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Pioneer is proud to sponsor the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) military all-star softball team at the Firecracker Tournament in Okinawa, Japan.   

Dates and Times:

1  July: 1600 (Opening Ceremony) // 1700 (Tournament Start)

2 July: 24 Hours

5-6 July: TBD (Rain Days)

Registration Deadline: Friday, 25 June 2021 at 2330 on Eventbrite.com. NO SAME DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS EVENT.

Skills Competition (both Men’s and Women’s Division): Base Running Competition, Frozen Rope Competition, Home Run Derby Competition

The team will be comprised of 15 players. 

Eligibility: SOFA status personnel ages 16+

Entry Fee: $350 per team

Coaches Meeting: Wednesday, 30 June 2021 at 1800 at the Camp Foster Community Center

Awards: Team and Individual awards given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in both male and female divisions. Awards for skills competitions winners, MVP male and female, and all tournament team and coach.

Skills Competition: Wednesday, 30 June 2021 at 1900 on Camp Foster Softball Field #1 (following the coaches meeting)

Tournament Format: Round Robin followed by a Double Elimination Tournament.

Location: Camp Foster Softball Fields

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Pioneer has entered into a partnership with Q.E.D. Systems to deliver material to U.S. Navy or the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS). This long-term contract (LTC) has a multi-million dollar annual performance schedule.

Q.E.D. is responsible for the maintenance and sustainment of the items.

Pioneer will ship eighty percent of material to San Diego and the remaining 20 percent to Virginia Beach, VA.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – Pioneer remains committed to the highest ethical standards. TRACE Compliance, Inc. has completed their due diligence of Pioneer Industries along with all key personnel with a favorable outcome determining Pioneer is now TRACE certified.

In order to become TRACE certified, Pioneer needed to complete a comprehensive due diligence process administered by TRACE, the world’s leading anti-bribery standard setting organization.

Certification by TRACE signifies that Pioneer has completed internationally accepted due diligence procedures and have been forthcoming and cooperative during the review process. The successful completion of “TRACEcertification” demonstrates Pioneer’s commitment to commercial transparency, allowing us to serve as a valued business partner to industry.

Receiving the TRACE certification is another accreditation for the Pioneer team validating of our collective ethical standards to support our industry partners, our country, and of course, our warfigthers. We appreciate the recognition.

-David Yormack, CEO

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – As part of Pioneer’s commitment to cybersecurity, Pioneer migrated email along with the entire MS Office Suite to GCC High.

GCC High and DoD meet the compliance requirements for the following certifications and accreditations:

• The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program at FedRAMP High, including those security controls and control enhancements as outlined in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-53.
• The security controls and control enhancements for United States Department of Defense Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) for information up to Impact Level 5 (L5).

This upgrade positions Pioneer to meet the unique and evolving requirements of the United States Department of Defense, as well as contractors holding or processing DoD controlled unclassified information (CUI) or subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).