HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has honored a Boeing team in New Jersey for its work in modifying Chinook helicopters and enabling new equipment training.
The award, the Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium Project Manager Award, was given to Boeing's Aircraft Modification Center team in Millville, N.J., and its site manager.
"It's the results that make the difference to our program and ultimately to the warfighters we serve," said Army Col. Bob Marion, U.S. Army Cargo Helicopters program manager. "The Boeing team's results in Millville have been fantastic."
The Millville team performs specialized modifications to the CH-47F Chinook before the aircraft are deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The team consists of Defense and Government Services and Rotorcraft Support employees from Boeing Defense, Space and Security's Global Services & Support division.
The team modified 31 CH-47F Chinooks last year.
Boeing in late 2009 received the Army contract to modify more than 30 Chinooks in 2010 and an additional 148 over the following three years.
The award from the Army Cargo Helicopters Project Office was presented this week at a symposium in Huntsville, Ala.
