Chambersburg, Pa. -- During late summer, Letterkenny Munitions Center's Joint Missile Systems Mobile Maintenance Team traveled to Japan to test and inspect Anti-Radiation Missiles (ARM) in support of U.S. Navy readiness requirements.
The mobile maintenance team, comprised of both U.S. Navy personnel and Letterkenny Munitions Center (LEMC) ARM technicians, performed ARM All-Up-Round (AUR) testing and inspection in Japan. In addition to completing this year's test and inspection requirements, the team reprogrammed software in all U.S. Navy Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles (AARGM), the latest variant of ARM.
"The flexibility of our mobile maintenance team has proven invaluable to the U.S. Navy's anti-radiation missiles program," said Brandon Yates, Logistics Management Specialist, LEMC. "This particular trip is essential to the success of the Navy's AARGM program."
LEMC's mobile maintenance support, which deploys as needed both within the U.S. and overseas, is critical in maintaining unit readiness and stockpile reliability around the world. By performing testing, inspection, software upgrades, and maintenance forward, LEMC delivers a significant cost avoidance and time savings to all military services. LEMC's onsite support improves asset readiness, ensures stockpile readiness, prevents unnecessary down time, significantly reduces transportation expenses, and provides capability, while ensuring operational effectiveness of military options within the region.
This particular expedition was just the latest requirement for mobile maintenance generated from the Navy. LEMC regularly sends teams outside the continental U.S. to conduct missile testing, inspection, maintenance, upgrades, software updates, and training to fulfill U.S. Military readiness requirements.
"Today's world is exceedingly complex, so it's all about ensuring commanders have options; combat readiness levels, especially munitions readiness, guarantees options," said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Ignatowski, Commander, LEMC. "It's humbling to be part of the LEMC team, knowing that what our team delivers to the warfighter in terms of maintaining of readiness. It's incredibly important."
LEMC is located on Letterkenny Army Depot and is a Government-Owned, Government-Operated installation. LEMC conducts regional and global distribution of munitions, provides missile maintenance and conducts demilitarization of munitions for the U.S. Army in support of Joint Forces and international partner nations.
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