FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb 19, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DynCorp International has earned the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) prestigious Diamond Award for Excellence for its support of the U.S. Air Force at Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) program, U.S. Air Force C-21A Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and C-20 programs and the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command T-6 program. This marks the 10th year the DI team at Joint-Base Andrews has earned this prestigious award, the fifth for the C-21 program, the second consecutive for the CAL FIRE and C-20 programs, and the first for T-6.
Through the CAL FIRE program, DI flies and maintains Grumman S-2T fire retardant air tankers and OV-10A aircraft, and fully maintains and services civilian UH-1H Super Huey helicopters flown by CAL FIRE pilots.
Full article: Market Watch - http://www.marketwatch.com/story/five-dyncorp-international-programs-earn-federal-aviation-administration-faa-diamond-awards-for-excellence-2013-02-19
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