Department of defense news release (March 23, 2004): standardization program presents annual achievement awards.Four individuals and three teams have received awards from the Defense Standardization Program Office (DSPO DSPO Defense Standardization Program Office (US DoD Defense Logistics Agency) DSPO Dispose DSPO Defense Support Project Office DSPO Defense Support Program Office DSPO Democratic State Party Organization ) for outstanding contributions to the Department of Defense last fiscal year. The awards were presented March 16, during a ceremony at The National Conference Center, Lansdowne, Va. Since 1987, DSPO has recognized individuals and organizations that have effected significant improvements in quality, reliability, readiness, cost reduction, and interoperability through standardization. The DSP mission is to identify, influence, develop, manage, and provide access to standardization processes, products, and services for warfighters and the acquisition and logistics communities. In addition, the program promotes interoperability and assists in reducing total ownership cost and in sustaining readiness. Following are the Defense Standardization Program award recipients for 2003: INDIVIDUALS * Alfredo J. Berard, senior electronics engineer, 46th Test Wing/Flight Division, Eglin Air Force Base Eglin Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 96th Air Base Wing of the Air Force Materiel Command, and is also headquarters for more than 45 associate units. , Fla. Berard directed an international team of industry and tri-Service DoD experts in the field of flight test telemetry. * James C. Byrd, Avionics Systems Engineering Branch, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the , Ohio. Byrd led the effort by the Air Force to develop revision D to tri-Service coordinated military standard 1760, which provides interoperability of weapons across a variety of aircraft. * Kenneth Henz, Defense Logistics Agency Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department , Defense Energy Support Center, Fort Belvoir, Va. Henz took small databases and turned them into an automated data processing system that gathers and tracks trends in petroleum quality data. * Clem H. Huckins, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base Hanscom Air Force Base, initially and briefly designated Bedford Army Air Base, is a U.S. Air Force facility in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is the headquarters of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC), one of the product centers of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC). , Mass. Huckins led a group of technical experts in the development of standardization agreement 4607, the NATO Ground Moving Target Indicator A radar presentation which shows only targets which are in motion. Signals from stationary targets are subtracted out of the return signal by the output of a suitable memory circuit. Format. TEAMS * The Joint Strike Fighter Program The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) became synonymous with the later F-35 Lightning II, however until 2001 the term was applied to the competition between the Boeing X-32 and Lockheed Martin X-35. Office, Air Vehicle Directorate, Weapons Integration Integrated Product Team -- Created a Joint Service store certification guide that significantly reduced unique weapon requirements. Members are: Navy Capt. David L. Prater prate v. prat·ed, prat·ing, prates v.intr. To talk idly and at length; chatter. v.tr. To utter idly or to little purpose. n. , Air Force Capt. John R. Brady, Charles D. Wagner, Mark S. Jones, and John D. Fahnestock. * Navy/Air Force/Aerospace Industry Association -- Developed a common international interactive electronic technical manual. Team members are: Joseph Fuller, Steve Holloway, Eric Jorgensen, Herve LeBoeuf, and Dennis Raitz. * Advanced Display System VME Migration -- Standardized the hardware technology refresh configuration for ten Navy programs. Awardees are: Elaine Chandler, Stephen W. Froelich, Diane Jones, Evangelos Karagiorgis, and Art Peterson. Additional information on the Defense Standardization Program, this year's awardees, and their accomplishments may be obtained by visiting the DSP Web site at <http://www.dsp.dla.mil/awards/awards-2003.htm>. |
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