FERMI/LAT HAS ALREADY OBSERVED>170 GRBS WITH MORE COMING PROVIDING AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO SOLVE OUTSTANDING MODELING ISSUES ESPECIALLY REGARDING EMISSION PROCESSES. WE WILL RUN OUR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURE ON ALL NEW GRBS AND GATHER THE RESULTS FOR ALL ARCHIVAL BURSTS AS WELL. WE WILL SET UP A WEB PORTAL WHERE THE COMMUNITY WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS ALL THE RESULTS (SPECTRA TS MAPS LIGHT CURVES...) FOR EVERY BURST AS WELL AS SUMMARY TABLES AND PLOTS IN A FORMAT READY TO USE FOR FOLLOW-UP STUDIES. WE WILL ALSO CHARACTERIZE THE VHE SPECTRUM OF THE LAT GRBS (2-3/YR) OBSERVED BY HAWC. WE WILL AS WELL CONTINUE OPERATING OUR BLIND SEARCH THAT DETECTS SHORT-DURATION TRANSIENTS (<6 H) THAT OTHER METHODS (ASP FAVA) ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO AND DISSEMINATE ITS RESULTS.
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