EDWARDS PERSONNEL RECEIVE ENGINEERING HONORS.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Six individuals and one test team from Edwards were honored during the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Engineers Council's 49th annual Honors and Awards Gala in Studio City. The event recognizes people and individuals who have made significant contributions to the engineering community, while advancing the field for the benefit of all. The distinguished engineering achievement award went to John Minor for his educational contributions as a master instructor and Kenneth Temple for his efforts and leadership in advanced airborne airborne /air·borne/ (ar´born) suspended in, transported by, or spread by air. airborne, adj carried through the air. In health care settings, viruses or bacteria may become airborne, e.g. and ground telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. for major Department of Defense test ranges. Outstanding engineering achievement merit awards went to Charles Rogers For other persons named Charles Rogers, see Charles Rogers (disambiguation). Charles Rogers (born May 23, 1981 in Saginaw, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent in the NFL. for his technical expertise in X-planes, and his leadership in space and hypersonics flight test theory; to David Kidman for his contributions to the advancements in the F/A-22 flight test and evaluation effort, and to Brian Garone for his leadership in the field of data link test and evaluation. The distinguished engineering project achievement award went to the 412th Test Wing Engineering Directorate Department of Defense Spectrum Efficient Technologies Development Team led by Saul Ortigoza. In addition, Maj. Gen. Doug Pearson, Air Force Flight Test Center commander, received the Brigadier General Charles E. ``Chuck'' Yeager International Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Achievements Award, in appreciation of
his ``extraordinary skills and outstanding contributions to the
aeronautical field of engineering and flight test.''
The presentation of these awards came at the conclusion of National Engineers Week. |
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