EDO Supports National Marine Corps Museum.Business Editors FALLS CHURCH Falls Church, independent city (1990 pop. 9,578), NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. as a town 1875, as a city 1948. There is diverse light manufacturing, including telecommunications equipment. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2003 EDO Corporation EDO Corporation (NYSE: EDO) is an American company that designs and manufactures products for defense, intelligence, and commercial markets, and provides related engineering and professional services. It employs 4,000 people worldwide and had revenues of $715 million in 2006. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EDO Edo: see Tokyo, Japan. ) presented a gift of $5,000 to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation during a recent ceremony at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. The donation will help support creation of the National Museum of the Marine Corps The National Museum of the Marine Corps is the new historical museum of the United States Marine Corps. It is located in Quantico, Virginia and is free to the public. The museum had its grand opening on November 10, 2006 at which President Bush came to give a dedication and to also and Heritage Center, to be located on a 135-acre site next to the Quantico base. Established in 1979, the Heritage Foundation is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Marine Corps history and tradition. During the April 25 ceremony, James M. Smith, EDO's chief executive officer, presented the gift to Brigadier General (USMC Ret.) Jerry McKay, the foundation's chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "EDO is proud of its long and productive association with the Marine Corps and is particularly proud of the contribution that the men and women of the Corps have made in the most recent conflict," said Smith. "We hope that this gift will help visitors to the museum recognize the important role of the Marines and the Heritage Foundation in our national history." Lieutenant General Ed Hanlon, Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command Marine Corps Combat Development Command, located in at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, has the mission of developing Marine Corps warfighting abilities to enable the Corps to field combat-ready forces. joined Jim Smith and General McKay for the presentation. The Center will be the first world-class, national museum to share Marine Corps heritage. The dramatic architectural design is intended to create an immediate and powerful impact, and serve as an enduring symbol of the Marine Corps' contribution to the American people. The following web sites provide additional information: www.usmcmuseum.org; www.marineheritage.org. A number of EDO divisions are working closely with the Marine Corps. For example, EDO's Professional Services Division, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., has proudly supported the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab for nearly seven years. The EDO team assists the lab with its purpose of improving current and future naval expeditionary warfare Military operations mounted from the sea, usually on short notice, consisting of forward deployed, or rapidly deployable, self-sustaining naval forces tailored to achieve a clearly stated objective. Also called NEW. See also expedition. capabilities across the spectrum of conflict for current and future Marine operating forces. The large contingent of former Marines within the division makes them uniquely qualified to support the future Marine Corps warfighting vision. EDO's Combat System Division, through its recently acquired Darlington operations, is producing an innovative new mobile communications and network management system called the Joint Enhanced Core Communications System (JECCS JECCS Joint Enhanced Core Communications System JECCS Japanese Educational Clinical Cardiology Society ). The first three JECCS units are in the final stages of testing and acceptance and will represent the centerpiece of the USMC's new First-In Command and Control System (FICCS FICCS First in Command and Control System ). About EDO Corporation EDO Corporation (www.edocorp.com) provides military products and professional services to the United States and allied governments, and their prime defense contractors. EDO focuses on systems and subsystems that are integral to the success of long-term military platforms, such as the B-1B bomber, the F/A-22, the Joint Strike Fighter, and the Comanche Helicopter. Examples of the company's highly engineered products include aircraft weapon-release systems, ship and aircraft self-protect systems, and high-performance composite structures. The company also has a number of high-performance commercial product lines. An aggressive acquisition program is diversifying the base of major platforms and customers. EDO is at the core of the transformation to a lighter, faster, and smarter national defense capability. Editors Note - Photos are available at: http://www.edo-services.com/index.cfm?section_1=Article&NEWS_ID=91 |
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