•
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8
--
Indian wood carvings on display
DMVoffers
new placard
Responding to suggestions from disabled
per!IOIIS and organizations, the California
Department of Motor Vehicles has
redesigned the disabled parking placard.
The new pJutlc card is purse or pocket-
size (about 5 by ainches) and is about twice
as tbick as the card It replaced. The card
has a hlgb-visibility yellow background
witb blue letters and is issued witb a serial-
ized registration nwnber to reduce im-
properuse by per!IOIIS whoare not disabled.
DMV offices throughout the state have
been issuing the new card since the start of
the year. ElIgible to receive them are
permanently disabled persons and
organizations thattransport the disabled.
Renewal notices will be mailed In March
and ApriJ to the tOO,OOO permanently
disabled who have the old style placard.
Renewal cost Is " for a two-year period
thatends June 30, 19119.
DMV will continue to issue the old style
placard to tbooe who are temporarily
disabled.
. . . . . H.,.
. . laS ar'
Peal<
Max MIn Galt
Fri. 63 29 28knots
Sat. 59 26 19knots
Sun. 69 24 7 knots
Mon. 73 25 6knots
Tues. 66 34 19 knots
Wed. 67 48 28knots
Thurs. 62 31 8knots
All measurements are made at Armitage
Airfield.
Wood carvings of tbe Seri and Waunaan
Indians of Mexico and Panama will be on
display in tbe Sylvia Winslow Gallery of tbe
Maturango Musewn during tbe montb of
February.
On Sunday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. a
reception at tbe musewn will honor Dr.
Boyd Walker, a retired ictbyologist and his
wife, Mary Ev, who have provided tbe Seri
ironwood carvings on display, and Eleanor
Gale, president of tbe Panama Audubon
Society, who collected tbe coco bolo wood
carvings of tbe Waunana lndlans. The col-
lectors will answer questions about tbeir
carvings and tbe Indians who produced tbe .
beauliful objects.
The Seri live on Tiburon lsJand in tbe
Gulf of California and tbe adjoining
Sonoran mainland. They have refined tbe
art of hand-earving tbe native ironwood
tree into animal forms drawn from the sea
and land around them.
The Waunaan Indians inhabit the
roadiess Darien region between Panama
and Colwnbia. They have had limited ex-
posure to white culture and tbeir carvings
for tourists have recently evolved from
figures on the "authority sticks" used by
tribal elders.
As far as Maturango Musewn personnel
can determine, the musewn is tbe first
North American musewn to exhibit the
Waunaan Indian carvings.
Capt. John Burt, NWC Commander, will be the speaker at the Center's celebration
of the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. His theme will be "Two or More."
The breakfast will be held at the Enlisted Mess, starting at 6 a.m. and all Center
military and civilian personnel and their dependents as well as local residents are in-
vited to attend.
Tickets for tbe morning, which includes a delicious breakfast, are $3.50 eacb. They
can be purchased at tbe Chapel Office, from tbe Command Master Chiefs of NWC and
VX-S and at tbe Marantha Bible Store and Desert Auto in Ridgecrest.
+++
Apple Computer's Federal Government Operations Group IS joining other vendors
for tbe Macintosh to host a Mini-Mac Expo at tbe NWC Enlisted Mess on Wednesday,
Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors taking part include Rodime, Dest, Redius, Cen-
trwn, Cricket, Dayna, Borland, Hawk, Lowdown, Microsoft, Hayes, Microtek, Falcon,
Dynamac, Think Technologies E-Machines and Reach Technologies. The Expo is
coordinated by tbe NWC PC Lab (Code 14111).
+++
Bargain hunters have discovered tbe best dinner buy in town: tbe early bird special
at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Tuesday through Friday nights from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. diners can get a steak dinner (including soup, salad, haked potato and steak) for a
mere f4.9S per person.
In addition, anotber couple of especially good buys are the Tuesday night steak-
and..tIrimp dinner for a mere fI.9S and Thursday night's steak...nd-erab dinner for tbe
same price - especially since that includes one crab refill.
+++
All retired Center employees are invited to attend tbe second annual presentation for
such personnel to be held on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at3 p.m. in tbe Center theater.
Included in tbe program will be a welcome by Capt. John Burt, NWC Commander, an
update on tbe state of tbe Center by Technical Director Gerry Schiefer, a discussion of
personnel developments by Eva Bien, Civilian Peraonnel Officer and recreation and
club developments by Cdr. John Thompson, head of tbe Recreational Services
Department.
A no-boat social hour at tbe Commissioned Officers' Mess will follow the presentation
at tbe tbeater. Those who plan to attend tbe social hour are asked to telephone tbe
Public Aftairs Office, NWC ext. 3511, to ensure adequate space is reserved. Anyone who
plans to say for dinner at tbe COM can reserve a table by telephoning NWC ext. 3105.
+++
The Desert District, Boy Scouts of America will hold an Eagle Scout recognition din-
ner at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, at the Hideaway restaurant in Ridgecrest.
All Eagle Scouts of any age are encouraged to attend and all friends of scouting are
invited.
Reservations are requested for tbe dinner, which will cost $15 per person. Those
planning to attend are asked to telephone Don Winter at 37~7948.
January 30, 1987
FRIDAY, SATURDAY JAN.3t.31
-SHANGHAI suaPItlSE-
s: .
_=L.Poao
~nlCdfG.13,97"")
SUNDAY FEB. 1
, ·PETE'S DRAGON-
""""'
1Idm_...:'}~-~
~'1I:;;;O'l03mm.)
MONDAY na.z
"wrrNESS"
Swrin.
HIZriIoa Ford md. Kdl,. Mc:GilliI
(Iluillc:rJDmma. ft,\ed It, 112 min.)
WEDNESDAY na. 4
-MAN IlUNl'ER-
Slanina
WilliamL ~ mdXim GDat
ts......-,- R. 120....)
FRIDAY n .. ,
"TOUCH CUYS"
Swrin.
BIUlI..azx:wcr aDd XD::k Jlouclu
(Ccmedy. D1~i PO, J04miD.)
$tart.,. Tlm« EMnIng' 7 pm
IGt ALL AGES ADMITTED
Gent-raol A\oId•.neet
II"(;I ALL AGES AOMITTED
''''I''U~ GuoOlftce Sutgnted
[RI RESTRICTED
SFTE dinner
set Monday
"Mountain Waves and Wind Shear" and
"Secrets of the F .A.A." will be tbe topics
discussed by Steve Shackelford of tbe
Fresno Flight Service Station at Monday's
dinner meeting of the China Lake Chapter
of the Society of Flight Test Engineers.
The meeting, which will be at tbe Com-
missioned Officers' Mess, begins with a
social hour at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner
of roast beef, breast of chicken with orange
sauce, salad and all the trimmings, in-
cluding dessert. Cost of the dinner is $10 per
person and reservations must be made to-
day by telephoning Peter Jacobs, 375-J032.
Shackelford has been with the FAA for 12
years as a controller and as a FSS
specialist and briefer at Wichita, Kansas
City, Grand Island, Chanute, Omaha, Reno
and Fresno. he also serves as Accident
Prevention Counselor.
All aviation enthusiasts are invited to at-
tend.
Valentine's
party planned
Fathers can provide a memorable Valen-
tine's Day for their daughters (pre-school
to sixth grade) taking tbem to a Valentine
dinner on Friday, Feb. 13 at tbe Enlisted
Mess from 6to 9p.m.
Highlight of tbe evening is a magic show
with Eugene Silvers, an outstanding pro-
fessional magician. Also included will be a
carnation for each of tbe young ladies and a
polaroid picture of each fatber-and-
daughter couple. Dinner, of course, is in-
cluded and it's tbe kind of dinner that both
will enjoy since it's spaghetti, garlic bread,
salad and chocolate sundaes.
Cost for tbe evening for tbe fatber...nd-
daughter combination is $15 for active duty
military, $16 for OOD civilisns and retired
military and $17 for private citixens. Tick-
ets can be purchased at tbe door for an ad-
ditional 50 cents per couple. Advance tick-
ets can be purchased at tbe Information,
Ticket and Tour Office Mondays through
Fridays from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
• U.$. Gev..."'_n' P'r",_", Ofloc.:
1987 - No. 4OCWO
FROM-
TO..
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
Renovated facility encourages flight planning
Naval aviators using Armitage Field,
whether assigned to Naval Weapons Center
units or visiting from other Install8tions,
will find the Fl1gbt Control Center In
Hangar Three newly renovated for more
COIWenientplanning oftbeirflights.
Aces (AW) J.R. Tavare, head of the Air-
field Operation Division's Air TraffIc C0n-
trol Branch, said the renovated facility
makes it much easier and more efficient
for pilots to plan tbeir flights starting at
annaLaite.
"ThIs is the nerve center for air traffic
control," commented Senior Wef Tavare.
"If the pilots and people in this room don't
do tbeir jobs in p1annIng and fIllng flight
plans, the controllers in the tower have a
multitude ofproblems," he added.
An average of 25 pilots a day use the
room to make and file fIigbt plans. The new
tables have detailed flight route maps for
California, the nation and the restricted air
space surrounding the military installa-
tionsInthe high desert.
More detailed charts for aviators of areas
tbroughout the country are available in
slots above and below the gta.ss.covered
Bulletin
tables.
Sailors manning the office keep track of
all Inbound air traffic, noting the departure
point, type of aircraft and estimated time
of arrival. They also list flights out of NWC
andInformationaboutthem.
Senior Wef Tavare said the old facility
lacked organization and was confusing to
work In If several pilots were working on
fIigbt plans at the same time. Worit on the
project has been a goal of his for years. He
noted rehabilitation work finally was c0m-
pleted earlythis year.
The senior chief said there had been ex-
cellent support of the project from the 06
DIrectorate and Capt. K.E. Allen, head,
AIrcraft Department.
"It's the finest flight planning ~ce I've
seen in my 18 years In the Navy," be c0m-
mented. Respon.. from pilots using the
new facility has also been favorable,
"Overall, I think It has really enhanced tbe
operations here," concluded the senior
chief.
Late Thursday afternoon Capt. John
Burt. NWC Commander, announced that
Steeling Haaland has been selected to be-
come the head of the Engineering De-
partment
Haaland, a Centee employee since 1968,
is currently associate head of the
Weapons Department
FLIGHT PLANNING - LCdr. J.D. Reece works an
a flight plan In the newly renovated Flight Control
Center. ACCS (AW) J.R. Tavare, head 01 the Air·
field Operation Division's Air Traffic Control
Branch, noted this room Is critical to effective
flight controls. "pilots don't get their flight plans
right here, the contrallers In the tower have real
problems. - Photo by PH2 Rick Moore
Five realize TO Awardsfor high-speed sled work
CarryIng a project from concept tbrough
fabrication and successful testing brought
tbe Technical Director's Award to five
anna Lake men last week. The project was
a new dual..-ail recoverable rocket sled
system that has significantly advanced tbe
statoHlf-the-art in high speed sled testing
and tbe men were John Ricbarda, Jim
Lawson, John Benckendorf, Hugh McCoy
and Howard Gerrish.
Gerry Schiefer, NWC Technical Director,
told those gatbered at SNORT that he had a
particular fondness for that facility
because it was there that he had begun his
own anna Lake career working on such
projects as a liquid rocket motor, Subroc
and Catshell.
"ThIs really makes me appreciate tbe
accomplislunent that tbis team has
achieved," Schiefer noted. "They
developed a sled that showed almost a 25
percent higher speed tban any otber recov-
erable dual track sled in this country has
ever demonstrated, a speed of 3,_ feet per
second."
After Schiefer and Capt. John Burt, NWC
Commander, presented the awards, tbey
asked that each of tbe team members tell
those asseInbied at the outdoor site what
tbey had contributedtothe final product.
Richards, a supervisory mechanical
engineer in tbe Track Operations Branch of
tbe Range Department, said that tbe re-
quirement for such a new sled began to be
establisbed in 1979. What was needed, he
said, was a high thrust, short bum time
TOP-NOTCH PRODUCT-Standing behind the
recoverable rocket sled assembly that has
achieved a 25-percent higher speed than any
previously used by DOD are those responsi-
ble forlts deSign and fabrication: Hugh Mc-
Coy,! John Richards, Jim Lawson, John
Benckendorf, and Howard Gerrish. They are
joined by Capt. John Burt and Gerry
Schiefer, NWC Technical Director, who had
just presented the others with Technical DI-
rector's awards for their outstanding work of
design and fabrication.
motor and his contribution was mainly
managerial.
Lawson, a mechanical engineer in the
same branch, worked on the mechanical
design of the sled. He and McCoy, an
aero-space engineer in the Systems
Development Branch of tbe Aerosystems
Department, worked closely together. Mc-
Coy served as project aerodynamlcist,
defIned the external shape of the sled and
obtained Independent Exploratory
(Continued on Poge~)
Lt. Monroe
captures
top award
OUlStanding performance of his duties
as Senior Medical Officer for Branch
Medical Clinic at the Naval Weapons
Centee brought a special award for meri-
torious service to LL (Dr.) John F. Mon-
roe early this year.
He was saluted for winning the
,
Commanding Officer's Quarterly Award
for General Excellence for the Long
Beach Naval Hospital during the first
quarter of the current fiscal year.
U. Monroe, at NWC since July of
1985 (be recalls it was 116 degrees the
day he arrived), has been the clinic's se-
nior medical officer since last July.
Junior officers at the Long Beach
Hospital and clinics under ilS command
throughout Southern California compete
for this coveted quarterly recognition. Lt
Monroe said the award was made by
RAdm. selectee M.F. Hall. Naval Hospi-
tal Commanding Offi=, during her
(Continued on Page 5)
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Indian wood carvings on display
DMVoffers
new placard
Responding to suggestions from disabled
per!IOIIS and organizations, the California
Department of Motor Vehicles has
redesigned the disabled parking placard.
The new pJutlc card is purse or pocket-
size (about 5 by ainches) and is about twice
as tbick as the card It replaced. The card
has a hlgb-visibility yellow background
witb blue letters and is issued witb a serial-
ized registration nwnber to reduce im-
properuse by per!IOIIS whoare not disabled.
DMV offices throughout the state have
been issuing the new card since the start of
the year. ElIgible to receive them are
permanently disabled persons and
organizations thattransport the disabled.
Renewal notices will be mailed In March
and ApriJ to the tOO,OOO permanently
disabled who have the old style placard.
Renewal cost Is " for a two-year period
thatends June 30, 19119.
DMV will continue to issue the old style
placard to tbooe who are temporarily
disabled.
. . . . . H.,.
. . laS ar'
Peal<
Max MIn Galt
Fri. 63 29 28knots
Sat. 59 26 19knots
Sun. 69 24 7 knots
Mon. 73 25 6knots
Tues. 66 34 19 knots
Wed. 67 48 28knots
Thurs. 62 31 8knots
All measurements are made at Armitage
Airfield.
Wood carvings of tbe Seri and Waunaan
Indians of Mexico and Panama will be on
display in tbe Sylvia Winslow Gallery of tbe
Maturango Musewn during tbe montb of
February.
On Sunday from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. a
reception at tbe musewn will honor Dr.
Boyd Walker, a retired ictbyologist and his
wife, Mary Ev, who have provided tbe Seri
ironwood carvings on display, and Eleanor
Gale, president of tbe Panama Audubon
Society, who collected tbe coco bolo wood
carvings of tbe Waunana lndlans. The col-
lectors will answer questions about tbeir
carvings and tbe Indians who produced tbe .
beauliful objects.
The Seri live on Tiburon lsJand in tbe
Gulf of California and tbe adjoining
Sonoran mainland. They have refined tbe
art of hand-earving tbe native ironwood
tree into animal forms drawn from the sea
and land around them.
The Waunaan Indians inhabit the
roadiess Darien region between Panama
and Colwnbia. They have had limited ex-
posure to white culture and tbeir carvings
for tourists have recently evolved from
figures on the "authority sticks" used by
tribal elders.
As far as Maturango Musewn personnel
can determine, the musewn is tbe first
North American musewn to exhibit the
Waunaan Indian carvings.
Capt. John Burt, NWC Commander, will be the speaker at the Center's celebration
of the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. His theme will be "Two or More."
The breakfast will be held at the Enlisted Mess, starting at 6 a.m. and all Center
military and civilian personnel and their dependents as well as local residents are in-
vited to attend.
Tickets for tbe morning, which includes a delicious breakfast, are $3.50 eacb. They
can be purchased at tbe Chapel Office, from tbe Command Master Chiefs of NWC and
VX-S and at tbe Marantha Bible Store and Desert Auto in Ridgecrest.
Apple Computer's Federal Government Operations Group IS joining other vendors
for tbe Macintosh to host a Mini-Mac Expo at tbe NWC Enlisted Mess on Wednesday,
Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors taking part include Rodime, Dest, Redius, Cen-
trwn, Cricket, Dayna, Borland, Hawk, Lowdown, Microsoft, Hayes, Microtek, Falcon,
Dynamac, Think Technologies E-Machines and Reach Technologies. The Expo is
coordinated by tbe NWC PC Lab (Code 14111).
Bargain hunters have discovered tbe best dinner buy in town: tbe early bird special
at the Commissioned Officers' Mess. Tuesday through Friday nights from 5:30 to 6:30
p.m. diners can get a steak dinner (including soup, salad, haked potato and steak) for a
mere f4.9S per person.
In addition, anotber couple of especially good buys are the Tuesday night steak-
and..tIrimp dinner for a mere fI.9S and Thursday night's steak...nd-erab dinner for tbe
same price - especially since that includes one crab refill.
All retired Center employees are invited to attend tbe second annual presentation for
such personnel to be held on Wednesday (Feb. 11) at3 p.m. in tbe Center theater.
Included in tbe program will be a welcome by Capt. John Burt, NWC Commander, an
update on tbe state of tbe Center by Technical Director Gerry Schiefer, a discussion of
personnel developments by Eva Bien, Civilian Peraonnel Officer and recreation and
club developments by Cdr. John Thompson, head of tbe Recreational Services
Department.
A no-boat social hour at tbe Commissioned Officers' Mess will follow the presentation
at tbe tbeater. Those who plan to attend tbe social hour are asked to telephone tbe
Public Aftairs Office, NWC ext. 3511, to ensure adequate space is reserved. Anyone who
plans to say for dinner at tbe COM can reserve a table by telephoning NWC ext. 3105.
The Desert District, Boy Scouts of America will hold an Eagle Scout recognition din-
ner at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, at the Hideaway restaurant in Ridgecrest.
All Eagle Scouts of any age are encouraged to attend and all friends of scouting are
invited.
Reservations are requested for tbe dinner, which will cost $15 per person. Those
planning to attend are asked to telephone Don Winter at 37~7948.
January 30, 1987
FRIDAY, SATURDAY JAN.3t.31
-SHANGHAI suaPItlSE-
s: .
_=L.Poao
~nlCdfG.13,97"")
SUNDAY FEB. 1
, ·PETE'S DRAGON-
""""'
1Idm_...:'}~-~
~'1I:;;;O'l03mm.)
MONDAY na.z
"wrrNESS"
Swrin.
HIZriIoa Ford md. Kdl,. Mc:GilliI
(Iluillc:rJDmma. ft,\ed It, 112 min.)
WEDNESDAY na. 4
-MAN IlUNl'ER-
Slanina
WilliamL ~ mdXim GDat
ts......-,- R. 120....)
FRIDAY n .. ,
"TOUCH CUYS"
Swrin.
BIUlI..azx:wcr aDd XD::k Jlouclu
(Ccmedy. D1~i PO, J04miD.)
$tart.,. Tlm« EMnIng' 7 pm
IGt ALL AGES ADMITTED
Gent-raol A\oId•.neet
II"(;I ALL AGES AOMITTED
''''I''U~ GuoOlftce Sutgnted
[RI RESTRICTED
SFTE dinner
set Monday
"Mountain Waves and Wind Shear" and
"Secrets of the F .A.A." will be tbe topics
discussed by Steve Shackelford of tbe
Fresno Flight Service Station at Monday's
dinner meeting of the China Lake Chapter
of the Society of Flight Test Engineers.
The meeting, which will be at tbe Com-
missioned Officers' Mess, begins with a
social hour at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner
of roast beef, breast of chicken with orange
sauce, salad and all the trimmings, in-
cluding dessert. Cost of the dinner is $10 per
person and reservations must be made to-
day by telephoning Peter Jacobs, 375-J032.
Shackelford has been with the FAA for 12
years as a controller and as a FSS
specialist and briefer at Wichita, Kansas
City, Grand Island, Chanute, Omaha, Reno
and Fresno. he also serves as Accident
Prevention Counselor.
All aviation enthusiasts are invited to at-
tend.
Valentine's
party planned
Fathers can provide a memorable Valen-
tine's Day for their daughters (pre-school
to sixth grade) taking tbem to a Valentine
dinner on Friday, Feb. 13 at tbe Enlisted
Mess from 6to 9p.m.
Highlight of tbe evening is a magic show
with Eugene Silvers, an outstanding pro-
fessional magician. Also included will be a
carnation for each of tbe young ladies and a
polaroid picture of each fatber-and-
daughter couple. Dinner, of course, is in-
cluded and it's tbe kind of dinner that both
will enjoy since it's spaghetti, garlic bread,
salad and chocolate sundaes.
Cost for tbe evening for tbe fatber...nd-
daughter combination is $15 for active duty
military, $16 for OOD civilisns and retired
military and $17 for private citixens. Tick-
ets can be purchased at tbe door for an ad-
ditional 50 cents per couple. Advance tick-
ets can be purchased at tbe Information,
Ticket and Tour Office Mondays through
Fridays from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
• U.$. Gev..."'_n' P'r",_", Ofloc.:
1987 - No. 4OCWO
FROM-
TO..
PLACE
STAMP
HERE
Renovated facility encourages flight planning
Naval aviators using Armitage Field,
whether assigned to Naval Weapons Center
units or visiting from other Install8tions,
will find the Fl1gbt Control Center In
Hangar Three newly renovated for more
COIWenientplanning oftbeirflights.
Aces (AW) J.R. Tavare, head of the Air-
field Operation Division's Air TraffIc C0n-
trol Branch, said the renovated facility
makes it much easier and more efficient
for pilots to plan tbeir flights starting at
annaLaite.
"ThIs is the nerve center for air traffic
control," commented Senior Wef Tavare.
"If the pilots and people in this room don't
do tbeir jobs in p1annIng and fIllng flight
plans, the controllers in the tower have a
multitude ofproblems," he added.
An average of 25 pilots a day use the
room to make and file fIigbt plans. The new
tables have detailed flight route maps for
California, the nation and the restricted air
space surrounding the military installa-
tionsInthe high desert.
More detailed charts for aviators of areas
tbroughout the country are available in
slots above and below the gta.ss.covered
Bulletin
tables.
Sailors manning the office keep track of
all Inbound air traffic, noting the departure
point, type of aircraft and estimated time
of arrival. They also list flights out of NWC
andInformationaboutthem.
Senior Wef Tavare said the old facility
lacked organization and was confusing to
work In If several pilots were working on
fIigbt plans at the same time. Worit on the
project has been a goal of his for years. He
noted rehabilitation work finally was c0m-
pleted earlythis year.
The senior chief said there had been ex-
cellent support of the project from the 06
DIrectorate and Capt. K.E. Allen, head,
AIrcraft Department.
"It's the finest flight planning ~ce I've
seen in my 18 years In the Navy," be c0m-
mented. Respon.. from pilots using the
new facility has also been favorable,
"Overall, I think It has really enhanced tbe
operations here," concluded the senior
chief.
Late Thursday afternoon Capt. John
Burt. NWC Commander, announced that
Steeling Haaland has been selected to be-
come the head of the Engineering De-
partment
Haaland, a Centee employee since 1968,
is currently associate head of the
Weapons Department
FLIGHT PLANNING - LCdr. J.D. Reece works an
a flight plan In the newly renovated Flight Control
Center. ACCS (AW) J.R. Tavare, head 01 the Air·
field Operation Division's Air Traffic Control
Branch, noted this room Is critical to effective
flight controls. "pilots don't get their flight plans
right here, the contrallers In the tower have real
problems. - Photo by PH2 Rick Moore
Five realize TO Awardsfor high-speed sled work
CarryIng a project from concept tbrough
fabrication and successful testing brought
tbe Technical Director's Award to five
anna Lake men last week. The project was
a new dual..-ail recoverable rocket sled
system that has significantly advanced tbe
statoHlf-the-art in high speed sled testing
and tbe men were John Ricbarda, Jim
Lawson, John Benckendorf, Hugh McCoy
and Howard Gerrish.
Gerry Schiefer, NWC Technical Director,
told those gatbered at SNORT that he had a
particular fondness for that facility
because it was there that he had begun his
own anna Lake career working on such
projects as a liquid rocket motor, Subroc
and Catshell.
"ThIs really makes me appreciate tbe
accomplislunent that tbis team has
achieved," Schiefer noted. "They
developed a sled that showed almost a 25
percent higher speed tban any otber recov-
erable dual track sled in this country has
ever demonstrated, a speed of 3,_ feet per
second."
After Schiefer and Capt. John Burt, NWC
Commander, presented the awards, tbey
asked that each of tbe team members tell
those asseInbied at the outdoor site what
tbey had contributedtothe final product.
Richards, a supervisory mechanical
engineer in tbe Track Operations Branch of
tbe Range Department, said that tbe re-
quirement for such a new sled began to be
establisbed in 1979. What was needed, he
said, was a high thrust, short bum time
TOP-NOTCH PRODUCT-Standing behind the
recoverable rocket sled assembly that has
achieved a 25-percent higher speed than any
previously used by DOD are those responsi-
ble forlts deSign and fabrication: Hugh Mc-
Coy,! John Richards, Jim Lawson, John
Benckendorf, and Howard Gerrish. They are
joined by Capt. John Burt and Gerry
Schiefer, NWC Technical Director, who had
just presented the others with Technical DI-
rector's awards for their outstanding work of
design and fabrication.
motor and his contribution was mainly
managerial.
Lawson, a mechanical engineer in the
same branch, worked on the mechanical
design of the sled. He and McCoy, an
aero-space engineer in the Systems
Development Branch of tbe Aerosystems
Department, worked closely together. Mc-
Coy served as project aerodynamlcist,
defIned the external shape of the sled and
obtained Independent Exploratory
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Lt. Monroe
captures
top award
OUlStanding performance of his duties
as Senior Medical Officer for Branch
Medical Clinic at the Naval Weapons
Centee brought a special award for meri-
torious service to LL (Dr.) John F. Mon-
roe early this year.
He was saluted for winning the
,
Commanding Officer's Quarterly Award
for General Excellence for the Long
Beach Naval Hospital during the first
quarter of the current fiscal year.
U. Monroe, at NWC since July of
1985 (be recalls it was 116 degrees the
day he arrived), has been the clinic's se-
nior medical officer since last July.
Junior officers at the Long Beach
Hospital and clinics under ilS command
throughout Southern California compete
for this coveted quarterly recognition. Lt
Monroe said the award was made by
RAdm. selectee M.F. Hall. Naval Hospi-
tal Commanding Offi=, during her
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