United States : Northrop Grumman Contribution to Support Missile Defense Workforce in Alaska.Byline: Mamta03 Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) has contributed $35,000 to Partners for Progress in Delta, Inc., to further the educational nonprofit group's goal of helping to build and sustain Alaska's skilled workforce in electronics and computer systems technology, particularly to support nearby missile defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged operations. John Clay John Clay may refer to:
Before April 1995, GMD stood for "Gesellschaft für Mathematik und Datenverarbeitung" - National Research Center for Computer Science, ) facilities. The Partners for Progress in Delta is an educational consortium that serves as a gateway for learning and training, and provides the region and state with a long-term asset Long-term assets or noncurrent assets are those assets usually in service over one year such as lands and buildings, plants and equipment, and long-term investments. These often receive favorable tax treatment over current assets. for developing and maintaining Alaska's workforce. "Our intent is for this donation to provide support to the Partners for Progress in Delta to continue its efforts to offer quality introductory career training and education. These skills will help sustain the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system deployed at Fort Greely by those who live here who are part of the local economy and are fully qualified for those jobs," Clay said. "We are excited about working with the Partners to reach both secondary and post-secondary adult students who might be interested in these skills. We will work together to help identify the career pathways that make it possible for individuals to be competitive for jobs in these fields." Clay noted the importance of GMD "as a critical piece of the Ballistic Missile Defense System that protects our nation and its allies, our homes and our families from ballistic missile attacks from rogue nations. The intent of this donation is to provide the foundation for an effective educational training program that qualifies local individuals for weapon system jobs at Fort Greely." According to Richard Caulfield, president of the board of directors of the Partners, "We are excited about our partnership with Northrop Grumman and the long-term opportunities this provides. As one of the state's regional training centers, this joint effort does exactly what we as an organization are all about, which is building Alaska's workforce to be competitive for the jobs in our region and beyond. Clearly, there is need for these technical skills at Fort Greely." Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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