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MERC was pleased to be a team member in the modernization of the B-1 Bomber’s ALQ-161 Defensive Avionics System. Our support included generating and revising the production technical data package, performing a physical configuration audit on the manufacturer’s initial product, and providing measurement data and findings that were used for product and data improvement. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/crg-defense-successfully-executes-final-aaa-kit-delivery-b-1-uv3kc/

An employee recognition luncheon was held on April 8 to recognize the years of service for employees and to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of employees in each directorate. New employees were also welcomed into the MERC family. These MERC employees were recognized for their years of service, ranging from 5 to 30 years. Outstanding employees…

The following MERC employees were recognized by the Dixie Crow chapter of the Association of Old Crows (AOC) during the 50th annual Dixie Crow Symposium, March 23-25, Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA. Mike Hopf, Senior Principal Electrical Engineer, received the AOC Technology Hall of Fame award for providing decades of electronic warfare (EW)  expertise…

MERC was proud to participate in and serve as a sponsor of the 50th annual Association of Old Crows Dixie Crow Symposium, held in the Museum of Aviation’s Century of Flight Hangar, Robins AFB. Several MERC employees with expertise in electronic warfare (EW) attended the symposium, including Joe Hopf, Josh Fordyce, Malik Pierre, and Justin…

MERC recently underwent a complete refurbishment of its 113,000 sq. ft. facility, which included new paint and carpet in all the offices, laboratories, and hallways. The refurbishment took well over three months. Many employees commented on how much they appreciated the update. All walls received a new coat of white paint. The MERC café was…

MERC would like to recognize the contributions of the following three employees: Scott Foster, Beth Johnson, and Dr. Bob McGinty Scott Foster served as MERC’s electronics specialist for almost 23 years. He contributed to the successful execution of a wide variety of aircraft modifications, automated test stations, data acquisition, and instrumentation. Scott provided professional electronics expertise both…

MERC employees gather together with family and friends to celebrate the Christmas season.

MERC is delighted to join with the 116th Air Control Wing of the Air National Guard at Robins Air Force Base in their food drive during the government shutdown. We are grateful for the generosity of our MERC employees as they support the efforts of our friends on the Base.   

Congratulations to the following employees for being selected as outstanding employee in each technical directorate and the Operations Directorate.  One employee from each directorate was chosen for the first, second, and third quarter of the calendar year.  Each employee received a challenge coin in appreciation of their contributions to MERC’s mission and their support of…

Gabriel Ngo, a computer engineering intern, is supporting MERC’s Electronic Warfare and Avionics product area with software characterization and modeling of radar parameters as well as reverse engineering avionic system hardware in USAF fixed wing aircraft.