ASC, which will provide program management services, teamed with Survival Systems USA, a subsidiary of Survival Systems of Nova Scotia, Canada (www.survivalsystemsgroup.com).

Their highly qualified instructors and safety divers will provide classroom instruction and in-pool survival training using Survival Systems' Modular Amphibious Egress Trainer (MAET), which is a reconfigurable simulator more commonly known as the "dunker".

The training will be conducted at Camp LeJeune, NC; Camp Pendleton, CA; Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay, HI; and Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.

The need for this type of training was identified from accidents that occurred in the late 1990's during which it became apparent that combat Marines being transported by helicopter were not prepared to escape the aircraft after a ditching at sea.

The success of the MAET training will be measured by the level of confidence the trainees possess after completing the program and more importantly by the lives that will be saved.

ASC has a 25-year history of providing training to the US Navy and Marine Corps. Dennis Corrigan, Executive Director and Vice President of ASC's Training Systems Division, commented, "We are very pleased to continue to provide these critical training services to the Marine Corps. This is a significant win for both companies and we appreciate the confidence the Government has placed in our team's capabilities."

"As a retired Naval aviator, I can certainly attest to the need for this training, and I am proud to be part of the delivery team that can help to ensure a combat Marine can survive a ditching to fight another day."

American Systems Corporation