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Three of the four MEARTS facilities are operating on Fusion with ZSU next to transition. Eric Labardini ● This will be my last update as the lead for the NATCA SBS team. I am stepping away as I move toward retirement. It's simply my time and any one of us can be replaced, so stay grounded and stick to your principles and experience in the field should you ever step into a position such as this. The SBS program and this team have faced many challenges over the years. It has always taken imagination and foresight to overcome these obstacles to success. As we have moved down this path, the team has seen ADS-B, Fusion, and other products evolve into highly capable, beneficial products for the controller workforce and facilities across the NAS. I am very proud to have been a part of this team and honored to have been their lead. Some of the changes the team has introduced may not be recognized or readily apparent for some time to come, but their fingerprints will be on them and have lasting implications for decades to come. Terminal ADS-B/Fusion Rollout Activity ● 135 out of the 155 terminal sites have reached their ADS-B IOC, and 130 are operating on Fusion. The majority of the remaining terminal sites are ARTS 2E sites awaiting an upgrade to the ELITE (STARS) build. The terminal ADS- B/Fusion transition proceeds in this order: kickoff meeting, ADS-B flight inspection, ADS-B IOC, Fusion operational suitability demonstration (OSD) and Fusion operations. The most recent and upcoming terminal events are as follows: o Monroe, La. (MLU) Fusion cadre class Feb. 26 o Monroe, La. (MLU) ADS-B flight inspection Feb. 27 o Jackson, Miss. (JAN) ADS-B IOC Feb. 27 o New York TRACON (N90) ADS-B/Fusion training March 4-April 14 o Elmira, N.Y. (ELM) ADS-B/Fusion kickoff March 5 o Binghamton, N.Y. (BGM) Fusion cadre class March 5 o Binghamton, N.Y. (BGM) ADS-B flight inspection March 6 o Waterloo, Iowa (ALO) Fusion cadre class March 12 o Jackson, Miss. (JAN) Fusion OSD March 12-13 o Tri-Cities, Tenn. (TRI) Fusion cadre class March 19 o Tri-Cities, Tenn. (TRI) ADS-B flight inspection March 20 o San Juan, Puerto Rico (ZSU) 3NM Fusion OSD March 19-21 o Monroe, La. (MLU) ADS-B IOC March 21 o Binghamton, N.Y. (BGM) ADS-B IOC March 27 o Monroe, La. (MLU) Fusion OSD April 1-2 o Waterloo, Iowa (ALO) ADS-B flight inspection April 3-4 o Michigan Article 804 ADS-B flight inspection April 8-16 o New York TRACON (N90) Fusion April 14 o Tri-Cities, Tenn. (TRI) Fusion OSD April 17-18 o Binghamton, N.Y. (BGM) Fusion OSD April 17-18 o Waterloo, Iowa (ALO) Fusion OSD April 24-25