Army news service (March 23, 2006): senior test manager awarded for protecting soldiers.ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford County). The Army's oldest active proving ground, it was established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I. , Md. -- A senior test manager for the Army Test and Evaluation Command was recognized by the National Defense Industrial Association as the 2005 Civilian Tester of the Year in a ceremony at the 22nd Annual National Test and Evaluation Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., March 8. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Mark Simon was presented the award by Walter Hollis, deputy under secretary of the Army for operations research, for providing timely and successful designs and testing of armor materials for use on combat and tactical vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I am blessed to be able to work for such a great organization and with a great team, and be able to do something that has a real impact on saving soldiers' lives," Simon said. Simon's efforts have ensured that armor on Army wheeled vehicles protects soldiers from improvised explosive devices and other ballistic threats. He has over-seen the testing of armor kits designed to fit on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) is a military 4WD motor vehicle created by AM General. , the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles The Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV) is a series of vehicles manufactured by BAE Systems Mobility & Protection Systems (M&PS) (formerly the Tactical Vehicle Systems Division of Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group, originally Tactical Vehicle Systems, LP, a , the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck The Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) series are a range of 8x8 diesel powered off-road capable trucks, used by the US military. Formally described as "Truck, Cargo: 10-Ton, 8x8", it has been nicknamed the "Dragon Wagon". , the Palletized Load System, and the U.S. Marine Corps' Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) or 7-Ton, is a six-wheel drive all-terrain vehicle used by the United States Marine Corps and United States Navy. It is designed to replace the old M900 series of tactical trucks, and was first fielded in 1998, after the . Simon also took the lead on designing an armor kit to protect crews from IEDs in the Fox Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Vehicle. Cast serves with Developmental Test Command Public Affairs. |
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