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Technology—and people

Members of the Japan Apache team come from two locales with different cultural backgrounds: Mesa, Ariz., and Japan. The teammates recognized how respecting cultural differences and working to build personal connections helps lead to program success.

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MIKE GOETTINGS PHOTO

They're on a roll

The St. Louis Paint Shop implemented improvements to the process of applying customer-specific marks to aircraft. The next step: spreading these improvements to other IDS paint facilities.

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DWIGHT SINGLETON PHOTO

The next chapter begins

The first of 452 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-transport helicopters rolled out of the Boeing factory in Philadelphia this summer. The helicopter features improvements that reduce operating and support costs while extending the useful life of the Chinook.

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FRED TROILO PHOTO

Building blocks

After a four-year break, construction on the International Space Station was set to resume with the late-August launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Here's a look at Boeing-built components slated to be added to the station.

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NASA PHOTO

Aiming high

With recent business and technical achievements to its credit, Boeing's Satellite Development Center is looking to maintain its position as an aggressive competitor in the satellite industry. Here's a look at this segment of Space & Intelligence Systems.

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BOB FERGUSON PHOTO

Keeping it 'clean'

While in Kuwait, Jerry Wilson, a product-support specialist, noticed a potential safety hazard in vehicles carrying the Boeing-developed Avenger mobile, short-range air-defense system. His sharp eye and extra effort ensured these battle-bound vehicles would help warfighters do their job as safely as possible.

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			September 2006

			Volume 05, Issue 5
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Integrated Defense Systems

Technology—and people

They're on a roll

The next chapter begins

Building blocks

Aiming high

Keeping it 'clean'