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June 21, 2013
Recently, PKL acquired a second building to accommodate our Corporate staff. We are very fortunate to be a growing company and we outgrew our current headquarters building. We were able to secure another building right across the parking lot. As we processed the changes and moved people from one building to another, the inevitable question of how we would refer to each building arose. Based on geography, the new building started being referred to as PKL North. The name stuck, and now our original building is officially referred to as PKL South.
June 5, 2013
PKL Services, Inc. has grown significantly over the last 10 years! Originally founded in 2003, PKL was based at MCAS Miramar and our few staff members worked in vans on the base. At the time, we had just a few employees working in our Corporate capacity. Now we have grown to over 20 employees in our Corporate offices and we are spread over two office buildings!
We thank all of our employees, past and present, who have helped us grow successfully over the last 10 years. We look forward to a bright future and more growth ahead!
May 8, 2013
We have officially started work on our newest contract, in Saudi Arabia. The first round of employees have arrived and are getting settled into their new positions. We enjoy hearing the stories of their new adventures and seeing the progress that they are making.
We are happy to welcome these newest team members to PKL!
Another round of employees will be heading over to join this group later this month. We wish them all safe travels and are excited to see our team grow!
May 6, 2013
Our Corporate staff celebrated Cinco de Mayo in style this year! A potluck with contributions from all the staff fed everyone a healthy dose of Mexican food. Everyone got in the spirit, sporting sombreros and enjoying the variety of food and desserts.
More photos are available on our Facebook page.
March 14, 2013
Our PKL HMM-164 RESET team has been recognized for their performance on this contract. We would like to commend and thank the following employees for their hard work and dedication, as recognized by the Government:
- Sylvester Waters
- Tom Healy
- Fred Archuleta
- Rudy Arreola
- Tim Burge
- Mike Chaney
- Tony Gomez
- Jose Juan
- Jay Laguna
- Poe Lam Yuen
- Mike Latham
- Justin Luening
- David Lutz
- Theron Nash
- Arnel Pilapil
- Gary Ragat
- Adrian Skolota
- Brian Stilson
- Jeramine Warner
- Marcus Wood
These employees were all recognized for their relentless work ethic while servicing the CH-46E contract. The Commanding Officer expressed gratitude for the superb job each employee performed and for their attention to detail. The result of these employees” hard work allowed the squadron to safely operate from multiple locations flying 334 sorties and accumulating 425.5 flight hours.simplycharming.net
We share the Commanding Officer”s gratitude to these dedicated PKL employees. Good work team!
February 25, 2013
We would like to formally thank our Hawaii employee, Alberto Vargas, for his heroic efforts to assist in the capture of a car thief last week. Alberto happened to be in the same place where a suspected car thief crashed a stolen car and fled the scene. Alberto immediately approached the vehicle and attempted to shut off the engine to protect bystanders but was unable to do so because the vehicle had been hot-wired. Realizing that the person who fled was likely the thief, Alberto chased down the suspect, cornering him at the same time two Hawaii PD officers arrived on scene. With Alberto”s assistance, the police officers were able to subdue and arrest the suspect.
You can view the local news story here
Thank you, Alberto, for taking swift action and protecting those around you!
February 22, 2013
Congratulations to all our CH53 team members in Afghanistan!
Each of the following employees were awarded letters of appreciation for their work from the Command Officer of HMH-361, Lieutenant Colonel Holtermann.
- John Abend
- Thomas Cole
- Franklin Fentzlaff
- Rich Hinman
- Mike Hite
- Maggie Hundshamer
- Johnny Nelson
- Eric Nyberg
- Austin Premdas
- Brian Tuite
- Dan Skeens
- Bobby Workman
Each employee was provided with a Certificate of Appreciation with the following acknowledgement:
For your unselfish dedication to duty during Operation Enduring Freedom 12.2 aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Your steadfast performance contributed to the overall success of the squadron mission, and the success of 3D Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward). Your hard work, technical acumen, and attention to detail played a vital part in the sqaudron’s ability to operate at such a high level. Your contributions are noted and are greatly appreciated.
We would like to reiterate our appreciation for our hard-working and dedicated employees! You are what makes PKL successful! Thank you.
February 21, 2013
PKL Services has provided a Diamond level sponsorship to the Costa Mesa American Little League Team. The donation will help to sponsor less privileged players; refurbish and maintain baseball fields; provide quality bats, balls, and equipment; and provide funds for facility improvements.
Opening Day for the team is March 2nd, 2013. For more information on the team and their schedule, please visit their website: http://www.cmallbaseball.com/
We wish you a successful 2013 season!
February 1, 2013
Our PKL H-1 team at Cherry Point, NC just completed a phase on UH-1N, BuNo 160455. This is the last Phase on a UH-1N for the active duty Marine Squadrons. HMLA-467 will start to transition to the Yankee’s next month. According to HMLA-467, they are the last active duty squadron that has UH-1N’s, and this will be the last phase inspection we do on a Huey.
Program Manager Pete Vickery spent 20 years of his Marine Corps life and 13 years of retired life working with these aircraft. Many of our employees have also reminisced over their years working with the Hueys.
Thanks guys for all your hard work and dedication to this aircraft!
January 30, 2013
We would like to congratulate our Camp Pendleton, CA and Cherry Point, NC Teams for achieving an Injury Free Workplace for the 2012 calendar year. Led by Al Hernandez, Gary Ragat, Reggie Mukherjee, and Jared Wait the teams had a very successful year and maintained their safety standards, ensuring that the employees avoided any injuries.
As a reward for their dedication to safety, PKL provided each of the teams with a pizza luncheon. Mr. Hernandez thanked our CEO saying “Everyone enjoyed it and appreciated how PKL takes care of their personnel.”
Thank you to every PKL employee on the teams for a great year!
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