Air Force print news (Aug. 5, 2004): Rome engineer receives Harold Brown Award.ROME, N.Y. -- H. John Mucks, an electronics engineer for the Air Force Research Laboratory's information directorate, is the recipient of the 2004 Harold Brown Harold Brown may refer to:
The award, named for the former secretary of the Air Force and later secretary of defense, recognizes significant achievements in research and development. It is awarded through the Air Force chief scientist's office to a researcher who has made a substantial improvement to the operational effectiveness of the Air Force. Mucks, a 22-year member of the Rome staff, was selected for the honor in recognition of his development and application of the Web-based Time Line Analysis System. WebTAS provides a capability to rapidly connect to diverse data sources and combine the data in multiple analytical/visualization tools, with the goal of providing alerts or warnings of developing situations. Currently, WebTAS supports operational users in the tracking of events, individuals, and/or organizations supporting counterinsurgency coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy n. Political and military strategy or action intended to oppose and forcefully suppress insurgency. coun , counterdrug, counterterrorism coun·ter·ter·ror adj. Intended to prevent or counteract terrorism: counterterror measures; counterterror weapons. n. Action or strategy intended to counteract or suppress terrorism. , and law enforcement. It was also used by the Department of Defense Columbia Investigation Support Team to correlate, validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data , and visualize multiple databases of sensors
The division of a company into separate parts. The most famous breakup to date was the 1984 division of AT&T (formerly, American Telephone & Telegraph Company). This breakup was intended to increase competition in the communications industry. of the space shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. . In June 2003, Mucks was honored by the Department of Defense's counterdrug technology development program office with its John J. Pennella Award, presented annually to recognize individuals whose dedication and performance have made a significant contribution to the counterdrug program. He was also one of two engineers from the directorate's information and intelligence exploitation division to share the 2001 DoD Counterdrug Technology Development Program Technical Agent of the Year award, recognizing an individual or individuals who are "effective, efficient, and proactive in executing technology programs that meet the needs of the counterdrug community." |
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