Industry and Technology Air Center Helicopters Wins Two New Commercial Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) Support Contracts in the Pacific Press Release from Air Center Helicopters
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ir Center Helicopters, Inc. (ACHI), the leading provider of contingency and expeditionary aviation support services for the U.S. Government, is extremely pleased to announce the award of two additional VERTREP contracts in support of U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and Military Sealift Command (MSC). These new detachments will join ACHI’s current effort in the Pacific and the Middle East. As a VERTREP program incumbent, ACHI looks forward to continuing our commitment to performance excellence for the U.S. Navy and MSC. From initial VERTREP contract inception in late 2018 to present day, ACHI has maintained unmatched operational readiness rates of 98% while successfully transporting more than 14.5M lbs. of cargo and over 11,100 external loads in support of underway replenishment operations for the Fleet. ACHI has a unique VERTREP pioneering history. Air Center Helicopters, Inc. was the first to deploy the modern H225 Super Puma aboard U.S. Navy ships when it deployed PAC DET C embarked on the USNS Wally Schirra in February of 2019. Later that year, ACHI deployed the first heavy lift capable detachment aboard USNS Cesar Chavez on LANT DET A. Furthering this pioneering legacy, in March of 2021, Air Center Helicopters conducted the first-ever at-sea vertical replenishment of the Joint Strike Fighter F135 power module mass simulator during a COMPACFLT proof-ofconcept exercise. This exercise provided proof-of concept that Navy aircraft carriers will have the ability to receive critical parts to maintain the F-35C while underway. “This successful exercise confirmed the ability to maintain maritime operations in a new generation of jet fighter aircraft for the U.S. Navy," stated CAPT P. Scott Miller, Commanding Officer, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
government and commercial customer including but not limited to: Personnel Recovery and Casualty Evacuation (PR/ CASEVAC), at-sea Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP), logistics, scientific research, tactical training, Search and Rescue (SAR), Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) and utility services along with a full-service MRO maintenance facility. ACHI is a Department of Defense Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) certified provider and was the first aviation firm to receive “Special Operations” certification from the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS). The ACHI fleet of rotary and fixed wing aircraft includes the Airbus H225 Super Puma and AS350B3e A-Star, Bell 412EP and 206 helicopters as well as the Dassault 900EX and Lear 35A Corporate Jet fixed wing aircraft. Air Center Helicopters Inc. has operated across all seven oceans and all seven continents with mission specific, custom configured aircraft.
About Air Center Helicopters, Inc. Headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex of Texas, ACHI is a U.S.-owned and operated small business concern under NAICS 481212. ACHI has performed multiple mission profiles for a diverse customer base in various expeditionary and contingency environments around the world since 1986. An FAA Parts 133, 135, 137, and 145 certified aviation service provider, ACHI brings over 35 years of experience in aviation support missions to the Rotor Review #154 Fall '21
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