Combat survivability division presents awards: NDIA welcomes new government policy VP. (NDIA News).The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) ) welcomes Peter M. Steffes as vice president of government policy. He replaces Steven Thompson, who accepted a partnership at a Washington lobbying group. Steffes has been a professional staff member of the House Committee on Armed Services The Constitution authorizes Congress to raise, support, and regulate armed services for the national defense. The President of the United States is commander in chief of all the branches of the services and has ultimate control over most military matters. since 1983. He was the lead staff member of the subcommittee on military readiness since 1996. Previously, Steffes served in the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, retiring as chief master sergeant chief master sergeant n. 1. Abbr. CMSgt A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Air Force that is above senior master sergeant. 2. One who holds this rank. (E-9). Steffes and his wife Barbara have two children, Nicholette and Timothy, and live on Chincoteague Island, Va. The National Defense Industrial Association's (NDIA) Combat Survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. Awards for Leadership and Technical Achievement were presented to Steven L. Messervy and Paul W Martin at the Aircraft Survivability 2002 Symposium held last November at the Naval Postgraduate School The Naval Postgraduate School is a graduate school operated by the United States Navy. Located in Monterey, California, it grants primarily master's degrees plus some doctoral degrees to its students, who are mostly active duty officers from U.S. and foreign military services. (NPS NPS National Park Service NPS Naval Postgraduate School NPS Net Promoter Score (customer management) NPS Non-Point Source pollution NPS Native Plant Society NPS Norfolk Public Schools (Virginia) ), in Monterey, Calif. The awards are presented annually to recognize individuals or teams demonstrating superior performance across the entire spectrum of survivability including susceptibility reduction, vulnerability reduction, and related modeling and simulation. In addition to these annual awards, the NDIA Combat Survivability Award for lifetime achievement was presented to John J. (Jack) Welch Jr. Unlike the annual leadership and technical achievement awards, the National Defense Industrial Association's Combat Survivability Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented only when merited, by the lifetime contributions of a noteworthy individual to the long-term enhancement of aircraft survivability and national security. Welch, currently a consultant in Bethesda, Md., was recognized for a lifetime of service to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in senior executive positions of great responsibility. Welch shepherded the development and fielding of effective air weapon systems that have proven their worth during combat operations. As chief scientist of the Air Force, and later as assistant secretary of the Air Force (acquisition), he provided critical technical guidance and acquisition oversight, thereby ensuring the successful introduction of such systems as the advanced cruise missile cruise missile, low-flying, continuously powered offensive missile designed to evade defense systems. Although the German V-1 (1944) was a simple cruise missile, the cruise missile did not realize its potential until the 1970s, when the United States sought to , F22, B-2 and F-117. Welch was influential in convincing others of the worth of stealth technology as an effective survivability enhancement technique. Welch continues to serve the Air Force and the Department of Defense on a number of independent advisory boards and committees. |
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