requires us to think differently and change the way we do business to move fast. For PMA-265, the F/A-18 & EA-18G Program Office, it started with a challenge – to award “sole source” contracts in just 90 days. To tell us more about the 90-Day Contracting Challenge is Spencer Crispell – PMA-265 Principal Deputy Program Manager, Ryan Mullins, procurement group division head and Aimee Arena, a level two integrated product team lead and lead of a recent 90-Day Contracting Challenge.

AirWaves #79: PMA-265 Contracting Challenge

Get real, get better, get improved capability to the fleet, and do it in record time. Facing the challenge of upgrading the E-6B fleet, the Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office knew they needed to get this vital aircraft back in service as quickly as possible. When initial modification times soared, the team embraced the red and found creative ways to improve processes and significantly reduce turnaround times.

AirWaves #92: PMA-271: E-6B Modification Effort ‘Get Real, Get Better’ Get Capability to the Fleet

How does the work you do directly impact the fleet? On today's AIRWaves podcast, you're going to meet a team that answered an urgent call from the front lines. Through teamwork, communication and creative thinking, they removed barriers to deliver a game-changing capability to forward-deployed forces in record time.

AIRWaves #97: PMA-265 - Breaking barriers to equip warfighters for victory

It's our mission to deliver the capability the fleet needs at a cost we can afford, and on today's AIRWaves podcast, we're diving into the cost portion of that statement to better understand why, in a time of reduced budgets, we need to think differently, be creative, and find new and innovative ways to help our warfighters regain the competitive advantage.

AIRWaves #98: Naval Sustainment System Cost Pillar

On today's AIRWaves podcast, we're talking speed-to-fleet, and how one team's positive mindset and outside-of-the-box thinking enabled capability delivery far sooner than expected. How did they do it? Well, let's find out.

PMA-274: Removing barriers, building trust to rapidly deliver cutting-edge capability

Today, we are on the AIRWaves with part two of our Manage Stress, Build Resilience series. In a previous podcast, we talked about stress. How to manage and ways to cope with stress and today, we're going to take it a step further and talk about how we can use intentional stress to build resilience and why that is such an important part of taking care of your mental health and preventing stressors from controlling your life. Please welcome back to the show Command Operational Audiologist and Stress Management Coach, Lieutenant Commander Kyle Shepard.

AirWaves #100: Intentional Stress to Build Resilience

Delivering a capability the fleet needs at a cost we can afford. Sims at Sea, a relevant, real-time, cost-effective training capability designed to keep our warfighters ready in the operational environment.

AirWaves #101: SIMS at Sea-Embracing an Abundancy Mindset

Knowledge is power, and educating the workforce is the goal of a new training program called JAMinar. It's designed to give employees the opportunity for a deep dive into the programs they support.

AirWaves #102: JAMinar - Sharing learning to increase knowledge, connect teammates to mission

Life is full of unexpected twists….and if you’ve ever felt a little unsure about what’s next – whether in work, life, or just the world around you – you’re in the right place. We’ll explore strategies for resilience, and growth; and talk about how to handle transitions and keep moving forward – no matter what life throws your way. So take a deep breath – and let’s navigate this together. Sarah Conners, a Life Skills Educator who also oversees the quality of life programs, at the Fleet and Family Support Center at NAS Patuxent River. 

AirWaves #105: Navigating Change

On Today's Airwaves podcast, we're uncovering simple, energy free strategies to help you reduce stress, stay sharp and avoid burnout. Welcome to Airwaves. I'm Mikel Lauren Proulx. And joining us today is Lieutenant Commander Kyle Shepard, Command Audiologist, a military occupational stress control instructor and author of Energy Free Stress Management Strategies.

AirWaves #106: Energy-Free Stress Management

May is OPSEC Awareness Month, and it's a critical time for each of us to sharpen our focus on operations security. Because whether you're on the flight line, in the lab, behind a desk, OPSEC is about protecting our mission, our people, and ultimately, the warfighters.

Joining today is Richie Grau, NAVAIR Security Department Head, and Matt Crombie, NAWCAD Security Operations Division Head, and they are here to help us identify potential vulnerabilities, highlight OPSEC best practices, and explain why strong OPSEC is essential to NAVAIR's ability to deliver readiness and lethality across the fleet.

AirWaves #107: OPSEC-Protecting our Mission

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AirWaves #79: PMA-265 Contracting Challenge

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