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The Huntsville Chapter of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA) recently announced that several of its long-term sponsors, including S3, have renewed sponsorship of the organization for 2016. In its formal announcement, NCMA Huntsville praised each of the renewing Huntsville sponsors for their commitment and assistance to the nonprofit organization that advances the contract management profession. S3 will continue its support to NCMA as a BRONZE Sponsor.
S3 provides technical solutions to its customers through two diversified business units: SETA Services and Training & System Support. S3 also has three wholly-owned subsidiaries: Kachemak Bay Flying Service, Global Logistics Support Services, and S3 International. Collectively, these organizations support DoD, other US security agencies, Partner Nations, and commercial customers.
Since its incorporation in 1991, S3 has experienced nearly 25 years of significant growth, won numerous industry awards for excellence, offers highly competitive rates, is financially sound, and continues to provide one of the top employee benefits programs in the defense industry.
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Texas State Technical College (TSTC) recently selected Kachemak Bay Flying Service (KBFS), wholly-owned subsidiary of S3, to complete avionics upgrades for its primary pilot training fleet in Waco, TX. Over the next twelve months, KBFS, an FAA Part 145 Certified Avionics Repair Station, will modernize the college’s fixed wing training aircraft with the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system.
The ADS-B “OUT” module uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to determine the aircraft’s precise location and other dynamic data such as airspeed and altitude, and automatically broadcasts digital information to ground network stations. These stations in turn relay the information to Air Traffic Control operator displays and nearby aircraft similarly equipped with the ADS-B “IN” module. This enables General Aviation aircraft, like the TSTC training fleet, to immediately receive traffic and weather advisories directly onto available cockpit displays.
TSTC is one of the leading providers of fixed and rotary wing pilot training curriculums in a degree program in the state of Texas. KBFS is located at the Draughon-Miller Temple Airport where it offers General Aviation Maintenance and Avionics repairs, Part 141 flight training, aerial photography, environmental surveys and control, support to law enforcement, and aerial firefighting. KBFS is also a certified dealer for several avionics manufacturers and is one of the first Part 145 operations in Central Texas to offer state-of-the-art avionics testing and installation of the ADS-B.
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Huntsville, AL- The CAP & GOWN Project is a program started by J.O. Johnson High School teacher and wrestling coach Chris Scribner and his colleagues Emily Heller and Katharine Martin as a way to improve college matriculation rates and encourage students to consider continuing their education after high school graduation. CAP & GOWN scholars have toured over 60 colleges from Montgomery to Massachusetts, and also participate in student-led community service projects. Since those first college tours, the amount of college scholarship dollars has tripled for Johnson students, and the college matriculation rate for Johnson graduates has increased by 600 percent.
Jan Smith, CEO of S3, Inc., was the founding donor of the new fund created at the Community Foundation of Huntsville/Madison County. Ms. Smith’s generous initial gift of $10,000 launched the fund, which was followed by a recent grant of $25,000 from the Alpha Foundation, boosting the total to $35,000. Mr. Scribner has obtained a matching gift from an out-of-state donor who has pledged to match up to $250,000 to make CAP & GOWN a permanent endowment, allowing the program to continue indefinitely. These matching funds are contingent on raising at least $100,000 of donations from other sources first.
“I was inspired by Chris Scribner and Jailcn Young, one of his students, after hearing them speak at the Community Foundation’s recent Summit on Philanthropy conference. The amazing results this campus visit program has achieved made me realize the need to help create a permanent source of funding for CAP & GOWN. I am very pleased to be able to help these students realize their dreams of higher education,” stated Mrs. Smith.
Mr. Scribner added: “Huntsville not only boasts the smartest minds in America, but also the biggest hearts. We are starting to realize that our city can only be as strong as our most underserved students, and we are taking action as a community to invest in our human capital. College is becoming increasingly necessary for citizens to compete in the new economy, and we will work relentlessly to allow all of our students to choose how they want to continue their education after they graduate from high school.”
“The Community Foundation is very excited to see how quickly the community has responded to support this important project, and we’re happy to be able to provide the oversight and administrative support for the CAP & GOWN Project Fund. This project is a wonderful example of how philanthropy and passionate community leaders can ‘move the needle’ in achieving positive change in our community,” said Stuart Obermann, CEO/ President of the Community Foundation. “We hope that others will recognize the opportunity this fund provides for our local students and take advantage of the dollar-for-dollar matching grant that the generous anonymous donor has provided.”
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S3, an award winning provider of government products and services, announced that NSF International has recertified its Quality Management System to AS9100 Revision C Quality Standards in a recent scheduled audit. S3 provides systems engineering, technical assistance, operational support, and logistics to the Department of Defense, other US security agencies, Partner Nations, and commercial customers. This re-certification validates the effectiveness of S3’s operational processes and business practices which have sustained outstanding support to its customers for nearly 24 years. S3 achieved initial AS9100 certification on November 17, 2006, and has continued a never-ending quest for quality improvement these past nine years. In reference to achieving outstanding results on the recertification audit, S3’s CEO, Jan Smith, remarked, “We undertook this process almost a decade ago in order to deliver the best possible services and products to our customers. This most recent audit affirms our commitment to excellence, illustrates the quality-conscious culture that AS9100 has helped us foster, and speaks volumes about our ability to match superior solutions to our customers’ most compelling needs.”
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S3 participated in the USAACE Aviation Industry Days at the Landings Community Center at Ft. Rucker August 12-13, 2015. Over 40 defense contractors exhibited and provided displays to promote interaction with USAACE leaders, Soldiers, and other industry partners. The themes for the Aviation 2015 Industry Days were “Maintain the Asymmetric Advantage” and “Training to Win in an Increasingly Complex World”. MG Michael D. Lundy, USAACE Commanding General, hosted the event and discussed aviation challenges with business representatives in several settings, including Key Leader Engagements (KLEs) on the exhibit floor. S3 leaders believe the 2015 Aviation Industry Days were a huge success and a great venue for focused government-industry discussions and coordination.
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On August 14, 2015, S3, with subcontractor Expression Networks, received notification of SETAC 10 Task Order award to provide a proof of concept demonstration in information management and data analytics. The 53rd Signal Battalion will use this information management and data analytics solution at the wideband SATCOM Operating Centers (WSOC’s). The 53rd Signal Battalion is a subordinate element of the 1st Space Brigade within the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. S3 was a Prime Contract winner for the SETAC 10 ID/IQ competition in December 2012.
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On 7 August 2015, S3 graduated its third USAF MD-530F pilot, who will be assigned to an OCONUS location as an Air Advisor to a Partner Nation Air Force. Assisted by S3 wholly-owned subsidiary Kachemak Bay Flying Service (KBFS), S3 provided classroom, hangar, academics and flight instruction at Temple Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport. Training consisted of Basic Qualification, Mission Qualification, and Instructor Training in the MD-530F, including low-level, remote operations and weapons delivery techniques. The USAF has scheduled another pilot for training in January 2016 as the Service continues to stay engaged in Rotary-Wing Air Advisor operations.
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On 5 August 2015, the Deputy PM at the S3 Crestview Flight Training Facility (CFTC), announced the latest graduation of PC-12NG Class 15-3, consisting of 3 pilots and 3 Mission System Operators (MSOs). These graduates will deploy to an OCONUS assignment where they will advise, instruct, and assist members of a Partner Nation as Air Advisors in the PC-12NG platform. To date, 9 classes totaling 41 Air Advisors have graduated from training, logging more than 600 flight hours on more than 300 training sorties. The CFTC will add another 10 students to this program by the end of CY15, completing a very successful inaugural year for CFTC.
On 15 March 2015, S3’s Director of USAF/SOF Programs opened the newly renovated Crestview Flight Training Center (CFTC) in Crestview, FL. The CFTC combines more than 3,000 square feet of office, classroom and mission planning space, and almost 5,000 square feet of hangar space. This new training center provides S3 a solid base from which to conduct USAF Pilot, Sensor Operator, Loadmaster and Flying Crew Chief training in the PC-12NG, C-208 and other platforms. The CFTC has a separate area for simulation training that incorporates two PC-12 Part Task Trainers (PTTs), a Honeywell APEX Cockpit Trainer and a Pilot Desktop Trainer (PDT). The CFTC employs a cadre of experienced former USAF Evaluator Pilots and Mission System Operator Instructors who have extensive experience in U-28, AC-130, and PC-12NG aircraft.
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S3 officially opened its newest field office in Orlando, FL on August 13, 2015. S3‘s Training and Systems Support (TSS) Business Unit, managed by Senior Vice-President Mike Moody, established this office to pursue training, training device, simulation and Foreign Military Service opportunities originating from ACC Orlando and PEO-STRI. S3 has enjoyed significant growth in the Orlando area over the past three years and expects to compete favorably for emerging opportunities in 2016 and 2017. Mr. Phil Miville, Director of S3 Training and Simulation, will manage all S3 business operations conducted from the Orlando office and will continue to manage S3‘s simulation programs world-wide.
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