Volume SeVeNTeeN ISSue THRee b 2012

All set for takeoff

Why our new Pro Line Fusion® avionics system and

Head-up Guidance Systems

are changing the way our industry views

situational awareness.

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In July of 1977, David Van Dusseldorp, then a young

engineer, sat atop one of our company’s buildings in

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of a team attempting to set a

new standard in navigation.

His rooftop role at that time was to reposition an

antenna as the rest of the team below worked to receive

the first Global Positioning System (GPS) signal. Back then,

there was only a four-hour window each night during

which a satellite would be overhead, and the antenna had

to be repositioned every few minutes in order to receive

the signal.

Success came on the first night the satellite was

turned on when the message “AAAAAAAAAAAA” was

received and decoded. The U.S. Air Force later awarded

Rockwell Collins the NAVSTAR GPS user equipment

contract, the first of many GPS wins that would ultimately

lead to our position as a market leader.

At that time, the idea of GPS likely seemed farfetched,

and it was hard to envision how this technology would

transform the aerospace and defense industry. Yet,

Rockwell Collins employees – like David Van Dusseldorp –

understood the unique value GPS would offer customers,

so they were eager to make the technology work.

While a lot has changed in 35 years, this pioneering

spirit and focus on the customer continue to drive

innovation at our company. In this issue of Horizons, you

will find several articles that explain how our technologies

– like the Pro Line Fusion® avionics system and Head-

up Guidance Systems – are solving customers’ critical

challenges and setting new industry standards.

As we look ahead and beyond, it’s important to

keep customer needs at the forefront when considering

new technologies. If we do, today’s research and

development projects are more likely to become

tomorrow’s success stories. b

Publisher: David Yeoman

Editorial director: Cindy Dietz

Managing editor: Cindy Adkins

Editor: Crystal Hardinger

Creative direction: Rick Kaufman

Copy editors:

Ruth Anne Denker

Karen Steggall

Staff writers:

Jill Wojciechowski

Katie Shatzer

erica Solum

Nathan Pilling

Photography:

Photos courtesy of Bombardier, cover, pages 8, 9, 10, 11

Steve Allen, Winter Park, Fla., page 21

David Jackson, Wilsonville, ore., page 14

Rob mourton of Horizon Air, Portland, ore., pages 12, 13

mark Regan, Reston, Va., pages 5, 6

mark Tade, Iowa City, Iowa, pages 7, 17, 18, 20

John C. Thomas, Hiawatha, Iowa, page 19

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I N T H I S I S S u e

On the back coverThis ad – which emphasizes our company’s complete networking solutions for the global market – recently appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology.

On the coverThe Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion® avionics system entered into service earlier this year as part of Bombardier’s Vision Flight Deck on the Global 5000. This aircraft is the first of 17 platforms to be delivered with Pro Line Fusion by 2017.

Clay Jones

Chairman, President and CEO

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Standardizing work 2lean tools helped employees in mexico increase production for embraer.

Navigating by the stars 4The Rockwell Collins Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing System is a different spin on a centuries-old technology.

Collaboration to the core 5We’re experts in avionics development; we’re experts in simulation and training. What happens when we bring those capabilities together?

C O V E R S To R I e S

All set for takeoff 8With the first delivery of Pro line Fusion®, the aviation world is seeing the payoff for taking risks on innovative technology.

A new standard 12Why Rockwell Collins Head-up Guidance Systems are an important part of today’s aircraft.

Going the distance 16A successful test in 1977 led to our company’s dominance in GPS. Thirty-five years after the birth of the technology, Rockwell Collins employees explain what’s next.

Direct delivery Down Under 20employees in Australia discovered that sometimes you have to look beyond our typical process to make a sale work for an international defense customer.

Service anniversaries 21

5 8 20

A magazine for the employees and friends of Rockwell Collins

Customer needs continue to drive innovation

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Standardizing work

lean perspectivesQ What was the first step in your

transformation?

A All employees in Mexicali have been

through Lean training and certification,

so our team was familiar with Lean tools.

We started with a spaghetti diagram to

determine how the product flows through

the process and to identify waste. Once

we began using the spaghetti diagram and

other tools, it was easy to see opportunities

for increasing efficiency.

Q What was a simple change that produced big results?

A We used the 787 pilot controls assembly

model, which is in operation in Mexicali,

as a benchmark to improve Legacy pilot

control products. Before, we used to have

one assembler complete the whole unit

from scratch. To make assembly easier and

more repeatable, we decided to break down

our process and incorporate a moving line

model. After a standard work event, we

established takt time based on customer

demand and balanced

the assembly process.

That meant, instead

of one work station,

there were three work

stations as part of the

moving line. By doing

this, we standardized work and reduced the

opportunity for errors. It’s a big change.

Q Did you see improvements right away?

A In the first week after implementing

the moving assembly line, we were able to

complete the same quantity of units as we

did before. Then, the second week, we got a

little bit better. Everybody was happy about

it. There was a learning curve with the new

process, but a few months later, we were

able to produce within the established

takt time, completing more units per week

than ever before. So far, we’ve been able to

maintain those levels, and we continue to

focus on improvements. b

Lean tools and processes helped employees in Mexico quickly increase production of Throttle Quadrant Assemblies for Embraer.

L E A N E L E C T R O N I C S T H e N E W S

Rockwell Collins’ aviation technology recently

entered the world of Formula 1™ racing under

a strategic agreement with the Caterham F1

Team.

Under the terms of the agreement,

Rockwell Collins and the Caterham F1 Team,

which is based in the United Kingdom, are

collaborating to define aviation technology that

will be adapted in the team’s quest to win the

Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)

Formula 1 World Championship. In exchange,

F1 fans will see the Rockwell Collins logo on

the Caterham F1 Team car, in the pits, and

elsewhere throughout the racing season.

“This teaming agreement joins two innovative forces on a world stage,” said Colin Mahoney, vice president,

Commercial Systems Marketing and Sales for Rockwell Collins. “Both Rockwell Collins and the Caterham F1 Team strive

for technological advances that deliver speed, power, performance and reliability.”

Mahoney added that the size and interests of the Formula 1 audience complement Rockwell Collins’ international

growth strategy to establish a stronger local presence in key markets. b

Formula 1™ racing team to use Rockwell Collins aviation technology

Roberto Bracamontes

Employees can learn more about Lean tools on the Lean Electronics website found via “L” in the Rockwell Collins Online index.

Lean ToolsSpaghetti diagram - A method that uses a

continuous line to trace

the physical movement of

product as it passes through

production. It helps expose

inefficient layouts and

unnecessary motion.

Standard work - The best,

easiest and safest way to

perform a task. It consists of

three elements: the rate at

which products must be made

to meet demand, the exact

work sequence in which an

operator performs tasks, and

standard inventory needed to

keep the process going.

Takt time - The frequency

with which the customer

wants a product or service. It

is calculated by taking avail-

able working time and divid-

ing it by the number of units

required by the customer.

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20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

MayAprilMarch

Top-level assembly (completed units for Embraer Legacy aircraft)

Sub-level assembly (components that go into the top-level assembly)

FebruaryJanuary

The Rockwell Collins Throttle Quadrant

Assembly is an important part of the pilot

controls in Embraer Legacy aircraft. In January,

Operations employees in Mexicali, Mexico,

were building 15 units a month for Embraer

of Brazil, but the customer wanted more.

Manager Roberto Bracamontes knew drastic

changes were needed so his Mexicali team

could meet customer needs. Working with

the Rockwell Collins Operations Production

System Optimization Lean team, employees

focused on standard work. By doing so, they

were able to rapidly increase productivity

while maintaining quality.

mattai named Avionics magazine Woman of the YearAvionics magazine named

Nan Mattai, senior vice

president, Engineering and

Technology for Rockwell

Collins, as Woman of the

Year for her leadership and

dedication to her job, as well

as the aviation community.

Mattai, who joined

Rockwell Collins as a

software engineer in August 1993, said she is

“humbled” by the recognition and hopes it serves as

a model for other women.

“I’m all too aware that I travel in a rarefied

crowd – a woman, particularly a woman in

an executive leadership role – in the field of

science and engineering,” said Mattai. “I take my

responsibility to the industry, to women in

the industry and to the next generation of female

engineers very seriously.” b

Rockwell Collins selected as prime contractor for $68 million Australian Defence Force program Rockwell Collins has been selected as the prime contractor for

the Australian Defence Force Land 17 Digital Terminal Control

Systems (DTCS) program. The company will be delivering a total

of 152 systems valued at $68 million. It’s the largest contract win

for Government Systems in the Asia-Pacific region in 15 years.

The DTCS allows Special Forces and artillery forward

observers to identify targets with greater accuracy through the

use of precision targeting software.

“We’re delivering a user-focused, customized solution that

provides the Australian Defence Force with an accurate, combat

proven system for air and ground targeting,” said Nick Gibbs,

managing director of Rockwell Collins in Australia.

The contract is part of the Project Land 17 mission system,

which addresses the tactical joint fires artillery command and

control systems, indirect fire system delivery platforms and

other indirect fire system elements. As part of the contract,

Rockwell Collins employees in Australia are responsible for a

comprehensive through-life support program including training

and integrated logistics support. b

Nan Mattai

2012 Throttle Quadrant Assembly Productivity

Navigating by the starsThe Rockwell Collins Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing System is a different spin on a centuries-old technology.

A lot has changed since the accounts of celestial

navigation in Homer’s epic “The Odyssey.” Today, GPS and

inertial-navigation systems help point us in the right

direction. But what’s the solution when typical methods

aren’t good options due to size, weight or cost restraints?

To answer this question, Rockwell Collins employees

looked to the stars and created the Rockwell Collins

Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing System.

“Humans have been navigating by the stars for

hundreds of years, and what makes our technology work is a

very close integration between cameras, sophisticated image

processing and inertial sensing technology,” explained Matt

Hutchison, a programs manager in Government Systems in

Warrenton, Va. “This allows the Celestial-Inertial Precision

Pointing System to provide precision pointing data in a very

compact and relatively inexpensive way.”

Navigating via celestial objectsThe system consists of two cameras, which convey

the position of the sun or the stars to calculate

orientation, working in conjunction with

inertial sensors called micro-electro-

mechanical systems (MEMS).

The MEMS provide acceleration

and angular-rate signals, like

those used to enable a

smartphone to know which way

it’s being tilted.

Running on a dedicated

processor, the Rockwell Collins

Celestial-Inertial Precision

Pointing System software

blends the information

gathered by the cameras and

the MEMS to give a best estimate

of roll, pitch and heading

angles continuously,

sending out information 40

or 50 times per second.

“Pitch and roll are pretty easy to measure accurately

— but heading isn’t. Using celestial object determination

and inertial sensing, the device continuously calculates all

three angles very accurately,” Hutchison said. “From there,

you’re just a trigonometry problem away from accurately

locating distant objects.”

All of these features were combined into a product

that measures just 2 x 3 inches, weighs less than half

a pound, and is capable of pointing accuracies within a

tenth of a degree.

The best of three worldsBringing this unique addition to the marketplace required

the expertise of three separate Rockwell Collins business

areas. The team in Warrenton had the know-how to create

the sensor fusion technology necessary to blend the sun

or star location information with inertial-sensor data.

When it came to optics, however, the natural place to turn

was to the Optronics group in Carlsbad, Calif.

“The team in Carlsbad really understands how to make

precision lens assemblies that work in extreme environments,”

Hutchison said. “This was crucial for us, as the Celestial-Inertial

Precision Pointing System can conceivably be used under all

different kinds of field conditions.”

Teams in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, also contributed to the

project, bringing the processing capability to host the

Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing System software.

After completing the algorithmic and system-

design work, the teams were able to create a system

demonstrator in a span of just four months. Right now,

the technology is being considered for use with military

ground targeting systems, antenna pointing systems for

satellite communications and optical/infrared cameras.

“We needed to be able to quickly demonstrate what’s

possible to potential customers,” Hutchison said. “There

was a concentrated effort from these three parts of the

company to pull the Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing

System together.” bBy Erica Solum

Programs Manager Matt Hutchison from Warrenton, Va., is excited to be part of the development

process for the Celestial-Inertial Precision Pointing System and believes Rockwell Collins is carving

out a unique leadership position in the marketplace with this technology.

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Collaboration to the coreWe’re experts in avionics development; we’re experts in simulation and training. What happens when we bring those capabilities together?

Inside a small lab at Rockwell Collins in Sterling, Va., a team

of Simulation and Training Solutions (STS) engineers is flying

an aircraft that doesn’t exist yet – virtually flying, that is.

The team is using the CORE™ simulation architecture

to build a testing solution for engineers in Cedar Rapids,

Iowa, and Richardson, Texas, who are developing avionics

solutions for Boeing’s KC-46 tanker.

“It’s as if we’re building the rest of the aircraft

virtually, so that we can test our avionics solutions for it,”

explained Jim Anderson, a principal systems engineer in

Sterling. “Rockwell Collins is the only company with full

avionics development and full simulation and training

capabilities integrated together. And that provides us

with a unique advantage.”

Three years ago, STS engineers began using CORE

simulation architecture to more efficiently develop

customized flight simulators in the commercial

marketplace. CORE architecture’s modular design allows

engineers to simulate each aircraft system as an individual

piece, creating a virtual aircraft in a building-block fashion.

The architecture also supports the incorporation of real

aircraft hardware as those building blocks, so avionics

developers can test avionics hardware in as realistic an

environment as possible.

But the benefits of using CORE architecture during

avionics development extend to training as well.

“The avionics data can be the trickiest piece of

developing a flight simulator for training, particularly the

displays,” explained Mike Knowles, senior director of Air

Transport and Mission Solutions for STS. “Since Rockwell

Collins is providing the displays and other avionics for the

KC-46, we stepped back and said, ‘Wouldn’t this be the right

time to integrate STS engineers with the avionics team?’”

Knowles and other team members recognized that

if avionics engineers used the CORE architecture at their

development stations and on their test rigs, not only could

they “virtually” fly the KC-46 while in development, they

also would be creating software that could be used for

future training applications.

Christopher George (left),

Laura O’Connell and Joseph

Branly, all from Sterling, Va.,

are working with KC-46 teams

to modify CORE architecture

to meet their needs for an

avionics testing solution.

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A long-distance relationshipIn order to meet the requirements for the avionics

engineers, CORE architecture first needed some

modifications. While a majority of the requirements are

the same for both groups of engineers, there are distinct

differences.

Laura O’Connell, the engineering lead for the STS

engineers working with KC-46 teams, is focused on building

and maintaining strong relationships among the different

teams. According to O’Connell, close communication

is critical to addressing the differences between the

simulation and training and the avionics worlds.

“The avionics teams don’t always have a complete

picture of what CORE architecture can do for them,” said

O’Connell. “But if they tell us what they need, then the

CORE architecture team can work to provide them the best

possible testing solution.”

The integration of the teams began with regular – and

for some team members,

prolonged – visits to

Cedar Rapids. O’Connell

said the time spent

face to face laid a solid

foundation for what is

primarily a long-distance

relationship. Now, the

teams stay in contact

through weekly status

updates as well as ad hoc

communications.

Virtual take-offToday, KC-46 teams

are already starting to

see the benefits of this

collaboration.

Mike Sparks, a

senior systems engineer

in Cedar Rapids, says the CORE simulation architecture will

help his team save time and effort when it comes to testing

elements of the KC-46 large display system (LDS).

“In previous test environments, we used a

static environment,” said Sparks, who is leading the

development and integration of the test rigs for the LDS.

“This meant we could only complete one piece of a test

at a time.”

Now, with CORE architecture’s dynamic environment, the

team can see how a system performs through all phases of a

test, instead of just one piece.

“We can virtually takeoff and fly around and look at all

the pieces of the display to make sure they are doing what

they should,” said Sparks. “The test represents what the

aircraft is doing overall. You can look at multiple pieces of

air data – such as altitude and ground speed – to validate

that the systems on the aircraft are responding the way they

would in that stage of flight.”

Rapidly expanding our capabilityRockwell Collins is currently working on proposals to

provide pieces of the KC-46 Aircrew Training System,

contracts for which the U.S. Air Force is expected to

announce later this year. In addition to supporting these

proposals, our experience with avionics teams also fits

into our overall development roadmap for the CORE

simulation architecture.

According to Larry Kermon, a principal program

manager for STS and CORE life cycle value stream manager,

CORE architecture’s

modularity means that

Rockwell Collins can

more easily provide

simulation and training

customers a Packaged

Avionics Simulation

Solution (PASS) for

a full simulator that

exactly matches

Rockwell Collins’

avionics content.

“CORE architecture

has the potential

for a broad range of

applications,” said

Kermon. “We know

how simulators come

together and we know

the expectations, so we can package simulation elements

so they are ready for installation.”

This opens up opportunity for Rockwell Collins to work

with airlines and other simulation and training original

equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

“OEMs are seeing how CORE architecture’s flexibility

can lower their development risk,” said Kermon. “It’s a

rapidly expanding capability that allows us to collaborate

better internally and externally – a tool with bright

promise for our whole company.” bBy Katie Shatzer

Our company’s CORE simulation architecture was first developed for

commercial flight simulators, but Rockwell Collins engineers have found that

it is beneficial for a variety of applications, including testing avionics

solutions. Rockwell Collins employees Mike Knowles (left), Jim Anderson and

Larry Kermon are standing next to the CORE Instructor Operating System in

Sterling, Va.

A unifying forceKC-46 teams aren’t the only ones using CORE architecture outside of

flight simulators – engineers throughout Rockwell Collins are looking

at how it can provide benefits to their teams.

Examples include a team of engineers in Toulouse, France, that

used the architecture to develop avionics display and panel

prototypes. In Portland, Ore., CORE architecture drives Head-Up

Guidance System demonstration rigs, while the Pro Line Fusion

avionics system team in Cedar Rapids is exploring how it can be used

to collaborate on development work with original equipment

manufacturers (OEMs). Additional teams also are considering how

CORE architecture can meet their simulation needs.

For Alex Postnikov’s team, CORE architecture provides the “glue”

that connects the data in a Live Virtual Constructive training scenario,

which combines elements of a live feed from a jet with virtual and

constructive elements to provide a realistic training experience at

a lower cost.

Today, Postnikov, a principal engineering manager in the Advanced

Technology Center (ATC), is leading a 10X project to analyze how

different groups could use a collaborative development and

simulation environment – such as CORE architecture. The 10X

program is one way the ATC provides funding to validate new ideas

quickly – usually within three months. As part of the project,

Postnikov’s team is surveying these groups to learn what

functionalities are required for a standard simulation tool.

“Our company emphasizes open architecture, but different

programs use different development environments – which often

don’t work together,” said Postnikov. “If we have a standard tool, we

can reduce cost. Different groups tend to stay in their own separate

areas, but CORE architecture is a unifying force.”

Inside our Advanced Technology Center’s Virtualized

Systems Integration Lab in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Senior

Systems Engineer Jackie Hoke shows Software Engineer

Alex Halfpenny the configurable tool suite found in the

CORE Instructor Operating System. The Advanced

Technology Center is leading a project to determine

how collaborative development and simulation

environments – like CORE – could help teams across the

company share information and be more efficient.

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All set for takeoff With the first delivery of Pro Line Fusion®, the aviation world is seeing the payoff for taking risks on innovative technology.

The Global 5000 business jet is the first of 17 platforms to be

delivered with the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system.

The aircraft was already in production when Bombardier opted to

incorporate our brand new avionics technology.

Three-time Formula 1

World Champion Niki Lauda

(left) takes delivery of his new

Bombardier Global 5000*

jet from Steve Ridolfi,

president of Bombardier

Business Aircraft. Lauda is the

first Bombardier Global 5000

customer to own the

Rockwell Collins Pro Line

Fusion avionics system.

*Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

C O V E R S TO R Y

to Greg Irmen, vice president and general manager of

Business and Regional Systems for Rockwell Collins, those

capabilities were developed with a central goal in mind.

“Our overall philosophy is about situational

awareness – giving pilots a view of the world outside the

aircraft they wouldn’t otherwise have,” explained Irmen.

Large format displays mean a pilot can view more

information at one time. Add such features as synthetic

vision on the Head-up Guidance System (HGS™), graphical

flight planning and Multiscan™ Weather Radar, and pilots

have a better understanding of where they are and what’s

happening around them at all times.

And pilots notice the difference. Before Lauda took

delivery of his jet, he completed Bombardier’s Global 5000

Pilot Differences course during which he trained on a

simulator with Bombardier instructor pilots and Rockwell

Collins employees.

“He was particularly impressed with how much of his

previous experience with Rockwell Collins equipment was

transferrable to his new aircraft,” said John Spellmeyer, a

principal customer support manager for Rockwell Collins

in Wichita, Kan., who worked with Lauda during the

training. “He could see how we kept the same concepts of

operation, but really boosted pilots’ situational awareness.”

A risk-sharing relationshipGetting to this point wasn’t an easy task, however.

Flying away with Pro Line Fusion took more than five

years and the efforts of hundreds of Rockwell Collins

employees in engineering, operations and several

other areas of the company. It also required a trusted

relationship with Bombardier.

“When Bombardier selected Pro Line Fusion, the

Global* family of aircraft was already in production,” said

Irmen. “It was a huge risk for them to switch suppliers and

to opt for brand new technology. But, Bombardier trusted

that Rockwell Collins does what it says it will do.”

What Rockwell Collins committed to was an

avionics system built on an entirely new software-based

architecture that runs on a cabinet-based computing

system. This system provides more flexibility than

other systems because it’s constructed with an open

system architecture.

At the Rockwell Collins Supplier Conference a few

weeks after the Pro Line Fusion first delivery, Michael

Mancuso, director of Supply Chain, Interiors and

Completion Centers, Avionics and Transparencies for

Bombardier Aerospace, said there’s a reason why Rockwell

Collins technology is on many Bombardier platforms.

“Rockwell Collins is a strategic supplier that has

invested with Bombardier on new technologies,” said

Mancuso, who works at Bombardier Aerospace

headquarters in Dorval, Québec, Canada. “We’re looking

for risk-sharing strategic suppliers to help us gain a

competitive edge.”

For both Rockwell Collins and Bombardier, selecting

Pro Line Fusion meant investing in technology years before

it began to generate revenue. According to Irmen, this type

of shared risk is essential for innovation and industry growth.

“We have great faith in Bombardier,” said Irmen.

“It works two ways – we want to be their preferred supplier;

they want to be our preferred customer.”

Building momentumThe Global 5000 is the first of 17 platforms to be

delivered with Pro Line Fusion by 2017. Bombardier’s CSeries*

aircraft also will be outfitted with the Pro Line Fusion

avionics system in this time frame.

For Rockwell Collins employees, building momentum

means continuing to introduce Pro Line Fusion refinements

and enhancements – such as airport moving maps,

additional weather capabilities and other surface

management system capabilities.

“With the Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft in

service, Pro Line Fusion teams are seeing their ideas come to

life,” said Irmen. “Energy and excitement are growing – that’s

a very important result of the first delivery for us. Now, we’re

building on what we started.” b

It was a big day for Rockwell Collins when Formula 1™ racing legend Niki Lauda stepped into

the cockpit of his gleaming, white Bombardier Global 5000* jet – the world’s first aircraft to

be delivered with Pro Line Fusion® avionics as part of Bombardier’s Vision Flight Deck*.

“I am very excited to be the first to own and fly a Global 5000 jet with the Vision

Flight Deck,” said Lauda. “Flying a Global aircraft is an incomparable experience, and

I’m convinced that the new flight deck will not only meet but surpass my expectations.”

When Lauda took to the skies in this new jet in late March, he marked an important

day for the advancement of avionics technology. At the same time, the first delivery of

Pro Line Fusion also solidified the important relationship between Rockwell Collins and

Bombardier – a relationship characterized by shared risk-taking that led to innovation.

Giving pilots a new viewAs the world’s first owner and pilot of an aircraft with Pro Line Fusion, Lauda is reaping

the benefits of many industry-first capabilities (see infographic, page 10). According By Katie Shatzer

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I N F O G R A P H I C

Rockwell Collins Pro line Fusion®

Why pilots want an avionics system this advanced.

When the Rockwell Collins Pro Line

Fusion® avionics system entered

into service earlier this year as part

of Bombardier’s Vision Flight Deck*

on Global 5000 and Global 6000*

aircraft, it brought a new level of

situational awareness, flexibility

and synchronization to the business

aviation industry. Here’s why pilots

covet a flight deck like this.

Head-up Guidance System with synthetic and enhanced vision

Our Head-up Guidance System

(HGS™) integrates a terrain database

with real-time flight information

for greater situational awareness.

HGS allows pilots to more effectively

manage the flow of flight information

while keeping eyes forward. Rockwell

Collins is the first to bring this level of

situational awareness on a head-up

display to the marketplace.

Head-down Synthetic Vision System with Airport Dome

Synthetic terrain data and Rockwell

Collins’ Airport Dome (center) on

the head-down display help orient

pilots during the approach phase.

When combined with the HGS, it

provides enhanced safety, especially

in low-visibility conditions or during

operations at an unfamiliar airport.

Paperless environment with networked capability

The four 15-inch displays with configurable window formats

make it easy for pilots to access information from the flight deck,

including navigation charts, real-time graphical weather and

aircraft manuals. Networked capability enables interoperability

with Rockwell Collins Ascend™ flight information solutions. Ascend

provides automatic database and

maintenance updates and allows pilots

to access customized flight support

information from the airplane.

Point-and-click navigation

With our advanced Flight

Management System, flight

planning is now much easier.

Symbols on the moving map

allow pilots to point and click

to create and modify flight

plans. Information is organized

by the phase of flight, so pilots

see the right information at

the right time.* Trademarks of Bombardier Inc. or its subsidiaries.

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C O V E R S TO R Y

Perry Solmonson knows all too well how just one low pressure weather system can bring air

transportation to a grinding halt.

As a pilot for Horizon Air – a regional carrier based in Seattle, Wash. – Solmonson

has seen the area’s oftentimes dense fog and rain prompt flight delays, diversions and

cancellations that wreak havoc on flight schedules, cost airlines money, and test the

patience of travelers and airline personnel alike.

He’s also experienced the beauty of getting passengers to and from their destinations

on schedule – even when visibility distances fall below what the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) typically allows for passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings – thanks

to the Rockwell Collins Head-up Guidance System (HGS™).

“Our entire fleet of Bombardier Q400s is outfitted with HGS that has been approved for

Category III, low-visibility approaches,” explained Solmonson. “That means we’ve been able

to continue flying when other airlines have canceled or diverted flights.”

Such was the case two days before Christmas 2009, when bad weather in and around

Portland, Ore., and problems with the airport’s Instrument Landing System threatened to

keep thousands of passengers from reaching family and

friends for the holiday.

According to Solmonson, 58 Horizon flights safely

landed that day and an estimated 3,700 passengers made

it to their holiday destinations because the airplanes were

equipped with HGS.

“In my opinion, HGS is an insurance policy that no

airline should be without,” said Solmonson, who joined

Horizon Air in 1989. “Airlines might save a little money up

front if they don’t equip their fleet with HGS, but when

bad weather hits and they can’t get people where they

need to go, they’re out millions of dollars.”

Three seconds is a big dealAn electronics and optical system that displays flight

information in the pilot’s forward field-of-view, HGS

provides enhanced aircraft situational awareness in any

weather condition, day or night.

According to Dean Schwab, senior manager of

HGS Flight Operations-Technical for our HGS business

in Wilsonville, Ore., and the former director of Flight

Operations Training and Flight Technical at Alaska Airlines,

enabling pilots to see both the real world and the flight

symbology simultaneously provides a safer way to fly

because the pilots don’t have to refocus their eyes.

“Takeoffs and landings are out-the-window events,

and the transition time for a pilot to go from head-down

to head-up can be as much as three seconds,” explained

Schwab, who joined our company in 1999. “Three seconds

might not seem like long, but it’s a very big deal.

“Imagine maneuvering a 170,000-pound airplane with

180 people on board down a glide path at about 145 knots

(155 miles per hour),” continued Schwab. “Without HGS,

it takes up to three seconds to decide whether to land,

and the runway search starts 100 feet before reaching

approach minimums.

“As the pilot, you’ve got between six and seven

seconds once you’ve decided to land before the wheels are

on the ground,” said Schwab. “With the HGS flight path

and guidance cue symbology, your eyes are trained to the

runway touchdown zone and there’s no searching. An

immediate decision to land or go around is intuitive and

natural. It all happens very fast, so the easier the decision,

the safer the procedure.”

In addition to enhanced situational awareness and

safety, enabling pilots to fly more precisely leads to

increased operational capabilities and efficiencies, such

as windshear awareness, precise speed and acceleration

control, and improved touchdown precision.

Perry Solmonson, a pilot for

Seattle, Wash.-based Horizon

Air, believes the Rockwell

Collins Head-up Guidance

System (HGS) is one of the

best safety features that can

be installed on a modern-day

aircraft. He relies on the

system, which displays flight

information in the pilot’s

forward field-of-view,

to navigate through

low-visibility weather in

the Pacific Northwest at

any time, day or night.

A new standardWhy Rockwell Collins Head-up Guidance Systems are an important part of today’s aircraft.

Commercial airline pilot Perry Solmonson flew with a Rockwell Collins Head-up Guidance System (HGS) for the first time in 1994. Since then, he

has participated in five initial HGS aircraft certifications, including certifications for the Bombardier Q400 and CRJ700 aircraft. Horizon Air’s entire

fleet of Bombardier Q400s is outfitted with Head-up Guidance Systems that have been approved for Category III, low-visibility approaches.

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C O V E R S TO R Y

“Many people don’t realize that precise speed control

is a very important aspect of flying,” said Schwab. “The

more precisely a pilot can fly an air speed for a given

condition, the less wear and tear will be placed on the

airplane. Stabilized approaches and precise touchdowns

can lead to quite a cost savings.”

From novelty to mainstream technologyThe FAA recently selected our company’s HGS with

synthetic and enhanced vision to support its NextGen

implementation and applied research efforts. NextGen is

a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. Airspace System to

make air travel more convenient and dependable, while

ensuring flights are safe, secure and hassle free.

“It’s been a lot of fun to see how the HGS has grown

from very limited acceptance in the late 1980s and early

1990s, to standard equipment on a new generation of

aircraft,” said Paul Boucher, director of Commercial and

Military Transport Programs in Wilsonville.

With customers ranging from military transport

operators and corporate aircraft owners to regional and

major commercial airlines, the Rockwell Collins HGS

business has enjoyed tremendous success over the years.

Sales have more than quadrupled between 2004 and 2012.

Today, because of safety and operational efficiencies,

entire fleets at both Alaska and Southwest Airlines

are equipped with HGS. The HGS is available as

factory-installed equipment on several aircraft being

manufactured by The Boeing Company, including all

737 models. It’s standard equipment on the 737 Boeing

Business Jet and is standard in a dual configuration on the

new 787 Dreamliner.

Original equipment manufacturers Alenia, Bombardier,

Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream and Lockheed Martin also

offer factory-installed options on various aircraft, and the

airline community install base spans the world.

“Over the past 10 years, it seems that head-up display

technology like the HGS has gone from a novelty found in

a few aircraft to mainstream technology,” said Bob Wood,

director of Engineering for Commercial and Government

Systems Development Programs in Wilsonville. “People

are recognizing the advantages of having information

head-up, and that’s evident in the enormous growth we’ve

experienced.”

Seeking our expertiseIn rapidly expanding market segments in South America

and Asia, where increasing wealth and economic power

are driving an increased need for air transportation,

Rockwell Collins employees are being sought out for their

expertise with head-up displays.

For example, Schwab, Hailin “Helen” Wen, manager

of Sales and Support in the Asia-Pacific region, and Bob

George, a principal account manager in Air Transport

Sales, have spent the past seven years working with the

Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) on a roadmap that

will likely accelerate the use of head-up displays in the

fastest growing aviation region in the world.

Issued in late 2011, the roadmap includes a “draft

rule” – currently out for comment – that would require

all Chinese airline fleets to be equipped with head-up

displays by 2020.

According to Steve Paramore, director of Commercial

Systems Marketing for the Asia-Pacific region, the

formalization of this rule and roadmap – anticipated later

this year – is one of the first steps toward new norms for

safety and efficiency.

“No matter where you are in the world, having flight

information that’s conformal with the real world right

in front of your eyes is invaluable when flying,” said

Paramore, a former U.S. Navy pilot. “Head-up displays are

becoming a new standard.” b

What is HGS technology?Located in the flight deck just above

the pilot’s head, the Rockwell Collins

Head-up Guidance System (HGS) high-

integrity computer projects precise

navigational guidance cues that

overlay and conform with the outside

world onto a reflective combiner

commonly referred to as a Head-Up

Display (HUD).

This guidance information

works in concert with critical flight

information also projected in front of

the pilot – including air speed, radar

altitude, wind speed and direction,

and flight path data – thus eliminating

the need for continual transition from

head-down instruments to a head-up,

out-the-window view during critical

phases of flight.

What is the Enhanced Vision System?

Technology that allows pilots to “see”

through some types of fog, haze

and precipitation via an infrared

sensor. The image is projected on

the HGS display. This technology has

some limitations, especially during

extremely poor weather conditions or

while in thick clouds.

What is the Synthetic Vision System?

A 3D virtual world based on a

database of terrain, obstacles and

runway information that safely

replaces the outside view and can be

seen in all weather conditions.

What is Combined Vision?

A system that combines the all-

weather view of synthetic vision

and the real-world view of enhanced

vision to give a combined vision

view. By pushing a button on the

airplane’s yoke, the pilot will be able

to select any of these “views” on the

head-up display.

Dean Schwab (left), senior manager of Flight Operations-Technical

for our HGS business, shows aviation journalist Fred George

how to adjust the head-up display brightness and contrast

during a recent HGS training event for journalists at our

facility in Wilsonville, Ore. A writer for Aviation Week’s Business

and Commercial Aviation magazine, George used our HGS

with synthetic vision to fly a 3.8-degree approach in a simulator.

Zero degree pitch line (horizon line)

The zero degree

pitch line overlays

the horizon at a

low altitude.

Flight path accelerationWhen the flight path acceleration

symbol is above the wing of the flight

path symbol, the aircraft is accelerating.

If below, the aircraft is decelerating.

Flight path The flight path

symbol shows

the actual flight

path vector of

the aircraft.

Guidance cueUses landing aid information

to help pilots maneuver the

aircraft and position the flight

path symbol.

Aircraft reference (Boresight)

The aircraft reference

symbol represents the

projected centerline

of the aircraft.

By Jill Wojciechowski

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A successful test in 1977 led to our company’s dominance in GPS. Thirty-five years after the birth of the technology, Rockwell Collins employees explain what’s next.

In 1977, few could imagine life with a Global Positioning

System (GPS). Today, 35 years later, it’s hard to imagine life

without it.

“When GPS first started, it was a military capability

to give our troops an advantage while navigating through

unfriendly areas,” said Jane Krueger, senior director

of navigation products for Rockwell Collins. “But the

technology took off like wildfire and became a main staple

of our lives. Now, pretty much every cell phone and car

come with GPS, and it also maintained its importance in

the military world.”

In the 1970s, Rockwell Collins played a big

role in the development of GPS receivers. Our first

successful test of GPS – which was the birth of the

technology – in July of 1977 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, led

to a major contract with the United States Air Force.

Since then, Rockwell Collins has introduced more than

50 GPS products.

While a lot has changed in 35 years, our company

continues to find ways to use and improve navigation

technology, creating smaller, more cost-effective and

increasingly global products for customers throughout

the world.

“Today, we provide GPS products that go on weapons,

ships, vehicles and airplanes,” said Krueger. “That first

milestone gave us a foundation and baseline on which we

continue to build.”

Focus on smaller footprint, expanded functionsReducing size, weight, power and cost have been major

priorities in the GPS marketplace for years – whether for

commercial or military purposes. Yet, more so than ever,

improvements in consumer electronics GPS devices are

driving changes in military GPS.

“Our military customers see commercial GPS being

integrated into devices like cell phones, and they ask,

‘why can’t I have a watch with GPS in it for military

applications?’” said Trevor Overton, principal program

manager in Modernized and Embedded GPS products

in Government Systems. “And while commercial GPS

receivers have become incredibly small, the devices are

extremely vulnerable to attack.”

A GPS jammer can easily scramble or block GPS

satellite signals, while a spoofer will confuse a GPS device,

making it think it is somewhere it’s not.

Going the d i s t a n c e

Our company’s first successful test of GPS – which was the birth of the

technology – took place 35 years ago in July of 1977. The first GPS

receiver station developed by Rockwell Collins in 1976 was about six

feet tall and included two seats.

“We recognize warfighters need the

security military-grade GPS provides,” said

Overton. “But they also want GPS devices

with a smaller footprint, allowing for

multifunctional products like a smartphone

that are much more convenient.”

One example of a solution that meets

this need is the new Rockwell Collins

MicroGRAM, weighing in at only a quarter

of an ounce, the smallest military GPS

receiver in the world.

The MicroGRAM was designed to

easily drop into existing GPS applications

without an extensive reconfiguration

process, according to Overton. This type

of flexibility, along with the significant

reduction in size, provides opportunities

for the military to integrate secure GPS into

several new and existing devices.

For instance, the MicroGRAM can be

placed in handheld radios and computers.

And now, the reduced footprint means

there’s room for expanded functions,

such as precision pointing applications –

which use small sensors to detect motion,

allowing for more accuracy and precision

when satellite signals are unavailable.

“The goal is to provide soldiers with

expanded functions they can use while

reducing the load they carry,” said Overton.

“Our customers have a unique advantage

with this very small GPS receiver.”

Government Systems Principal

Program Manager Trevor

Overton holds the new

Rockwell Collins MicroGRAM,

today’s smallest military GPS

receiver, weighing in at only a

quarter of an ounce. Behind

him is the 1970s-era four-bay

GPS receiver station, which

was so large, it required a

pallet to be moved.

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enable commercial airlines to meet Automatic Dependent

Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) mandates as part of

global modernization efforts.

Focus on global interoperabilityU.S.-based GPS and Russia-based GLONASS were the first

navigation satellite systems available globally. Over the

last three decades, other major powers have recognized

the value of having their own satellite navigation

infrastructure from both a commercial and a security

perspective.

This has led to the development of new satellite

constellations such as Galileo in Europe and Compass

in China.

With these additional satellite constellations comes

a need for interoperability, allowing commercial airlines to

use multiple constellations as part of worldwide travel.

“In the future, we realize countries implementing

these regional satellite constellations may require airlines

to use a specific satellite system while in the country’s

airspace,” said Ungs. “In response to this worldwide

change, Government Systems and Commercial Systems

are developing solutions that will accommodate the

emerging requirements by providing improved operational

capability no matter where the customers are located in

the world.”

Continuing to set the paceIn spite of how quickly GPS technology is changing, the

fact that our company has remained a GPS leader in

the aerospace and defense industry for 35 years makes

employees confident that Rockwell Collins will continue to

set the pace.

“Our customers look to us as a knowledge base for

the modernization of GPS, not just in terms of receiver

technology, but also how the receivers interact with

satellites and the control center,” said Cavanah. “It’s really

a testament to the expertise of our employees.

“We have a wonderful foundation of satellite

navigation experts globally who continue to share

their knowledge,” continued Cavanah. “This expertise,

combined with our history of innovation, positions us to

remain on the forefront of the industry for years to come.” b

By Erica Solum

GPS key to changing airspaceThis smaller GPS device footprint trend extends into

airborne applications of military GPS.

“Our customers are interested in making GPS

receivers smaller and lighter because it allows us to

add more functions,” said Nicole Cavanah, programs

manager in Airborne Navigation Products in Government

Systems. “Right now, we’re investing in what we’re calling

our NextGen GPS airborne receiver. It has additional

capabilities, all because the smaller size of the GPS

receiver allows us to integrate new functions in the same

footprint.”

As air traffic around the world becomes more

congested, air forces in the United States and Europe

want airborne GPS solutions that provide the flexibility to

navigate in both military and civilian airspaces, according

to Cavanah. In response, Rockwell Collins engineers are

developing airborne GPS solutions that meet both military

and commercial certification requirements.

Modernization efforts to reduce congestion in civil

airspace also are driving big changes on the commercial

side of our GPS business. In February, U.S. President

Barack Obama signed the Federal Aviation Administration

reauthorization legislation, moving forward plans for

the United States’ NextGen airspace program. The plan

includes Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast

(ADS-B), a surveillance technology that uses GPS to

provide more accurate aircraft tracking than radar

surveillance.

As more and more commercial aircraft take to the skies,

the need for a transformation to a GPS-based airspace

program has become apparent, said Steve Ungs, senior

director of Commercial Navigation Systems Programs

in Commercial Systems. That’s why Rockwell Collins

is active in industry airspace modernization efforts,

including NextGen implementation in the United States

and the SESAR implementation in Europe.

“The implementation of NextGen and SESAR, along

with accompanying GPS technologies, will enable airlines

to operate more precisely, including better routing and

more efficient landing and performance,” said Ungs, who

is based in Melbourne, Fla. “Rockwell Collins continues

to be a leader in bringing new GPS technology to the

commercial airspace.”

Such leadership can be found in Rockwell Collins’

role with the Airbus A350

program, where our

company will certify

an enhanced

feature to improve

accuracy and

availability using

a Satellite Based

Augmentation

System. This

feature will

Government Systems Programs Manager Nicole Cavanah

displays the Navfire GPS receiver for weapons as well as a

variety of other modern-day Rockwell Collins military

GPS products. She believes the fact that our company

has remained a GPS leader in the aerospace and

defense industry for 35 years is a testament to

our commitment to innovation.

Commercial Systems Senior Director Steve Ungs stands next to the

Rockwell Collins antenna that received the first GPS signal in 1977.

Back then, an employee had to sit on the roof and reposition the

antenna every five minutes in order to capture the first signal from a

satellite. Today, the Rockwell Collins GPS-4000S (to the left of the

antenna), designed for precise navigation and landings in aircraft, can

simultaneously process the transmissions of up to 10 GPS satellites

and two Space Based Augmentation System geo-stationary satellites.

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Direct delivery Down underEmployees in Australia discovered that sometimes you have to look beyond our typical process to make a sale work for an international defense customer.

Credit an exceptional relationship with the

Commonwealth of Australia for helping Rockwell Collins

finalize our first direct commercial sale of Defense

Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGRs) and first international

sale of MicroDAGRs.

“The Australian Defence Force wanted an acquisition

method that would provide more visibility into our delivery

process,” explained Sonny Foster, principal marketing

manager in Government Systems Marketing in the Asia-

Pacific region, who is based in Sydney, Australia. “We knew

it would take a lot of work to change our typical process,

but we also knew that it could make a big difference for

the customer and for future sales, so we took it on.”

For the last 15 years, our company has sold GPS

equipment, including DAGRs, to the Commonwealth of

Australia via foreign military sales – the government-to-

government method for selling United States defense

products. A few years ago, the Australian government

asked about direct commercial sales.

While our company had not previously delivered

DAGRs via this method, Foster and other Rockwell Collins

employees in Australia recognized that it would allow us to

provide the customer with a complete solution tailored to

needs and potentially a quicker acquisition route.

“With this method, we’re no longer just a provider of

products, but a provider of complete solutions,” explained

Stew Chapman, director of Government Sales in the Asia-

Pacific region, who also is based in Sydney. “Now, Rockwell

Collins can deliver our products and all of the elements

that go with it over the longer term, including local

support. In addition, we’re able to better understand how

vital these solutions are for the customer’s mission.”

Special application processWorking in conjunction with the Commonwealth of

Australia, a team of Rockwell Collins employees in the

U.S. and Australia went through a special application

process with the U.S. Government in order to deliver

DAGRs through direct commercial sales. While the initial

application process took several years to complete,

it was worth the wait, according to Foster.

“Once it’s done, there is a precedent for the next

sale. That’s what’s exciting,” he explained.

Last July, the Commonwealth of Australia received its first

deliveries of DAGRs and MicroDAGRs under a direct commercial

sale contract with Rockwell Collins.

This year, the Australian Defence

Force was able to use the same

method to order 2,443 DAGRs.

“They can ring us real

time to discuss needs now,”

said Foster. “We also can

solve problems on the spot

since we’re in country.” b

By Erica Solum

Principal

Marketing

Manager

Sonny Foster

from Sydney,

Australia, holds

the DAGR, the

handheld standard for

military GPS position,

navigation and situational

awareness, and the

MicroDAGR, our company’s

latest handheld GPS receiver.

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Rockwell Collins offers congratulations to employees who have marked significant service award milestones in recent months.

Service anniversaries

Fostering a diverse, inclusive workplaceClara Centeno-Calero, principal manager in manufacturing engineering at our

Melbourne, Fla., facility and member of the Latino Employee Network, teaches

Spanish to her fellow employees in a weekly class. Centeno-Calero began teaching the

classes as a way to bring together people from diverse backgrounds, including

engineers, manufacturing operators and leaders. “I thought it would be a fun way to

encourage team building – to help people work together and better understand their

colleagues,” she said. To read more about Centeno-Calero and other employees who

are empowering teams, building our communities, and sustaining our world, view the

new Corporate Responsibility Report at http://www.rockwellcollins.com/csr/.

CELEbrATiNG 40 yEArS

Donna R. BensonCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: May 1972

Original position:

107 Assembly in the Coil department

Current position:

197 Lead/Mentor in Operations

Advice for new employees:

Learn as much as you can.

Proudest accomplishment: Working

40 years for the same company.

CELEbrATiNG 40 yEArS

Jean HlavacekCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: June 1972

Original position: 107 Assembly

Current position: 197-Lead/

Mentor in Operations

Advice for new employees:

Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Proudest accomplishment:

Getting to be a lead mentor.

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EngebritsonMario A. EscobarHerbert J.

FangmannRonald A. FawcettPascal

GaluszkiewiczJames C. GregoryShane A. HillRobert N. HolderJennifer L. HudsonKristine A. IrishRonald L. Klinger, Jr.Jeanne L. KopfLinnet A. KueterDat Le TanEric A. LuedemanMichael P. MarzecTami T. MassmanTina L. MatneyBrian T. McDonaldGeorge A. McNeillAbdil S. NassibMark A. NidayRichard B. PiersonSteven J. PolcynPeter Paul G.

Quintos

Mark S. ReddittPhyllis E. ReistrofferStephen E. RoseAmy L. SchieferJames B. ScroggsMichael W. SpragueJerry P. SummerdayDebra A. TieskoetterRussell W. TriplettWilliam D. VandecarJeffrey C. WardXiang Yin

MAyChristopher W.

AyersMichel A. BeaulneMark L. BrittonTerrance P. BrodsackKristy M. ButterfieldAdan R. CervantesChristopher M.

CrainPatti CreedenSon T. DoJeffrey M. DolanMario Alberto

Dominguez FavelaMichael E. DooleyPhillip R. DoughertyScott R. ElderMary C. FangmannFarley A. Gerber

Jason H. GersemaJohn F. GlenskiFernando Gutierrez

OrtizMark W. HeinrichSusan L. HorneDavid W. JensenDouglas J. JuergensDean C. KarlSudsada A. KavanSteven M.

KlinkkammerDavid W. KnabKevin R. KovarWayne J. LandryAnna N. LenoEric S. LenoEduardo M. LoganMichael G.

ManninenTerry T. MaysBenny J. Miles, Jr.Tony R. MorelandSerge MullerScott W. OberstMaria Isabel Osuna

MezaShelley A. PetrolleArturo Ernesto

Prieto GarciaMarion T. SchlossCorey M. SellnerDwight H. SenneJoan L. SmithRichard E. SniderHeather A. StaffordMichael H.

StockmasterThomas L. TappMark A. UdelhofenMichael R. VorhiesStephen WhatfordRandy E. WilsonTracy A. WolfeTammy L. ZuehlkeMichael A. Zuercher

JUNEJames R. AndersonGregory A. BarnettKader BelferadjiConnie S. BeuterAntonia A.

BrockwellChristopher A.

BrownChad S. BryantRonald J. BuckleyCorey A. BustaSean Camilleri

Bertha Alicia Castaneda Gamboa

Maria Del Rosario Cerda Valdivia

Nabeel ChaudryKimberly B.

CrudgingtonShirron L. FernandoMarlin E.

Francksen, Jr.Doris M. FultonAaron S. GoemanMichael J. GrayGary J. GrommonJason T. HallValerie F. HelmickCharles D. HewittPeter J. HowellsKristen M. JeromeReginald Jones, Jr.Janna E. KaffSteven M. KeehnerAnna C. KernShilo D. KnappGlen A. KoenigsfeldMee Teck KohDaniel J. KurfisDouglas J. Lee

Linda K. LyleTimothy J.

ManternachMichael D. MartinDavid W. MowryDonald C. PurdyJohn A. ReptikBarry ReynorByron B. RoethlerFrederick J. RogersAndrew D. RogersGary L. RohretDouglas G.

RothenbergerPierre RouziesLisa A. SeamanStacie L. ShannonDavid K. ShemaMarisa A.

StephensonWilliam A. StroufTyler K. SwartzMaureen L. TanuryJames M. TanuryEmilia L.

TimmermanEric A. WeaverPhilip R. Williamson

10 YeARS

APriLKatrina L. AmiriaCurtis D. BlodgettEsperanza Delfin

AhumadaMark S. EckmanTravis A. EikeDavid T. ErieArturo Garcia

UrrutiaJuana Garcia

VillanuevaKimberly S. GloverMark L. GreenLeah E. HauseMichelle R. JohnsonRobert E. KilbergerDavid M. LeathThomas K.

McGathenVarojon Z. MoranSusan J. NelsonErin A. RobinsonAndrew S.

RychnowskiKaroline A.

ThompsonRigoberto Torres

MoralesEduardo Vazquez

AcevesAlina Warner

MAyPaul A. AndersonLaurent AudonetRachael A. BauerNaryam BeltranKevin L. BuiMichael P. DanielsDanielle V. DoSorell Dones

GuerreroCharles C. FordChristopher J. FreyFranklin S.

Gutierrez IIICathleen HozempaJames A. KurtzlebenAida Livier Lara RiosLeticia Lopez GomezMatthew J. MarionJonathan MorleyApril E. NiemuthJeffrey W. NolanClara Pimentel

VallesGuillermo Reyes

SalvadorSusan Robbins

Bertha Alicia D. Romero

Cristina Salazar Ramirez

Maria Elena R. Sanchez

Thomas SchnellBryan R. SmithShelby M. SommersJason C. WengerPatrick J.

Wraneschetz

JUNEJan M. BarczMikael BorinEdward E. CentenoJustin D. DavisDavid S. FangWade A. FeickertJason W. GerlachColin GibsonKindel J. HaverbackRobert T. HeitschWilliam J. HenschelChristopher A. KeithLeanne P. KillmeyerMichael A.

Makarczyk

Richard T. MatthewsClint W. McLaughlinJames J. Menei, Jr.Sarah A. MillerPatricia A. MondelloMagdiel Monzon

FraijoHue T. PhanDavid R. PochilyLuke E. RyonPatrick A. ScullyKarl L. ShepherdCarolyn J. SmithVeronica Solorzano

CastellanosKimberly A. SullivanPaul TaylorSami R. WahabWayne C. WilcoxChristina M. WrightGregory A. Yehling

5 YeARS

A PriLChristopher G. AbelRichard O. AnnenAlineh Avanessian

Alice K. BelcherBonnie J. BergPeter H. BeutelmanLindsay I. BloodChristopher A.

BoedingLee J. BradleyRegina M. BrownPsalms A. BryanMichael J. BuckleyDaron M. BuolRodney D. BurtDavid J. BuyarskyThi H. CaoKevin M. CarmodyPaul CarneyJohn W. CarterTzuChung ChangDenis J. ChavezTimothy T. ChengBrian R. CigrandRebecca S. ClemensJohn C. ClemensCaroline

ComarmondBlake L. ConnerThomas R. ConradLisa K. CookMary F. CoughlinChristel CousiAndrew F. CraigRichard J. DefayRyan P. DermawanKaren S. DidioPatrick F. DoyleJayne A. DvorakGary D. EddyTicey M. EllysonJerome EymannPamela A. FaustSaul Ferreira GarciaLouis FontanazzaJared L. FosterRowena T. FrameJeremy R. FultonMichael R. FurthMichael D. GarrisonLuanna K. GeisslerSteven A. GetzTravis R. GlewMitchell C. GlewLisa M. GriffithArjuna K.

GunarathnaLacey L. HagemanBrandon C.

HamiltonDenise A. Herb

CELEbrATiNG 40 yEArS

Rebecca Jane JunkinsCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: June 1972

Original position: Assembly Operator

Current position: Senior Lab Assistant,

Government Systems

Advice for new employees: Do not be

afraid to try new things and always

challenge yourself outside of your

comfort zone.

Favorite aspect of your current

position: I love the variety of work.

CELEbrATiNG 40 yEArS

Peter TillyCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: June 1966

Original position: Reliability Engineer

Current position: Senior Systems

Engineer in Government Systems

Advanced Data Links Engineering

Advice for new employees: Never

quit learning, including technology.

Keep up with the changing business

environment, and learn to work with a

great diversity of personalities.

Proudest accomplishment: There have

been many proud accomplishments,

but I’ve always attempted to make the

next accomplishment the proudest.

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

Christian CassanBlagnac, France

Start date: April 1977

Original position: Technician in

Electronics

Current position: Senior Quality

Assurance Engineer in the Quality

department

Favorite aspect of your current

position: The opportunity to improve

any process.

Proudest accomplishment: In 1997,

as a project leader, I successfully

implemented the Service Center

Software project. All process

improvements I proposed were

adopted by the French repair shop

management.

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

Nathan J. BorrettCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: May 1977

Original position:

Component Engineering

Current position: Principal Engineering

Manager in the Range & Training Data

Links Department

Advice for new employees: Never

be afraid to explore new areas and

opportunities.

Proudest accomplishment: I have

enjoyed mentoring many engineers

who have worked with me or for me

throughout the years. I also have

either performed or managed the

successful transition of over ten

data link products from design to

production.

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Shane A. HicokStephen J. HillBrian R. HilzendagerJennifer D. HuntMatt J. JohnsonLarry L. JohnsonRicardo T. JordanHsiaojung KaoRobert D. KentPatrick M.

KettmannKyle E. LaceyDenise L. LaingLylah G. LapidTheresa S. LightGregory C. LinnellJoni L. LittsHsueh Chun LoMark G. McKinnon

John A. MeyerStefanie K. MillerGregory J. MonroeStephane MoreauScott J. MorganRachel A.

MurphyNiecJeffrey B. NeillHai-Duong T.

NguyenPhat T. NguyenKyaw NyuntTeresa L. O’BrienChristian OliverTaiwo O.

OlorunniwoGrzegorz P.

OrzechowskiKarla R. OsbornCaleb C. Owenby

Lorena E. ParadaFranklin L.

Parsons, Jr.Alexa L. PetersenJason M. PimlottAndre P. PopeRene A. PostonLeslie W. PritchardJerry L. ProffittCheryl D. RayReggie C. ReicksBryan G.

RennekampPaul S. RenningKyle D. RickelsStephanie E.

RobertsMatthew C. RossZachary J. RutelonisMichael W. SawaCarolyn A. SchaeferClint D. SchreinerGeoffrey A. ShapiroThomas J.

SharpnackJean G. SheppardAlbert J. SimonSteven P.

SlagenweitGeorge T. Snyder IVLori S. StewartJia Jen SunKeith A. ThurmSusan E. UnruhSergio I. VelazquezMary A. WheelerClaire L. WildShawn L. WilsonTimothy A. WittmerFaisal ZamanMark W.

Zimmerman

MAyBrian M. AdamiakJason M. AdamsBenjamin K. AgorChrissy J. AllmannJerry K. AngsouvanJavier AragonLoren K. AshleyJeramy L. BarrettMatthew BartonJeanie K. BauerJohn K. BaughmanBrandon A. BazalDaniel J. BensemaShannon F. BensonBrandi L. Bettis

Sidharth BharijHema D. BhideMark A. BillsberryHomer L. Birdine, Jr.Trent G. BlytheGregory S. BradenDaniel BrannstromBryan M. CarrollJohn T. ChargoBradley J. CorradiSonal DhallTanya M. DiasStephen W. DickeyJose J. DonateKelley L. DotsonJames H. EakesChristina K. EldredAngela F. FarmerHolly M. FondellDonald E. GlassBenjamin J.

GoemaatJeffrey C. GoodmanAaron S. GoodmanKalyani GopalamWilliam A. GrayLiliana GuerreroTrevor L. HaasLee M. HarbinJustin L. HarmsSara S. HeckJohn E. Highcock IITuyet N. HoangDaniel G. HoffardJaclyn A. HokeJennifer L. HolladayTodd B.

HospodarskyLourdes R. HudsonValoree J.

HumphreyBeverly A. JacksonBenjerman J. JandaTina R. JochimsenChristopher D.

JohnsonJanan E. JonesJanet G. KelleyKim L. KendrickJustin A. KerperDarren N. KinoshitaKevin M. KirkBridget M.

KlostermanGeraldine KnausLarry J. KrierElizabeth A. KueterJames A. Kumpon

Joshua J. KunzeRemi LecointeChris M. LewisZhidong F. LiaoKara J. ListCynthia A. MaleyChristopher J.

MarkhamJeralyn L. MarsalliNathan L. MarzenRonald P. MastersonAmanda M. MattoxSebastien MazuelTiffany R. McCallKevin H. McDonaldJean M. McGeeGerardo A. MejiaSergio Z. MendezJean-Louis

MichalskiJason W. MierJoel G. MillageAlissa A. MillerAmy L. Mize

Tracy L. Montgomery

Angela MontoyaSara M. MorlanJairo MunozGrethel Navarro

HernandezMai-Hong D. NgoThuy T. NguyenMan Q. NguyenThanh-Hai T.

NguyenMary J. NickelJose L. NunezRichard A. O’BrienBrenda L. OlsonThomas J. OmenCorinda C. ParksRitesh R. PatelAlexander T.

PaulsonPaulette M.

PetersenSrdjan PudarDivashree Rai

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

John H. AllenCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: June 1977

Original position: Electronic

Engineering Technician in the

Switching Systems Division

Current position: Manager of the

Commercial Systems Technical

Support Department

Most challenging project: During the

2008 flood, we had an engineering

program located in downtown Cedar

Rapids. It was recommended that

we vacate the building and relocate.

Working with the Facilities team, we

moved all the lab equipment in one

afternoon and were up and running

the next day. It was a good decision as

all power was soon lost downtown,

and we had no access to the building.

Favorite aspect of your current

position: Interfacing and working

with all the various organizations and

departments that it takes to make our

products and systems come to life.

David ReynoldsCharles M. RhoadesJason A. RiceBrianne A. RiehlDominic D. RiehlKaren A. RobertsJesus A. RobledoDominique RoquesDavid W. RossJeffery J. RosselKerri K. RowlandBrittany C.

RutelonisJorge Sanchez LeonGregory J. SandovalNancy A. SantosJoel M. SauserRose A. SchillingGabriel W. SchiveMaria I. SchlossbergMegan N. SchmittDerek A.

SchoonmakerChristina A. SettlesTravis L. ShawWeifang ShenLinda L. ShirvanianJeshua M. SmithDoug SpikesKatie L. StoberLinda M. SturgeonAndrew T. SullivanMarilyn SuttonChalise R. SwansonRobert TownsendTam T. TranFaviola ValdezRakshith VaradarajuRobert J. WhiteMolly L. WienekeDaniel C.

WinterbergLaura R. YindraMartin A. YoungJames R. ZalnoskiRichard ZamudioLei Zan

JUNEIdris S. Abdul HafizBrian F. AdamsLisa D. AdamsTalha S. AnsariLaura A. AnstoetterIan AnthonySusan L. Applegate-

HayesAlemseged K.

Aragaw

Kristine M. Armstrong

Teresa M. BaartmanThunyaporn BagleyScott A. BaileyTyler E. BalkmanJaime A. Basco

Joshua J. BatesTodd M. BayStephen BellDanny BenitezMelissa A. BertramRatandeep S.

BhangalJesse J. BlochwitzShane L. BlockTom C. BowersoxDavid R. BreitwischRoger C. Brendecke

Darsha L. BrownDaniel J. BullardScott A. BullermanMark BurtScott A. CampbellDonald A. Cass

Carl P. CavallaroChristopher R.

ChapmanCaleb J. CheakMark A. ClineSteven R. CollardEric C. CrafterFelicia A. CraigJohn M. DanielCarine DavidJustin M. DeeganDavid L. DeWitt

Isaack DiarraTerry W. DickersonKimberly D. DierksSharon D. DonahueDavid DornerDaniel J. DoyleBrian L. DuganNuri R. EadyDillon S. EggersDavid N. EischRonald Elder, Jr.Denise L. ErnsterLyndsy L. FadlEric M. FaggionatoPatrice FilominAlexander T. FineAaron M. FitzgeraldRyan D. FlemingBenjamin T. FritzBryan L. FrySergio A. GalloLindsay F. GilbertChristopher J.

GiuratoHeather GrantLiana M. GregoryBassel HabboubIvan N. Hall IIINancy A. HarrisRyan D. HatfieldPhilip J. HayekJudith G. HeinDarren E. HolmesDaniel R. HolubSean D. HowardBrendan M. HughesDennis R. HunterJillian IhrkeJeffrey R. ImigBrian D. JeffreyAntonio G. JohnsonSheena JohriKerlin JosaphatJohn M. KaiserAlex F. KassNathan A. KelleyErick Y. KimKevin L. KoontzKurt L. KratovilDawn R. KrauseRyan A. KremerChristine A. KrugerNicholas W. KueterMichael S. LarkinDee Dee Z.

LaughridgeSylvia E. Lee

Robert D. LeeMarlen L. LongElizabeth M. LujanKimberly A. LyChris L. MaddingKonstantin S.

MaksimovMurray T. MarpleNicole M. McElligottDarcie R. McGrathJames F. McHaleM. Blythe MeisterJever MendozaCraig N. MillerJustin L. MoonBrandon A. MoralesRowdy W. MorrisCandace L.

NebraskaJoshua A. NeuhausRaylin J. NevlandTiffany M. NickensMatthew A. NobleChad A. NoskoJennifer L. NovakHarry D. OakleyRilwan O.

OkanlawonBen Hur John D.

Ong

Matthew D. ParkerViral R. PatelNicholas C. PenzerAbhishek PeriwalRobert M. PerrinAmanda M.

PershingJames J. PetskaTuoi N. PhanLeslie C. PlendlScott ProthmanKristen L. PulczinskiPadmanabha B.

PuthigeKevin C. ReedLyle D. RichardAnthony J. RokusekCaryn R. RoweCasey J. RyanJoseph K. SchuetteSophie SchurchThomas R. ScobleEmily E. ScottJennifer S. SeguraKatherine L. ShelorNathan R. SickelsJessica R. SiskBenjamin F.

Skogerboe

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

Dena BaethkeCedar Rapids, Iowa

Start date: June 1977

Original position:

Fabrication Tool Control in

105 Fabrication

Current position: Senior Procurement

Program Specialist in Procurement

Advice for new employees: Come to

work every day ready to “earn your

pay.” Always make an attempt to

contribute something to Rockwell

Collins. Make this a better place

because of what you have done while

on your job.

Most challenging project:

One of the more memorable projects

was the transition from typewriters

and file cabinets full of manually-

created paper documentation to

the one computer shared by many

in our group.

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

Thomas R. (Tom) McCowanWichita, Kan.

Start date:

June 1975 to June 1979,

then May 1981 to present

Original position: Avionics Technician

at the Wichita Service Center

Current position:

Quality Representative at the

Wichita Service Center

Advice for new employees: Embrace

the workplace challenges as

opportunities, but strive to maintain a

reasonable work/life balance.

Favorite aspect of your current

position: The pace of challenges

in Service Center Quality is very

demanding, but the vital role Quality

plays in the success and reputation of

the Service Center and Rockwell Collins

as a company, plus the variety of

experiences and personal interactions,

makes it all rewarding.

CELEbrATiNG 35 yEArS

Thomas (Tom) YunghansTustin, Calif.

Start date: June 1977

Original position: Electrical Engineer

for Hughes Aircraft

Current position: Principal Electrical

Engineer in Electrical Engineering II

in Tustin

Advice for new employees: Lobby

with passion for what you think is the

right approach, but remember that

projects are a team effort.

Most challenging project: I can’t really

identify one in particular. All projects

in Tustin tend to be a challenge as we

strive to deliver a quality product, on a

tight schedule, with a lean budget.

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Paul N. SmithFay A. SmithAllen E. SnowBradley D.

SouthwickNathaniel L.

Spronk

Clint W. StanersonLouis P. StipkovichMichael Succio, Jr.Stephen D. TannerAllonia C.

Taylor-Harry

Jennifer N. Thomas

Ray G. ThomsenWilliam H.

TownsendTravis J. VossRandall J.

WalbridgeAimee L. WalshShin Ho WangJianning WangTorie S. WatermanJason A. Watts

Joseph J. WeinerNathan F. WelchJason S. WeyerAlexander V.

WhiteSamuel F. WilliamsDon E. Wright

Arouny XayaseneChristopher YatesFrances H. YiBradley S.

Zoodsma

RetireesRockwell Collins offers congratulations and best wishes to the following employees, who have recently announced their retirements.

Mary A. AllamandScotch Grove, Iowa

richard A. AlvarezRiverside, Calif.

robert r. AnkeneySeaside, Ore.

Hugo A. AntonucciAdin, Calif.

Diana AparicioPlano, Texas

Jay W. AthertonMurdock, Kan.

Kathleen A. batyCoggon, Iowa

Alan E. benningCedar Rapids, Iowa

richard L. bowersoxCedar Rapids, Iowa

David r. brantonEscondido, Calif.

James H. brownGarland, Texas

Marvin D. buhrMarion, Iowa

Toan T. buiFremont, Calif.

Steven A. burnsCedar Rapids, Iowa Christine C.

CallahanCedar Rapids, Iowa

Mary E. Casey-Olson

Coggon, Iowa

bonnie S. ClareyMarion, Iowa

Paul A. ClarkMonticello, Iowa

Gerald D. ClementsMonticello, Iowa

barry F. CoelhoCastro Valley, Calif.

ray L. CollinsRobins, Iowa

Harold E. CollinsLa Plata, Mo.

rebecca S. CookMarion, Iowa

Julianne r. CrosmerCedar Rapids, Iowa

Sonny A. DemayoMilpitas, Calif.

Jeffrey A. DudreyMarion, Iowa

Darlene L. EalyCedar Rapids, Iowa

John r. FosterGarland, Texas Thomas G. GalloroCedar Rapids, Iowa

Lynn A. GarnerCedar Rapids, Iowa

Sheila M. GibsonChicago, Ill.

Joseph Glogovsky, Jr.

Marion, Iowa

Frances C. GomezSachse, Texas

Anne M. GrantPlano, Texas

Jerry C. GrodeckyPalm Bay, Fla.

Jonas A. HadibrataLa Habra, Calif.

Esther J. HamiltonCedar Rapids, Iowa

James M. HannonCentral City, Iowa

Gregory A. HarmanSolon, Iowa

Lori M. HarringtonPlano, Texas

Terry M. HarrisGold River, Calif.

robert D. HeathToddville, Iowa Tom C. HessRobins, Iowa

David Hite, Jr.Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Charles L. HolecekMarion, Iowa

Donna S. HouchensFontana, Calif.

Patsy A. Housewright

Fairfield, Texas

reginald C. HowkW Melbourne, Fla.

Dennis J. HrncirikHiawatha, Iowa

Cindy b. HuovinenCedar Rapids, Iowa

Larry E. JonesMarion, Iowa

Deborah S. Jorgensen

Melbourne Village, Fla.

William H. KameryKearney, Neb.

robert A. KarlCedar Rapids, Iowa

rosario KirkleyLa Mirada, Calif.

roger r. KolbCedar Rapids, Iowa Joseph E. KopishCedar Rapids, Iowa

Nancy A. KotarCedar Rapids, Iowa

Mary A. LagerquistMarion, Iowa

Thomas r. LindgrenCedar Rapids, Iowa

Michael E. LittleMcKinney, Texas

William S. LoganMarion, Iowa

Kimhuong T. LongFremont, Calif.

Cuc T. LyLewisville, Texas

Thomas E. MachCedar Rapids, Iowa

Margie M. MartinezWills Point, Texas

roberta J. MeaderCenter Point, Iowa

Gary L. MillerWest Amana, Iowa

Donald F. MoriartyManchester, Iowa

Fred b. MoyerPalo, Iowa

Vivian M. NeelleyEllenton, Fla.

Jimmy K. OffenMartelle, Iowa

David PenunuriSan Diego, Calif.

barbara A. PetrickParker, Colo.

Elizabeth C. PotterTyrone, Ga.

Douglas r. PotterTyrone, Ga.

Dwight W. ramseyPlano, Texas

Charles H. reichertHiawatha, Iowa

Wesley G. roedigerWoodway, Texas

Manas K. royCedar Rapids, Iowa

Michael SapanaraReedville, Va.

betty L. Satterlee-Mull

Waterloo, Iowa

Steven H. SawyersMarion, Iowa

Clifford W. SchuppCedar Rapids, Iowa

Gordon L. SturmMarion, Iowa

Lida S. TimmMarengo, Iowa

Phung V. TranSan Jose, Calif.

Dennis J. VanderheiCedar Rapids, Iowa

James A. WardMount Pleasant,

Iowa

Melodee S. WebbMooresville, N.C.

ralph E. WilliamsSwisher, Iowa

blane W. Wollschlager

Swisher, Iowa

John A. yanosyGrapevine, Texas

Shirley A. ZacekOak Lawn, Ill.

In memoriamRockwell Collins offers condolences to the families and friends of the following employees and retirees, whose deaths were recently reported.

James L. barton*

Malta, Ohio

Jan. 8, 2012

ronald L. bole*Newark, OhioFeb. 28, 2012

Sharon L. bradley*Pickett, Wis.March 6, 2012

richard H. butler*Oro Valley, Ariz.April 7, 2012

Cecilia E. Conklin*Moorpark, Calif.April 7, 2012

ray E. Crim*Minden, Nev.Feb. 2, 2012

Victoria A. CulverWhittaker, Mich.May 9, 2012

Jad J. Dihu*Darien, Ill.April 10, 2012

Donald L. Dynes*Stockton, Calif.Feb. 22, 2012

Jack Fitzpatrick*Kenton, OhioApril 18, 2012

Arlie W. Gilbert*Bean Station,

Tenn.April 22, 2012

robert S. Graham*South Lyon, Mich.March 18, 2012

George T. Graham*Stanton, Ky.Jan. 26, 2012

Margaret i. Havlicek*

Cedar Rapids, IowaFeb. 23, 2012

Frederick C. Hawkes*

Monte Sereno, Calif.

March 22, 2012

Henry Hernandez*Cedar Rapids, IowaMarch 19, 2012

Ellen M. Hiatt*Cedar Rapids, IowaMarch 12, 2012

roy W. Howard*Charlotte, N.C.Feb. 4, 2012

robert C. Kosen*West Bloomfield,

Mich.March 4, 2012

robert Kovich*Fullerton, Calif.May 12, 2012

Joseph W. Kusia*Troy, Mich.Jan. 24, 2012

Anthony A. Lansbarkis*

Sun Lakes, Ariz.March 14, 2012

Joseph W. MacKinnis*

York, S.C.April 8, 2012

Daniel E. Martin*Cedar Rapids, IowaApril 30, 2012

Frederick A. Mikkelsen, Jr.*

Dallas, TexasMarch 31, 2012

Glen E. Miner*Pittsburg, TexasMay 19, 2012

Gerald C. Myers*Cedar Rapids, IowaMarch 19, 2012

rodger O. Oleson*Farmersville, TexasFeb. 27, 2012

Cynthia L. Perdue*Santa Rosa, Calif.Feb. 6, 2012

Peter J. Petersen*Shellsburg, IowaJan. 29, 2012

Katheryne L. ringgenberg*

Center Point, IowaApril 14, 2012

Jerry D. rupe*Wellington, Ky.Jan. 13, 2012

Jean M. Schuttloffel*

Marion, IowaMarch 6, 2012

Judith A. SimonManchester, IowaJune 14, 2012

Norman C. Stordahl*

Marion, IowaDec. 26, 2011

Hien C. Trinh*San Jose, Calif.Feb. 10, 2012

June E. WardWest Melbourne,

Fla.April 8, 2012

Charles A. Weseman*

Melbourne, Fla.April 8, 2012

robert J. Wickham*

Murrells Inlet, S.C.Feb. 28, 2012

James W. Wilkins*Gilroy, Calif.Jan. 6, 2012

robert L. Wince*Ada, OhioJan. 5, 2012

Francis X. Wolf, Jr*Reading, Pa.Jan. 27, 2012

Fred P. Zimmer*Frisco, TexasJan. 20, 2012

A R o u N D T H E W O R L D

*Retiree

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