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Officials representing the government-industry team building the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite system gather in front of the first Advanced EHF payload module at Northrop Grumman Space Technology in Redondo Beach, Calif., Jan. 26 to mark the beginning of shipping operations for the system's first payload module. Northrop Grumman Space Technology is providing communications payloads to Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, Calif., prime contractor for the Advanced EHF system.

Marking the occasion were, front row, from left, David DiCarlo, vice president, Programs, Northrop Grumman Space Technology; Julie Sattler, vice president, Lockheed Martin Space Systems; Gabe Watson, vice president, AEHF program manager, Northrop Grumman Space Technology; Brig. Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Military Satellite Communications Systems Wing, U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (USAF SMC); Col. William J. Harding, Advanced EHF program manager, USAF SMC; and Jeff Smith, Advanced EHF program manager, Lockheed Martin Space Systems.

On the second row, from left, are Stuart Linsky, vice president, Satellite Communications, Northrop Grumman Space Technology; Steve Kayser, an Advanced EHF program director, Lockheed Martin Space Systems; Fred Ricker, vice president and deputy, Programs; Northrop Grumman Space Technology; and Sonya Sepahban, vice president and chief engineer, Mission Excellence, Northrop Grumman Space Technology.