Even before Eisenhower took office, Essex has andcontinues to be a vital element to our Nation’s defenseindustry as a problem-solving engineering/manufacturingsource of life-support equipment for almost 65 years. I amreminded by something my father used to say, when a fighteraircraft flew overhead: “Stop for a moment, look up andappreciate our freedom that we have contributed to, fromproducts that we have developed for our defense and ourcountry’s freedom.”

That awareness is more prevalent today, by air, landand sea. We should all be proud of the products and servicesthat we provide to maintaining our Country’s strength,protecting our freedom and assisting our wounded war-fighter’s survivability.

Dr. Murray Weidenbaum*, a friend of mine, spokeearlier this year on the National Preservation andRequirements of our National Security at a St. Louis ChapterNational Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) event, which Iserve as President. Dr. Weidenbaum emphasized “One of thegreat challenges facing the U.S. today is to reconcile therequirements of national security with the desire to achieve aprosperous and growing economy.”

On the one side of the budget debate, we inevitablyfind people who truly are concerned about the serious threatsto our nation’s security and advocate devoting much more ofAmerica’s wealth to military purposes. Invariably, there aremany other equally sincere citizens who worry that theeconomy cannot support even the current level of defensespending and believe that substantial cutbacks should be theorder of the day.

The basic justification for a substantial military budgetis, of course, that we live in a dangerous world. Clearly, manypeople outside of the U.S. wish us ill and some of themcontemplate taking actions that would achieve that negativeobjective.

The heart of Federal budgeting is choosing amongimportant national priorities. No part of the government isentitled to a fixed and permanent share of the Federal budget.About 5% is devoted to national security. Each agency anddepartment faces the continuing challenge of demonstratingwhy it deserves a large share of the national purse in the yearsahead. Thus, the truly effective limit on the military budget isnot economic at all. It essentially is political in the best senseof that much-maligned term.

The real limit on the military budget is not the amountof our national wealth. Rather, it is the willingness of society todevote a significant share of its resources to produce militarygoods and services.

During the Cold War, the U.S. devoted far larger sharesof our national resources to defense. In the 1960’s, that ratioaveraged 9%; in the 1970’s, 6%; in the 1980’s, 7%. The long-term downward trend resumed in the 1990’s when 5% ofGDP went for defense spending, and in the first decade of thisnew century, an average of 4% of our economy has been

devoted to defense spending.

Documenting the overall economic status and/orfacts of our Bi-State region, presented at our NDIApresentation, representatives from the Regional Chamber &Growth Association (RCGA), St. Louis County EconomicCouncil, Southern Illinois Leadership Council and the SimonCenter for Regional Forecasting at St. Louis University, we haveexperienced the loss of over 70,000 jobs and are experiencingnearly 10% unemployment. Personal investments andhousing values have been decimated, the auto industry hasvirtually left St. Louis, retail shops are closing, entertainment iscurtailed, and we are seeing limited to no growth in ournation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Which brings me to the introspection of how fortunatewe truly are. We are a dedicated family of employees that havebuilt Essex to its very existence, strength and perseverance;defying the economic difficulties the world is experiencing...

¤ 21% of Essex’ workforce has over 20 years ofdedicated service and 47% has 5 – 10 years ofexpert service. That speaks volumes of how we haveendured through good and bad times.

¤ We are in one of the few lasting and enduringmanufacturing industries; aerospace, defense andhome health care.

¤ We have jobs, health care benefits, 401(k) matchingand promising opportunities.

¤ We are a free country and people, have democracyand freedom of speech, which we must exercise.

With the November 2nd elections behind us, our votewill shape our economy like never before. 37 of the 100Senate seats were in contention. Will the candidates youvoted in help us retain our jobs, grow more jobs, prosper theeconomy, sustain our military readiness while providing for thefuture, secure and protect our soldiers, both at home andabroad, and maintain our freedom and great country?

Political affiliation aside, we have an advantage being amongthe finest, best qualified, innovators of engineered andmanufactured components to the defense, aerospace,medical, automotive, and general industries. Our productportfolio is robust and we're no stranger to life-saving systems.

Above all, remember to look up at the next aircraft soaringoverhead with a great sense of pride.

*Murray Weidenbaum is a Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor atWashington University, St. Louis, Missouri, where he is Honorary Chairman ofthe Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government and Public Policy. Heserved as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (1981-82) for theReagan Administration; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for EconomicPolicy (1969-71) for the Nixon Administration; and fiscal economist for theBureau of the Budget (1949-57) for the Truman and Eisenhower administration.

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“A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment.Our arms must be mighty, ready for instant action, so that nopotential aggressor may be tempted to risk his own destruction.”

— DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

ESSEX EXCERPTS

In this Word from the

Top, Keith Guller,

CEO of Essex

Industries, shares his

perspective on how

important a role the

people and products of

the Essex’ companies

and our national

defense play in the

strength of our

nation...

A PUBLICATION OF ESSEX INDUSTRIES, INC. AND ITS FAMILY OF COMPANIES

Inside...GUARDIAN ANGELSSENATOR KIT BOND at CRYOMASS OXYGEN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMBREWHEMOTH; Brewing a Monster

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Remember the first time you saw"Behind Enemy Lines"? Or whatabout "Into the Sun"?

Remember sitting on the edge ofyour seat? Will Owen Wilsonmake it back to safety? Will BruceWillis be able to rescue the doctor?You probably think these are justtypical larger-than-life Hollywoodaction flicks; the over exaggeratedwork of highly imaginativescreenplay writers. The truth is,they may be closer to fact thanfiction.

So, where does the military turnfor personnel recovery missions?The United States Air Force(USAF) Guardian Angels. TheGuardian Angels are comprised ofthree distinct USAF specialties:

CROCombat Rescue Officers are

trained in all areas of

battlefield medicine, and are

the supervisory, leadership,

and management arm of the

team.

SERE Survival,

Evasion, Resistance, and

Escape Technicians are also

highly qualified, and serve as

"instructors," providing

classroom, academic, and field

level training.

PJsPararescuemen (PJs) are

"boots on the ground" and are

the most visual members of

the team. Guardian Angel teams deploy intouncertain or hostile environmentsand execute all five parts ofpersonnel recovery: report, locate,support, recover, and reintegrate.PJs are USAF Special OperationsCommand and Air CombatCommand operatives. Theirmission is to handle recovery andmedical treatment of personnel invarious environments. They arethe only members of theDepartment of Defense who arespecifically trained for missions inhostile or denied areas.

To become a PJ requires abouttwo years of intense physical and

mental training. Out of a class of100, sometimes as few as four tosix will graduate, earning the rightto wear the maroon beret of thePararescueman. Overall, thedropout rate is 60 - 90 percent perclass, making it the highestdropout rate in the entire USMilitary Special OperationsCommunity.

Graduates of the training programare among the most highly trainedemergency trauma specialists inthe US military and must earn andmaintain an EMT (emergencymedical technician) paramedicqualification for the length of theircareers. This rigorous trainingensures that PJs are able toperform life-saving missionsanywhere in the world, at anytime. Their motto "That OthersMay Live" testifies to theircommitment to saving lives even atthe cost of their own. Theirdedication has prevented theunnecessary loss of thousands ofservice members and civilians inpast conflicts and natural disasters.

In order to give the GuardianAngels every advantage in thefield, the USAF is always seekingout new and better technology andequipment. Recently, they issued amission use statement detailing theneed for a better oxygen deliverysystem for recovery operations. Ofthe five companies that wereapproached, Essex Cryogenics was

selected ashaving the best value

and solution and wassubsequently awarded the

contract by the Air Force.

According to Phil Wratchford,Guardian Angel ProgramManager and Manager of NewProduct Development at EssexCryogenics, the Guardian AngelIntegrated Oxygen System(GAIOS) will be capable ofproviding medical oxygentreatment and supplementaloxygen during the full range ofpersonnel recovery operationscarried out by USAF PararescueTeams. The GAIOS is a modularfamily of systems consisting of aMounted Medical Oxygen System(M-MOS), a Dismounted Medicaland Supplemental Oxygen System(D-MOS), and an OxygenGenerator System (OGS).

The M-MOS will be used in bothair and ground transport ofpersonnel needing oxygentreatment. It will be part of thestandard gear used on ground andairborne Combat Search andRescue Alerts, and primarilyemployed on board the HH-60helicopter, the HC-130 transportjet, as well as GA Rescue Vehicles.It will be able to treat one or twopatients for four to six hours.

The D-MOS is back-packable,making it easier to transport

oxygen to injured personnel. It willalso be used to providesupplemental oxygen for the PJsduring high altitude parachutingand for recovery operations above10,000 feet. It will interface withthe new Guardian Angelhelmet/mask and parachutesystems.

The OGS will generate and storethe liquid oxygen (LOX) that willbe used to fill/refill the M-MOSand D-MOS systems. Whenfinished, the OGS willautomatically restart and refillitself, then go into stand-by/no-vent mode when full. The systemis fully automatic and does notrequire monitoring.

The GAIOS has moved from thedrawing board stage andprototypes are now being built.Tim Bannister, Vice-President ofOperations at Essex Cryogenics,also envisions this life supportsystem being repackaged in thefuture and made available forcommercial use.

This essential tool, ideal for airambulance operators all over theworld, could be used for rescueoperations in the battlefield to life-saving missions right here at home.

From deployment to field totransport to hospital, Cryo’s seriesof oxygen generation, supply anddistribution systems are there…every breath of the way.

Guardian Angels

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GuardianAngel teamsdeploy intouncertain or

hostileenvironmentsand execute all

five parts ofpersonnelrecovery:

Report, Locate,Support,

Recover &Reintegrate.

SENATOR KIT BONDVISITS ESSEX

CRYOGENICS TOANNOUNCE $2M

GUARDIAN ANGELCONTRACT AWARD

Saint Louis, Missouri | September24, 2010 – Missouri SenatorChristopher “Kit” Bond visited St.Louis-based Essex Cryogenics ofMissouri, Inc. (Cryo) to announce anew contract, which assures specialmedical care for injured troops andsolidifies the confidence the USGovernment and the United StatesAir Force has with the innovations ofCryo.

Senator Bond toured the 57,000square foot Cryo facility, whichmanufactures life support equipmentfor US troops in the field.

He announced funds secured for theGuardian AngelIntegratedOxygen Systemprogram. Itprovides life-saving oxygen toinjured warriorson board anaircraft and onthe ground.

Bond said Cryo’swork is essentialto saving morelives on thebattlefield. "Toput it simply yourwork here isdirectly saving

the lives of the war fighters in ourfield... in past battles someone mayhave had a 3 in 10 chance ofsurviving now its about an 8 in 10chance," he said.

Senator Bond also received a plaquefrom the employees at EssexCryogenics, thanking him for hisservice and to commemorate hisbrilliant career serving Missouri twiceas Governor and four Senate terms.Senator Bond will retire from theSenate in January at the end of histerm.

To view Senator Bond’s address tothe Cryo workforce and media,

GO BACK & CLICK THE BUTTON ONTHE ESSEX HOMEPAGE NEXT TO

THIS EXCERPTS’ THUMBNAIL.

Cryo VP Tim Bannister explains to Sen. Bond how Cryo’sOxygen Generator Liquefier (OGL) creates & stores LOX

To learn more about the GuardianAngel Integrated Oxygen System (GAIOS),contact Phil Wratchford at (314) 832-8077,

Guardian Angel Program Manager andManager of New Product Development at

Essex Cryogenics.

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Every day we hear of people involved in catastrophic events. Itmay be a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or hurricane. Orit might be a multiple vehicle accident on the highway.

Whatever the cause, one thing is certain. There will be numerouspeople needing immediate care... and administering oxygen iscritical. Life or death.

Ambulances responding to a callfor help can provideoxygen, but only toone or two personsat a time.

Now consider amass casualtyincident where 50 ormore patients may beinvolved. How would

you transfer them all to a hospital? 50 or more ambulances?Perhaps. But what about an incident site in a remote area or in ornear a small town? What if there are not 50 or more ambulancesavailable? At a rate of transporting one patient every four minutes,it would take over three hours to transfer 50 or more people to ahospital. In a mass incidentscenario, the

ideal solution would be to establish a field triage and treat largenumbers of people at once.

The Mass Oxygen Delivery System (MODS), manufactured byEssex Cryogenics (Cryo), is the answer. According to TimBannister, Vice-President of Operations, Cryo was approached bya group of paramedics who were looking for this kind of oxygendelivery system. The paramedics wanted to take one of Cryo’smany oxygen delivery systems off a transport plane and put it in abox. This would allow them to provide oxygen to a large numberof patients at once, and it could be used anywhere, even inextremely remote settings. Cryo began building the MODS in2005 in order to meet this need.

The MODS-75L has self-contained storage for 75 liters of liquidoxygen. This converts into 64,500 gaseous liters of oxygen andcan be administered to as many as 70 patients simultaneously.This is the equivalent of 12 “H” cylinders, but in a much smallerfootprint. This saves the technicians from tripping over H tanksand injuring their back from lugging those heavy tanks around.

The MODS is equipped with pivoting, rugged terraine wheels foreasy one-person mobility or can be truck or trailer mounted. It isequipped with a complete monitoring system, with both visualand audible alerts, and is easy to set up and use.

The MODS-75L is literally noise-free, because it has no movingparts. Best of all, it is self-powered and does not require anexternal energy source. Neither A/C nor batteries are used foroxygen operation. This means it can be used anywhere oxygen isneeded. Anywhere. All in a wheeled, one-person maneuverableoxygen delivery system.

The 75-Liter oxygen vessel, the oxygen component in the MODS,is currently used by the US military. Thanks to the far-sightedvision of community leaders, disaster planners, and Cryo, it is alsobeing implemented in cities across America, such as Saint Louis,Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Nashville, as well as at themedical centers at Vanderbilt and Loyola Universities.

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Request your copy of the MODSvideo on DVD. Call (866) 963-3569.

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No, it’s not a typo. Like its brethren,the “behemoth,” the Brewhemoth isindeed something of monstrous size,power, and appearance.

It started out innocent enough… JoshEberhardt, Shipping Coordinator atThe Respiratory Group (TRG), anEssex Company, and home brewingenthusiast. After perusing hisNorthern Brewer Catalog, Josh wasstruck by how much one of the liquidoxygen base units, TRG used tomanufacturer, looked like the body of abeer fermentor. He ran the idea by

Dale Penrose, TRG's Maintenance Manager and fellow home brewmaster, who agreedthat it was a good idea. After receiving the go­ahead, Josh and Dale built a fermentorfrom scrap parts. The result was the "Brewhemoth," one of the largest and mostaffordable conical fermentors available to the homebrewer.

The Brewhemoth is approximately 50" tall, 16" in diameter and is made entirely from304 Stainless Steel. It has a 1­1/4" dump valve for fast yeast removal, and boasts a 1/2"racking valve that makes moving the beer to a keg or bottling bucket a breeze. It has alarge 4” top opening and three legs with leveling feet to make it easily adjustable for anyfloor. Best of all, the Brewhemoth is made entirely from recycled scrap material, downto the O­ring seal.

So how much beer can you brew in the Brewhemoth? According to Josh Eberhardt, ithas an overall 20­gallon capacity, which means you can ferment 15.5 gallons of beer at atime! That translates into just under 7 cases of beer. Of course, smaller batches can alsobe brewed.

Not only is the Brewhemoth one of the largest conical fermentors available, it is alsoone of the most affordable. Pricing for similar fermentors is about $600 ­ $800.Current pricing for the Brewhemoth is $429.99, and customization of the unit isavailable for an additional fee. Soon an online store will be available atwww.brewhemoth.com

TRG has had two local brewmasters visit to assess the Brewhemoth and both agree thedesign is sound and there is a need in the market for this product. TRG has enoughmaterial to produce about 200 units, and these units will be used to test marketviability before additional material purchases are made.

Sales and awards are beginning to brew (sorry about that joke!). It was also given theGrand Prize for Best of Show in the Home Brew Competition at the St. Louis Micro Fest.

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ESSEX NAMES STEPHEN WYATT AS CRYOBUSINESS SEGMENT MANAGER OF MILITARYLOX & ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT PROGRAMS

Essex Cryogenics of Missouri, Inc. (Cryo), a subsidiary of SaintLouis, Missouri based Essex Industries, Inc., is pleased to announce theappointment of Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Stephen P. Wyatt ofO'Fallon, IL.

Mr. Wyatt will further develop Cryo’s existing sales andmarketing in the coordination of new business opportunities and theexpansion of business relationships with governmental agencies andaviation life support vendors world-wide. In addition, he will overseeall aspects of Cryo’s next generation of oxygen systems, BOSS(Battlefield Oxygen Sustainment System), Backpack Medical OxygenSystem (BMOS), and Oxygen Generator & Liquefaction Systems(OGL). For details, contact Steve Wyatt at (314) 832-8077, x-307.

Mr. Wyatt served as the CommandAircrew Flight Equipment FunctionalManager for Air Mobility CommandHeadquarters, Scott AFB. While serving inthe U.S. Air Force, he attained the rank ofChief Master Sergeant retiring in May 2009with 30 years of military service. During hisAir Force career, he held multiple AircrewLife Support leadership positions andserved in three headquarters level

assignments. In August 1987, he was selected for a special duty tour as aLife Support Specialist for the USAF “Thunderbirds” and performedfrequent travel around the globe in support of the squadron’s uniquemission. Mr. Wyatt earned an Associate in Applied Science Degreefrom the Community College of the Air Force and a Bachelor of ScienceDegree in Management/Human Resources from Park University inParkville Missouri. He has an extensive background in ProfessionalMilitary Education and Aircrew Flight Equipment Operations.

GARY BIRA PROMOTED TO CHIEF FINANCIALOFFICER FOR ESSEX INDUSTRIES, INC.

Essex Industries, Inc. proudly announces the promotion ofGary Bira to Chief Financial Officer of Essex Industries and all affiliatedcompanies.

Mr. Bira manages the planning, implementation, and control ofall financial-related activities and theaccounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting,strategic planning, and job costing for allEssex business units.

Mr. Bira began at Essex in April1986 as a staff accountant responsible forfinancial and cost analysis, was promotedto A/P Supervisor in 1992, AccountingManager in 1997 and Controller in 2006.

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