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Naval Aviation Hits Historic Milestone
August 23, 2017 — The Navy completed the debrief for the 100,000th sortie using the Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS) Aug. 2, at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, marking the most sorties flown on naval ranges using the system. The sophisticated TCTS - in use for more than a decade - is the high velocity learning tool managed by Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona for the Navy and Marine Corps. It provides live monitoring and control during mission execution, plus a fully instrumented event reconstruction debrief, similar to "coaching tape" debriefs in pro football. ... MORE

Lt. Drew Kocher and Lt. Cmdr. Brad Williams, both assigned to the "Fighting Swordsman" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, landed on Naval Air Station Key West's Boca Chica Field after completing Tactical Combat Training System's 100,000th pod-tracked sortie since the system began tracking using GPS technology in 2006.

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