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            Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $3,677,916,910 undefinitized modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II low rate initial production lot 6 advance acquisition contract (N00019-11-C-0083) for the procurement of 18 conventional take-off and landing aircraft for the Air Force; six short take-off vertical landing aircraft for the Marine Corps; and seven Carrier Variant aircraft for the Navy.  In addition, this modification provides for all associated ancillary mission equipment.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $1,838,590,663 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

            Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $1,405,744,559modification to the previously awarded V-22 lot 17 advance acquisition contract (N00019-12-C-2001) for 17 fiscal 2013 MV-22 Tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and four fiscal 2013 CV-22 Tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force.  In addition, this modification provides funding for long lead components required for the manufacture and delivery of 19 fiscal 2014 lot 18 MV-22 Tiltrotor aircraft for the Marine Corps and three fiscal 2014 lot 18 CV-22 Tiltrotor aircraft for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (24.6 percent); Ridley Park, Pa. (19.2 percent); Amarillo, Texas (10.4 percent); Dallas, Texas (4.3 percent); East Aurora, N.Y. (2.5 percent); Park City, Utah (1.7 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (1.3 percent); Endicott, N.Y. (1.0 percent); Ontario, Canada (0.9 percent); Tempe, Ariz. (.8 percent); Rome, N.Y. (0.7 percent); Torrance, Calif. (0.7 percent); Luton, United Kingdom (0.6 percent); Clifton, N.J. (0.6 percent); Salisbury, Md. (0.6 percent); Los Angeles, Calif. (0.6 percent); Cobham, United Kingdom (0.6 percent); Irvine, Calif. (0.6 percent); San Diego, Calif. (0.5 percent); Yakima, Wash. (0.5 percent); Brea, Calif. (0.5 percent); Rockmart, Ga. (0.5 percent); McKinney, Texas (0.4 percent); Albuquerque, N.M. (0.4 percent); Whitehall, Mich. (0.4 percent); Wolverhampton, United Kingdom (0.4 percent); Tuczon, Ariz. (0.4 percent); Erie, Pa. (0.3 percent); Vergennes, Vt. (0.3 percent); Kilgore, Texas (0.3 percent); Shelby, N.C. (0.3 percent); Avon, Ohio (0.2 percent); Santa Clarita, Calif. (0.2 percent); Garden City, N.Y. (0.2 percent); El Cajon, Calif. (0.2 percent); Corinth, Texas (0.2 percent); Sylmar, Calif. (0.2 percent); Westbury, N.Y. (0.1 percent); and other locations, each below .25 percent (21.8 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $1,043,576,404 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

                Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $753,420,000 undefinitized modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II low rate initial production lot 6 advance acquisition contract (N00019-11-C-0083) to provide non-recurring sustainment and logistics support for delivered and projected air systems.  This modification includes site stand-up and depot activation activities and the procurement of Autonomic Logistics Information System hardware and software; training systems; support equipment and spares.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $375,160,000 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $374,495,232 undefinitized modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II low rate initial production lot 6 advance acquisition contract (N00019-11-C-0083) the manufacture and delivery of initial air vehicle spares in support of 60 low rate initial production lot VI and VII air vehicles (37 Air Force conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) aircraft; 12 Marine Corps short take-off vertical landing aircraft; and 11 Navy Carrier Variant aircraft.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $374,495,232 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $307,878,000 undefinitized contract action as a modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2115) for additional long-lead-time material associated with the fiscal 2014 Virginia-class submarine SSN 792 and the initiation of long-lead-time material for the fiscal 2015 Virginia-class submarines SSN 793 and SSN 794.  Work will be performed in Groton, Conn., Quonset Point, R.I. (6 percent); Newport News, Va. (6 percent); Sunnyvale, Calif. (35 percent); Coatesville, Pa. (10 percent); Florence N.J. (10 percent); Tucson, Ariz. (4 percent); Milwaukee, Wis. (3 percent); Jackson, Miss. (2 percent); Warren, Mass. (2 percent); Salem, Ohio (2 percent); Baltimore, Md. (2 percent), and at various sites throughout the United States each below 1 percent (18 percent).  Work is expected to be complete by December 2013.  Contract funds in the amount $307,878,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            Raytheon Co., Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $169,011,085 modification to previously awarded fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00024-10-C-5126) for deferred mission systems equipment for DDG 1000 and DDG 1001, scheduled critical DDG 1002 non-hatchable mission systems equipment, and non-recurring engineering applicable to mission system equipment design and development.  Work will be performed in Moorestown, N.J. (37 percent); Largo, Fla. (14 percent); Marlborough, Mass. (14 percent); Portsmouth, R.I. (13.2 percent); Cordova, Ala. (10 percent); Andover, Mass. (7 percent); Tewksbury, Mass. (2 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (1.5 percent); San Diego, Calif. (1 percent), and Aberdeen, Md. (0.3 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2018.  Funding in the amount of $117,027,689 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 

            The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded an $81,749,570 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price delivery order contract (N00383-06-D-001J) for integrated logistics support and sustaining engineering services for the F/A-18 A-D, F/A-18 E/F, and EA-18 G aircraft.  These services will support the in-service engineering, information systems, automated maintenance environment, technical data updates, support equipment engineering, training and software integration support.  Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo. (70 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (15 percent); Oklahoma City, Okla. (6 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (5 percent); and San Diego, Calif. (4 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2013.  This contract combines purchases for the Navy ($69,506,018; 85 percent); and the Governments of Australia ($8,973,600; 10.98 percent); Canada ($544,992; .67 percent); Finland ($544,992; .67 percent); Kuwait ($544,992; .67 percent); Malaysia ($544,992; .67 percent) Spain ($544,992; .67 percent), and Switzerland ($544,992; .67 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales Program.  Contract funds in the amount of $81,740,742 are being obligated on this award, $342,372 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $67,141,518 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0045) to exercise an option for the procurement of 18 lot 17 F414-GE-400 install engines and 24 devices for the EA-18G aircraft.  Work will be performed in Lynn, Mass. (59 percent); Hooksett, N.H. (18 percent); Rutland, Vt. (12 percent); and Madisonville, Ky. (11 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $67,141,518 will be obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $48,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-13-D-0005) to perform engineering, programmatic, and logistics tasks supporting investigations or studies to determine the feasibility, practicality, desirability, or supportability of various F-35 Lightning II air systems.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in December 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $7,200,000 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Northrop Grumman Corp., Integrated Systems, Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded a $34,263,096 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously issued basic order agreement (N00019-10-G-0004) for obsolescent component redesign for the mission computer and displays, integrated navigation and control display system, and network file system systems in support of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.  Work will be performed in Bethpage, N.Y. (49 percent); Woodland Hills, Calif. (20 percent); Marlborough, Mass. (21 percent); Redwood City, Calif. (8 percent), and at various locations within the United States (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2014.  Contract funds in the amount of $34,263,096 will be obligated at time of award; $8,484,541 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Bell-Boeing Joint Project Office, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded a $33,555,001 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-12-G-0006).  This order provides for engineering and technical support for V-22 flight control system and on-aircraft avionics software, flight test planning and coordination of changed avionics and flight control configurations; upgrade planning of avionics and flight controls, including performance of qualification testing; and integration testing on software products.  Work will be performed at Philadelphia, Pa., (90 percent) and Fort Worth, Texas (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $33,259,427 will be obligated on this award, $10,879,869 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Sikorsky Aerospace Maintenance, Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $23,298,409 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0024) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate, and limited depot-level maintenance for aircraft operated by adversary squadrons.  Work will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Key West, Fla. (40 percent); NAS Fallon, Nev. (30 percent); and the Marine Corp Air Station, Yuma, Ariz. (30 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $10,360,000 are being obligated on this award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Computer Sciences Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $19,990,044 cost-plus-fixed-fee bridge contract (M00264-13-C-0004) for information technology services to support the technology services organizations (TSO) requirements and its role as an enterprise business systems integrator for the Marine Corps.  This organization constitutes the requiring activity for the contract.  Services required are in support of highly complex government designed and owned Marine Corps business systems that have no parallel in other sectors of the government or private industry.  Software engineering design, programming, testing, and integration to be performed under this contract will involve tasking that is so integrally related that it requires personnel with highly developed experiences with the specific systems supported by the TSO.  The TSO supports a number of business mission areas across the Marine Corps, including the deputy commandant program and resources, deputy commandant manpower and reserve affairs, and the deputy commandant installation and logistics.  Contract funds in the amount of $11,000,000 will be obligated at the time of the award.  This bridge contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $26,769,058.  Work will be performed in Kansas City, Miss. (96 percent), and Indianapolis, Ind. (4 percent), and work is expected to be completed by June 28, 2013.  If all options are exercised, the work will continue through Aug. 28, 2013.  Contract funds in the amount of $26,769,058 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was a sole source award in accordance with 10 U.S.C. Section 2304 (c)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1.  The Regional Contracting Office, National Capital Region, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $17,106,385 undefinitized modification to the previously awarded F-35 Lightning II low rate initial production lot 5 contract (N00019-10-C-0002).  This modification provides for the manufacture and delivery of initial air vehicle spares in support of F-35 Lightening III program LRIP lot 5 air vehicles for the Air Force.  Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (35 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (25 percent); Warton, United Kingdom (20 percent); Orlando, Fla. (10 percent); Nashua, N.H. (5 percent); and Baltimore, Md. (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in November 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $17,106,385 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

         L-3 Communications Communication Systems, West, Salt Lake City, Utah, is being awarded a $16,920,823 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-2024) for the manufacture, test, delivery and support of the Common Data Link Hawklink system, including 31 AN/ARQ-59 radio terminal sets for the MH-60R aircraft.  Work will be performed in Salt Lake City, Utah (60 percent); Atlanta, Ga.(14 percent); Mountain View, Calif.(6 percent); Exeter, N.H.(2 percent); and Phoenix, Ariz.; El Cajon, Calif.; Oxnard, Calif.; Salinas, Calif.; Sunnyvale, Calif.; Boise, Idaho; Derby, Kan.; Littleton, Mass.; Stow, Mass.; Minnetonka, Minn.; Skokie, Ill.; Dover, N.H.; Bohemia, N.Y.; York Haven, Pa.; Providence, R.I.; Cedar Park, Texas; Ft. Worth, Texas; Toronto, Canada (1 percent each), and is expected to be completed in March 2016.  Contract funds in the amount of $16,920,823 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity. 

            Motorola Solutions Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a $15,613,852 firm-fixed-price contract (N39430-13-C-1220) for global sustainment of enterprise land and mobile radio systems at 53 military installations worldwide.  The work to be performed provides for preventive and corrective maintenance to sustain the enterprise land and mobile radio system and associated equipment and information assurance vulnerability alert compliance/patch management.  This includes fixed, mobile and portable units, dispatching equipment and all associated equipment currently deployed as part of Naval Facilities Engineering Command's worldwide enterprise land and mobile radio systems worldwide.  Responsibility of troubleshooting, removal, and replacing of the equipment for these units is also included as part of this requirement.  The maximum dollar value including the base period and two option years is $47,127,804.  Work will be performed at 53 military installations worldwide and is expected to be completed by December 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $15,613,852 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract is a sole source procurement pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 6.302-1, only one responsible source.  The Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, Calif., is the contracting activity. 

            ECC, Marlborough, Mass., is being awarded a $13,891,272 firm-fixed-price contract (N40085-13-C-3508) for energy improvements and repairs to the structural shop, building 92, at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.  The work to be performed provides for repairs and modernization to support consolidation of structural shop facilities and reduce energy consumption and total ownership costs of the facility.  In order to reduce the future energy consumption of building 92, this project will include installation of a solar wall air heating system providing reliable and renewable energy, a weatherized building envelope, efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning and electrical systems, and smart metering technology.  The contract also contains 14 unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $16,539,465.  Work will be performed in Kittery, Maine, and is expected to be completed by October 2014.  Contract funds in the amount of $13,891,272 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online website,with three proposals received.  The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Mid-Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., is the contracting activity. 

            Lockheed Martin Corp., Riviera Beach, Fla., is being awarded a $12,166,247 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order under previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-10-G-6306) to perform maintenance, testing and integration of the Remote Minehunting System with Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) mission modules and LCS seaframe programs.  Work will be performed in Palm Beach, Fla. (87 percent), and Syracuse, N.Y. (13 percent), and is expected to be completed by May 2013.  Funding in the amount of $5,295,000 will be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds in the amount of $295,000 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. 

         Northrup Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Ill., is being awarded a $7,190,928 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-12-C-0074)to exercise an option to procure 40 sensors, 20 upgrade processors and associated technical data in support of the advanced threat missile warning system, a subsystem of the large aircraft infrared countermeasures system.  Work will be performed in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and is expected to be completed in March 2015.  Contract funds in the amount of $7,190,928 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.  

AIR FORCE

            Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Sunnyvale, Calif., (FA8808-12-C-0010) is being awarded a $1,936,500,000 contract modification for space vehicle five and six production launch operations.  The location of the performance is Sunnyvale and El Segundo, Calif.  Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 24, 2022.  The contracting activity is SMC/PKJ, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. 

            The Boeing Co., Long Beach, Calif., (FA8614-13-D-2002, 0001) is being awarded a $895,000,000 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, fixed-price incentive-fee and cost-reimbursement contract for C-17 Globemaster III, operational enhancements to provide integrated software, hardware upgrades and development efforts to the C-17 weapon system.  The location of the performance is Long Beach, Calif.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 27, 2022.  The contracting activity is AFLCMC/WLMK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 

            PKL Services Inc., Poway, Calif., (FA3002-13-D-0003) is being awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity contract for Royal Saudi Air Force F-15C/D/S mircraft maintenance upgrade training.  The location of the performance is King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushayt and King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran.  Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 1, 2015.  Contract involves Foreign Military Sales.  The contracting activity is AETC CONS/LGCI, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. 

            The Boeing Co.,Seal Beach, Calif., (FA8807-13-C-0001) is being awarded a $50,516,960 firm-fixed-price contract for GPS IIF Launch and on orbit support.  The location of the performance is El Segundo, Calif, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Cape Canaveral, Fla.  Work is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2013.  The contracting activity is Space and Missiles Command, Contracting Directorate, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. 

            Science Applications International Corp., McLean, Va., (FA9451-13-D-0210) is being awarded a $24,525,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for high energy research and applications and high power microwave and plasma technologies.  The location of the performance is Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.  Work is expected to be completed by Jan. 5, 2018.  The contracting activity is AFRL/RVKDP, Kirtland Air Force Base , N.M. 

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

            Bowhead Manufacturing Co., Inc., Huntsville, Ala.*, was awarded contract (SPRDL1-13-C-0044).  The award is a firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum $9,557,257 for fuel pumping assemblies.  Locations of performance are in Ala., and Texas with a Dec. 30, 2013 performance completion date.  Using military service is Army.  There was one solicitation with one response.  Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Army Working Capital Funds.  The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land, Warren, Mich. 

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2012 - President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen, Martin E. Dempsey praised the service and legacy of retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who passed away yesterday at age 78.

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Retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf gives an acceptance speech after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Patriot Award during a ceremony in Shreveport, La., Sept. 12, 2002. The Patriot Award is the society's highest award, presented to a distinguished American who exemplifies the ideals that make the United States strong. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan
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Schwarzkopf was a Vietnam veteran and one of the architects of the western flanking movement that helped to defeat the Iraqi army during the Gulf War in early 1991. As the commander of U.S. Central Command, Schwarzkopf led the international coalition assembled by then-President George H.W. Bush that expelled Iraqi troops who had invaded Kuwait in August 1990.

The four-star general and West Point graduate retired in August 1991 after 35 years of Army service. Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, Fla., of complications from pneumonia, according to press reports.

Obama saluted Schwarzkopf's service in a statement issued yesterday.

"With the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, we've lost an American original," Obama stated. "From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of United States Central Command, Gen. Schwarzkopf stood tall for the country and Army he loved. Our prayers are with the Schwarzkopf family, who tonight can know that his legacy will endure in a nation that is more secure because of his patriotic service."

Panetta also honored the general.

"The men and women of the Department of Defense join me in mourning the loss of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, whose 35 years of service in uniform left an indelible imprint on the United States military and on the country," Panetta said in a statement released yesterday. "The son of a decorated Army officer, Gen. Schwarzkopf followed his father's legacy of service by enrolling in West Point in the 1950s."

"His bravery during two tours in Vietnam earned him three silver stars, and set him on the path to lead our troops into battle in Grenada, and then to take charge of the overall allied effort in the first Gulf War as Commander of United States Central Command," Panetta continued. "Gen. Schwarzkopf's skilled leadership of that campaign liberated the Kuwaiti people and produced a decisive victory for the allied coalition. In the aftermath of that war, Gen. Schwarzkopf was justly recognized as a brilliant strategist and inspiring leader."

"Today, we recall that enduring legacy and remember him as one of the great military giants of the 20th century. My thoughts and prayers are with the Schwarzkopf family in this time of sadness and grief," Panetta concluded.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said in a statement released yesterday that he "was saddened to learn today of the passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf, a fellow West Point graduate, former Centcom commander and one of the 20th century's finest soldiers and leaders. I join the civilian and military leaders of our country, and servicemen and women, past and present, in mourning his death."

"Gen. Schwarzkopf embodied the warrior spirit, serving with distinction in three conflicts over his 35 years of dedicated service," Dempsey said. "The hallmark of his remarkable career was the swift and decisive victory over Saddam Hussein's forces after they invaded Kuwait."

"The thoughts and prayers of the Joint Chiefs and the Joint Force are with Gen. Schwarzkopf's family and friends," he concluded.

Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno released a joint statement on Schwarzkopf's passing:

"Our nation has lost a soldier and statesman with the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. Our prayers are with his family as we honor the memories of a man dedicated to family, his country and the many soldiers he led in war and peace. His life story touches on much of the fabric of our nation's story, ensuring his memory will remain with us for generations. Our nation owes a great debt of gratitude to Gen. Schwarzkopf and our soldiers will hold a special place in their hearts for this great leader. While much will be written in coming days of his many accomplishments, his most lasting and important legacies are the tremendous soldiers he trained and led."

Schwarzkopf is survived by his wife, Brenda, and children Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.
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Click photo for screen-resolution image		 Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, then-commander of U.S. Central Command, right, consults with then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, May 14, 1992, as the leaders took part in a meeting to discuss the allied military coalition in Operation Desert Shield. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. H. H. Deffner
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President, Defense Leaders Praise Schwarzkopf's Service, Legacy

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:10 AM PST

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President, Defense Leaders Praise Schwarzkopf's Service, Legacy
12/28/2012 10:09 AM CST

President, Defense Leaders Praise Schwarzkopf's Service, Legacy

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2012 - President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Army Gen, Martin E. Dempsey praised the service and legacy of retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who passed away yesterday at age 78.

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Retired Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf gives an acceptance speech after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Patriot Award during a ceremony in Shreveport, La., Sept. 12, 2002. The Patriot Award is the society's highest award, presented to a distinguished American who exemplifies the ideals that make the United States strong. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael A. Kaplan
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Schwarzkopf was a Vietnam veteran and one of the architects of the western flanking movement that helped to defeat the Iraqi army during the Gulf War in early 1991. As the commander of U.S. Central Command, Schwarzkopf led the international coalition assembled by then-President George H.W. Bush that expelled Iraqi troops who had invaded Kuwait in August 1990.

The four-star general and West Point graduate retired in August 1991 after 35 years of Army service. Schwarzkopf died in Tampa, Fla., of complications from pneumonia, according to press reports.

Obama saluted Schwarzkopf's service in a statement issued yesterday.

"With the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, we've lost an American original," Obama stated. "From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of United States Central Command, Gen. Schwarzkopf stood tall for the country and Army he loved. Our prayers are with the Schwarzkopf family, who tonight can know that his legacy will endure in a nation that is more secure because of his patriotic service."

Panetta also honored the general.

"The men and women of the Department of Defense join me in mourning the loss of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, whose 35 years of service in uniform left an indelible imprint on the United States military and on the country," Panetta said in a statement released yesterday. "The son of a decorated Army officer, Gen. Schwarzkopf followed his father's legacy of service by enrolling in West Point in the 1950s."

"His bravery during two tours in Vietnam earned him three silver stars, and set him on the path lead our troops into battle in Grenada, and then to take charge of the overall allied effort in the first Gulf War as Commander of United States Central Command," Panetta continued. "Gen. Schwarzkopf's skilled leadership of that campaign liberated the Kuwaiti people and produced a decisive victory for the allied coalition. In the aftermath of that war, Gen. Schwarzkopf was justly recognized as a brilliant strategist and inspiring leader."

"Today, we recall that enduring legacy and remember him as one of the great military giants of the 20th century. My thoughts and prayers are with the Schwarzkopf family in this time of sadness and grief," Panetta concluded.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said in a statement released yesterday that he "was saddened to learn today of the passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf, a fellow West Point graduate, former Centcom commander and one of the 20th century's finest soldiers and leaders. I join the civilian and military leaders of our country, and servicemen and women, past and present, in mourning his death."

"Gen. Schwarzkopf embodied the warrior spirit, serving with distinction in three conflicts over his 35 years of dedicated service," Dempsey said. "The hallmark of his remarkable career was the swift and decisive victory over Saddam Hussein's forces after they invaded Kuwait."

"The thoughts and prayers of the Joint Chiefs and the Joint Force are with Gen. Schwarzkopf's family and friends," he concluded.

Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno released a joint statement on Schwarzkopf's passing:

"Our nation has lost a soldier and statesman with the passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. Our prayers are with his family as we honor the memories of a man dedicated to family, his country and the many soldiers he led in war and peace. His life story touches on much of the fabric of our nation's story, ensuring his memory will remain with us for generations. Our nation owes a great debt of gratitude to Gen. Schwarzkopf and our soldiers will hold a special place in their hearts for this great leader. While much will be written in coming days of his many accomplishments, his most lasting and important legacies are the tremendous soldiers he trained and led."

Schwarzkopf is survived by his wife, Brenda, and children Cynthia, Jessica and Christian.
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Statement by Secretary Panetta on the Passing of Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf

 
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Face of Defense: One Marine, 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation

Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:03 AM PST

Pvt. Frank Baron Jr. poses for a photo in his Marine Corps dress uniform, circa 1933. Baron served as an active duty Marine from 1933 to 1937. Courtesy photo
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Face of Defense: One Marine, 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation
12/28/2012 10:16 AM CST

Face of Defense: One Marine, 100 Years of Marine Corps Aviation

By Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sarah Wolff
Camp Pendleton Public Affairs

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Dec. 28, 2012 - "Putt! Putt! Putt! Putt!"

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Former Marine Pvt. Frank Baron Jr. stands with Marines assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 39 during a tour of the air station at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 11, 2012. Baron served as an active duty Marine from 1933 to 1937. Courtesy photo
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Imitating the sound of a Curtiss Condor's engines failing, Frank Baron Jr. mimics the tumbling motions of the aircraft falling from the sky. His hands rush to his shoulders as if grabbing for parachute straps.

"I thought, 'This is it,' and then all of a sudden, brrrr!" he said, describing the sound of the engines returning to life as he sinks into the back of the couch, grinning, but sighing with relief.

"That's the most scared I ever was, and I love to fly," said Baron, 98, who'd served as an airplane rigger during a crucial period in the evolution of Marine aviation.

Baron's love for the Marine Corps was sparked in Glen Burnie, Md., where he was born April 18, 1914.

"I liked the Marines, I'd known them from the time I was just a kid," Baron explained. He grew up three blocks from a training area used by a Marine unit.

There was no grass, only leaves from the shade trees, Baron said of the training grounds. He said would often visit and ask the Marines if they wanted anything from the commissary.

"'Yeah, get me a pack of cigarettes,' or 'Get me some soda pop,' or this or that," he said in a forced, gruff voice, pulling his eyebrows together. "I'd get it, and they'd give me a nickel or a dime."

These experiences inspired his trip to Parris Island, S.C., in 1933, which marked the beginning of his four-year enlistment as a military police officer in the Marine Corps.

Baron's first assignment was to the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, where he and his friends, after standing guard at the Presidential Palace, would go to Gonaives Bay and dive from a five-story-tall platform.

"We would climb up, and dive off like swans," Baron chuckled at the memory. "We would be up there looking down, and about a block from us there were sharks."

After nine months in Haiti, Baron was briefly brought back to Parris Island before being sent to San Diego in California.

When he arrived in San Diego, then-Pvt. Baron saw the military pilots flying and immediately requested a transfer, he said.

"I've always enjoyed being around planes," Baron said, his eyes lighting up with excitement. "When I was a kid, planes used to fly over, and we would wave. You'd never believe it, but they would wave back!"

In 1935, Baron was transferred to North Coronado Island, officially recognized by the House Armed Services Committee as the birthplace of Marine Corps Aviation.

"I was working in the wings section. We would pull the canvas over the wings and goop it up with sealant," Baron said as he made pulling and stretching motions with his hands, simulating the repairs.

Every day after work, Baron said he would look for space-availability flights. For the next two years, he would board planes for the pure joy of flying.

The flights would go almost anywhere; from out over the ocean to down to the border of Mexico, he said.

After his enlistment ended, Baron joined the San Diego fire department, and once his two granddaughters were born, he said he knew he wanted to share his passion with them.

"When my sister and I were young, he would take us to the San Diego airport to watch the planes land and take off," said Teri Juybari, one of Baron's granddaughters. "We would watch for what seemed like hours, and as little kids, that was pretty exciting."

This year, Marine Corps aviation is celebrating its centennial, which was made possible through the efforts and dedication of Marines like Baron.

The time he spent in the Marines and working on the planes he loved made such an impact on his life, Juybari said. After 75 years, Baron is still proud of being a Marine.
 
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Click photo for screen-resolution image		 Pvt. Frank Baron Jr. stands at port-arms circa 1933. Baron served as an active duty Marine from 1933 to 1937. Courtesy photo
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