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Who<br />
This Conference is hosted by<br />
Lockheed Martin.<br />
What<br />
All aspects of the P-3 aircraft are<br />
discussed and reviewed, past,<br />
present and future issues, through<br />
presentations and trade booths.<br />
Where<br />
This meeting is held in<br />
Marietta, GA.<br />
When<br />
Annually, mid- to late October.<br />
In 2009, it was on<br />
October 19-22. In 2010, it is<br />
scheduled for October 25-28.<br />
Why<br />
Conference is attended by<br />
operators and supplier<br />
companies that<br />
are associated with the P-3<br />
aircraft worldwide.<br />
P3 - IOSC - INTERNATIONAL OPERATORS SUPPORT CONFERENCE<br />
P-3 IOSC<br />
International<br />
Operators<br />
Support<br />
Conference<br />
The P-3 International Operators Support<br />
Conference (IOSC) is the world’s single<br />
most important meeting for operators and<br />
maintainers of the P-3/CP-140 aircraft. P-3<br />
IOSC represents Lockheed Martin's equal<br />
commitment to the sustainability of the P-3<br />
and to those who operate it.<br />
This Lockheed Martin-sponsored event<br />
brings the entire P-3/CP-140 family<br />
together at one time, in one place, to share<br />
common concerns and successes.<br />
Lockheed Martin has been putting on<br />
the P-3 IOSC since 1988, as a forum in<br />
which operators of this aircraft can share<br />
information on new modifications, as well<br />
as technical and maintenance issues, and<br />
possible solutions to these and other issues<br />
related to sustaining a valuable air asset<br />
that has been in operation for over four<br />
decades.<br />
The conference also allows interested<br />
parties, contractors, and vendors the<br />
opportunity to present the P-3/CP-140<br />
community with briefings on information<br />
that may provide solutions to current issues<br />
facing one or more P-3/CP-140 operators.<br />
In addition, attendees to the P-3 IOSC are<br />
able to attend breakout sessions that cover<br />
three significant areas of interest:<br />
airframe/structure/mechanical issues,<br />
avionics/mission issues, and supply/logistics<br />
issues.<br />
At P-3 IOSC 2009, most of the briefings<br />
and other discussions seemed to relate to<br />
one particular issue of concern to the P-3<br />
community: that of diminishing sources of<br />
material supply (DSMS), which is a constant<br />
problem for operators of a 40-year-old<br />
aircraft. This issue was discussed extensively<br />
in a brief given by Ric Loeslein with Naval<br />
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