2002 annual NDIA membership meeting. (NDIA News).NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) will conduct its 2002 annual membership meeting on April 12, 2002 at 8 a.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Tysons Corner (Plaza Room), McLean, Virginia McLean is an unincorporated community located in Fairfax County in Northern Virginia. A small geographic area along Chain Bridge Road in Arlington County has a 22101 zip code and is also part of McLean. . All members are welcome for the NDIA President's report on association activities. Please RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. to John Stanton or Joanna Mattingly at (703) 522-1820 or jstanton@ndia.org. For chapter presidents and committee/division chairs, please note that this meeting will immediately precede your scheduled conference. NDIA Recognizes Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor, land-locked harbor, on the southern coast of Oahu island, Hawaii, W of Honolulu; one of the largest and best natural harbors in the E Pacific Ocean. In the vicinity are many U.S. military installations, including the chief U.S. Survivor's Widow NDIA's Undersea Warfare Operations conducted to establish battlespace dominance in the underwater environment, which permits friendly forces to accomplish the full range of potential missions and denies an opposing force the effective use of underwater systems and weapons. Division sponsored the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 6, at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. Pictured are Charles L. Wicker, chairman of NDIA's Undersea Warfare Division, left; Betty Taussig, Lt. widow of Pearl Harbor Survivor Capt. Joseph Taussig, and Lt. Gen. Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. (USAF, retired), president of NDIA. Gen. Farrell presented Mrs. Taussig a plaque in appreciation. NORAD NORAD abbr. North American Aerospace (formerly Air) Defense Command Chief Speaks to Rocky Mountain Chapter Lt. Gen. Kenneth R. Pennie, director of the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Air Defense Command (NORAD), was the November luncheon speaker for NDIA's Rocky Mountain Chapter. He gave a brief history of NORAD from its inception in 1958 through the present. NORAD's indications and warning capability has increased continually as response times to changing threats have shortened over the past 50 years. How NORAD will participate in homeland security is being worked out under the Defense Department Unified Command Plan The document, approved by the President, that sets forth basic guidance to all unified combatant commanders; establishes their missions, responsibilities, and force structure; delineates the general geographical area of responsibility for geographic combatant commanders; and specifies . Picatinny Chapter Presents Firepower Awards NDIA's Picatinny Chapter presented its 21st Annual Firepower Awards luncheon in Parsippany, N.J. The Firepower Award recognizes significant contributions to the defense of the United States. In addition to the Firepower Awards, the chapter presented the Chapter Honors Award, the Chapter Appreciation Awards, the Service Award and the John A. Ulrich Project Management Award. These awards recognize deserving individuals for various contributions. The chapter also recognized the outstanding efforts of the government and industry team in achieving type classification and material release of armaments to increase U.S. defense capability for military services. The Type Classification and Material Release Awards are presented at a separate function at the Army Research, Development and Engineering Center, for recognition of the organizations and individuals involved. In addition to the award recipients, a certification of appreciation was presented to Sgt. Terry R. Calandra for distinguished and heroic service in Vietnam. RELATED ARTICLE: In Memoriam NDIA is saddened to announce the death of the association's Assistant Vice President for Exhibits and Conferences, Teresa Dauth. Terri was a friend to all and a dedicated and highly valued employee of NDIA for more than 14 years. She will be missed by all of us in the association and defense communities. Condolences may be sent to condolences@ndia.org, to be forwarded on to her family. Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, , P.O. Box 4203, Annapolis, MD 21403. |
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