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Bill Spence (TAMR Training lead) is working with Eric Owens (NATCA TSAS lead) on training. Bill attended a TSAS meeting to help ensure training requirements fit into what TAMR is doing and advising TSAS PO how TAMR accomplished training. Discussion occurred around Corpus Christie (CRP) and issues relat ed to handoffs and point - outs. At this time, between CRP and Navy Corpus neithe r is automated. AJT and AJV have taken it upon themselves to come up with a solution, which NATCA will be vetting. TWP1 Event 3 was held the week of July 17th. Mr. Rose is working closely with Terminal CHI team lead James Keith to ensure the tools being displayed at MITRE wi ll actually h elp in the field. The Terminal CHI team drove this evolution and in August there is a two - week event which TAMR SMEs from NCT, SCT, ABE, A80, and D10 will attend. The tools include automated coordination between STARS facilities as well as bet ween ARTCCs a nd Terminal sites. In addition to coordination enhancements, spacing tools and messaging too ls were and will be evaluated. The site drawings are in and being evaluated for additional ORD (O'Hare) Tower Display Works tations (TDW). This has been a long road but the additional TDW suites were needed and will be installed soon. The JCF meeting was attended by Mr. Rose, Mark Minik from AJT, and Sco tt Kendrick (North Texas OSF). The site visit included JCF, Edwards Tower, and SPORT, which is where the Res tricte d Area Controllers work. To lay the groundwork , let me explain that JCF is a FAA facility, which is located on an Air Force base whose equi pment is provided by the Navy. Right now, the facility is using a one of a kind platform fo r radar control called REH OST. The Department of Defense will be rep lacing this system with STARS. It was our job to identify differences between the systems and en sure no capabilities were lost. We were tasked to evaluate and then come up with solutions, which could replace curren t functionality. We are in the process and should have a brief for the facility within the month. Jon Wigfall (JCF FacRep) was instrumental to the success of the meeting. NATCA will make the transition as painless as possible for our Brothers and Sisters. New requirements to software may be needed. ATSAP reports a re still being filed on STARS. Many have to do with adaptation issues, w hich can be put to bed easily. There are others, which are training issu es. Mr. Rose answered Corrective Action Reports subm itted from such facilities. Bakersfield, Calif., had an issue with their radar. ZLA had to take over approach control services for almost two weeks. TAMR is looking to move BFL up on the waterfall for transition but until the CTD is operational it is imp ossible due to the radar not being digitized. Mr. Rose coordinated with the PMO about staff ing issues and the use of BFOT. With transitions, software testing events, and R4 software training briefs we are finding it more difficult to obtain releases for N ATC A TAMR Subject Matter Experts. The TAMR PMO in order to collaborate has agreed to provide more BFOT to support the mission. Augusta, Pittsburg h , and Champaign all transitioned this reporting per iod. Congratulations and welcome to the club.