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Milestones

1997
• September 15 – Albert L. Patterson III and Keith E. Gay open the doors to Navigator Development Group Inc.

1998
• Consultant agreement with SY Technology, Inc., to identify most viable opportunities to support Army programs

1999
• Conducted Technical Study of Aviation Logistics Support at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM).
• Conducted Utility Helicopter Fleet Modernization Analysis.
• Al Patterson and Keith Gay buy the historic Rawls hotel, which serves as Navigator’s headquarters.

2000
• Member of Team Boeing in Phase I of the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS).
• Study on Air Traffic Control Modernization / Re-capitalization Recommendation for Army air fields in Germany.

2001
• Produce a virtual training Web site for the flight contractor for Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) Flight School at Fort Rucker, Ala.
• Awarded contract to support development of the Army Aviation Corridor of Excellence (AACE) - through Tennessee, Alabama and Florida.

2002
• Army Air Traffic (ATC) Control New Equipment Training Support.

2003
• Part of Boeing-SAIC teams to move the Army's FCS program into the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase.
• Navigator’s senior vice president, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Petrosky, joined MSNBC as a military analyst during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Navigator wins a contract to develop and run a virtual survey on contract support at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.

2004
• Navigator spins off Navigator International to expand it's global base.
• Navigator International wins two contracts to supply building materials for U.S. embassies in Africa.
• Contract to support Boeing/SAIC FCS Lead System Integrator (LSI) Scenario and Wargaming IPT to address changes to the Army’s FCS program.
• Navigator wins first prime contract within the Business and Analytical Domain for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) Expedited Professional Engineering Support Services (EXPRESS) in Huntsville, Ala.

2005
• Support to Task Force Modularity: Gulf of Guinea Nations Air Control Capability Roadmap.
• Army Fixed Wing Fleet Requirements Analysis (RA) to determine the operational and force structure requirements.
• Spins off NavTech LLC to support advanced visualization and interactive 3D modeling

2006
• Navigator was among the first recipients of the Governor’s Trade of Excellence Award.
• Provides Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) field service representatives to deploy on site in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Awarded as the prime contractor to support the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC), US Department of State in Amman, Jordan
• Awarded as the prime contractor for the Joint Unmanned Aircraft System (JUAS) Center of Excellence (COE) at Creech AFB in Nevada.
• Awarded the Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM) Maritime Craft Training Study
 

2007
• Navigator named Alabama’s Disabled American Veteran Small Employer of the Year.
• Navigator named the National Disabled American Veteran (DAV) Small Employer of the Year

2008
• First recipient of Boeing’s Diversity Advocacy Roundtable Team (DART) Achievement Award for 2008. Navigator is honored in the service disabled veteran-owned small business category.
• Prime contractor to provide integrated supply specialists on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) program in Iraq.

2009
• Awarded a two-year firm-fixed price contract to provide 10 positions to the U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence (UAS CoE) at Fort Rucker.