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Maryland: A State of Innovation | Maryland Life 3

Page 4 Aberdeen Proving GroundYesterday, today, and tomorrow

Page 14DRS Defense Solutions as InnovatorsHelping our warfighters defeat new threats

Page 16A Changing WorkforceMeet the new face of defense

Page 18Operation UplinkConnecting deployed troops with their families

Page 20 Maritime Applied Physics CorporationNaval know-how and the ships of the future

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19201917

Yesterday,

Aberdeen Proving Ground

today, and tomorrow On 72,500 acres in rural Harford County, bordering the Chesapeake Bay and the Bush and Gunpowder rivers, sits Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), the Army’s oldest active proving ground.Foundedin1917,theoncefertilefarmlandisnowhometothousandsofsoldiersandcivilianswhoaretraining,researching,developing,andtestingmilitary

andmedicalequipment,tools,solutions,andsystemsdesignedtokeepourcountryandinternationalinterestssafe. Otheron-postsitesincludePoole’sIsland,acquiredin1917asanartilleryimpactarea,andahillytestareainChurchville,purchasedin1942andstillusedtodayasacombatvehiclecourse. In1941,astheU.S.enteredWorldWarII,thegovernmentbought7,000moreacresfortrainingandtesting.Further,acreageonSpesutieIslandwasleased(andthenacquired)in1945frommembersofaNewYorkgunclub. In1971,AberdeenmergedwiththeEdgewoodArsenal,whichwasalsoestablishedin1917asaproductionplantforchemicalmunitions.ThiscombinationisnowcollectivelyknownasAPGandspanstheZIPcodesofAberdeen,Edgewood,andMichaelville.

Archival photos courtesy of U.S. Army

Story by Jennifer Keats Curtis

19711941

Originallyanordnance,ormilitaryweapons,testingcenter,APG’shistoryisasrichandcolorfulas the Maryland state flag. AccordingtoJefferySmart,commandhistorian,HistoricalResearchandResponseTeam,U.S.ArmyResearch,DevelopmentandEngineeringCommand(RDECOM),atAPG,in1915,duringWorldWarI,theGermanArmybeganusingchemicalwarfare(namely,poisonousgases)againsttheirenemies.TheU.S.Armyneededaplacetoresearch,design,andtestweaponstogearupforthisnewstyleofwarfare. In1917,justbeforetheU.S.joinedthewareffort,ColonelColdenRuggleswastoldtorelocatehisOrdnanceCommandfromFortHancock,NewJersey,toaplacewheretheArmycouldsafelydevelopandtestchemicalweaponsandammunition. Ruggles first attempted to purchase17,000acresonKentIsland,buthewasrejectedbyfarmers,explainsSmart.However,EdwardStockham,afriendofRugglesandalocallandowner,suggestedAberdeen,afertilefarmarealinkedbyrailroadssupportinglocalcanneries. TheArmypurchased70,000acresofland,water,andraillineproperty,paidthefarmersabout$200anacrefortheirland,andremoved3,000peopleand12,000horses,mules,sheep,cows,andswine.TheEdgewoodtenantfarmerswerealsoreassigned. “Somepeopleweredisgruntled,butitwasconsideredunpatrioticnottodowhattheArmytoldyoutodo,”notesSmart.

APG Yesterday

The first electronic digital computer, ENIAC, created to compute World War II ballistic firing tables, enabled users to analyze in a half-minute what it took a person 20 hours to compute.

Anne Kunkel works in the chemical warfare lab.

A soldier training in the interior chemical lab.


19601950

“The post officially opened in December1917,andonJanuary2, 1918, the first gun was fired, duringablindingsnowstorm,byStockham’swife,”hesays. Tenmonthslater,justasthenewlyreorganizedAberdeenProvingGroundbeganperformingtesting,WorldWarIended. “Duringpeacetime,APG’smissionwasresearch,development,andtesting,mostlyonpowders,projectiles,bombs,andballistics,”saysSmart. Afewfacilitiesforconductingtestswereaddedand,overtime,ahospital, small golf course, airfield, ballisticresearchlaboratories,otherlaboratories,industrialareas,andtheOrdnanceSpecialistSchoolwereadded,aswell. WhilechemicalswereonlyusedduringWorldWarI,

research,development,testing,andimprovementsofothersubstanceswereprepared,justincase. Sinceitsinception,APG’smilitaryandcivilianpersonnelhaveprofoundlyimpactedthewaythatwarsarefought,protectingAmericanshereandabroadfromattackbychemicalweapons,biologicalmaterials,andartillery. “Inthebeginning,”explainsSmart, “officers began researching, producing,andstockpilingchemicalweapons,likemustardgas.Soldiersandcivilianstestedtheeffectsofchemicalweaponsongasmasksandprotectiveclothing.Localssewedgasmasksforsoldiersandcivilians.AndwomenmovedintojobsonbaseduringWorldWarIIasmenmovedoutastroops.” Infact,earlyon,scientistsandresearcherswereresponsible

forextraordinaryinventionsandimprovements,someofwhichhavewoventheirwayintocivilianlife:• Teargasandpepperspray.• TheJeep—originallyan“overland

car”;astripped-downversionofacarthatcouldgothroughmudwithnomoreprotectionthanthatofferedtoahorseandrider—whichhassincebecomethemodernSportUtilityVehicle.

• GasmasksweredevelopedandimproveduponatAPGduringthe1920s.AftertheattackonPearlHarbor,WaltDisneyevencametoAPGandhelpeddesignMickeyMousegasmaskstoencouragechildrentowearthem.ProductionofthemaskstookplaceonthegroundsuntilafterWorldWarII,whentheworkwasshiftedtocontractors.

• Impermeableprotectiveclothing,

A soldier puts on a gas mask in the trench.

Riders and horses in masks pulling lumber, 6th Field Artillery.

1987


whichbecamethemodern-dayponcho.

• The first electronic digital computer,ENIAC,createdtocomputeWorldWarIIballisticfiring tables, enabled users toanalyzeinahalf-minutewhatittookaperson20hourstocompute.(Unfortunately,constructionwasnotcompleteduntilafterthewar;however,theENIACwasusedtocalculatetop-secretcomputationsforthermonuclearchainreactionsforthehydrogenbomb.)

• The first U.S. shoulder-launched bazooka,originallycalledtheM1RocketLauncher,underwentfield trials at APG. Before its invention,soldierswereunabletoknockoutatankwithanythingexceptagrenade.

• Incendiaryweapons,includingthe

flame thrower. Overthepastdecade,Armyresearchers,engineers,andscientistshavebeenawardednumerous“Top10GreatestInventions,”manyofwhicharedefensiveweapons,includingthe:

• Blow Torch Counter-IED System, whichallowssoldierstodetonateImprovisedExplosiveDevices(IEDs),orroadsidebombs,fromasafedistance.

• OmniSenseUnattendedGroundSensorSystem,whichisusedtodetectandclassifypersonnelandvehiclesinperimeterdefense.

• LightweightArmorKit,whichisresistanttoexplosivelyformedpenetrators(EFPs)thatcandestroyheavilyarmoredvehicles.

GeneralDwightEisenhowercitedtheJeepandthebazookaas

twooffourpiecesofequipmentthathelpedtheAllieswinWorldWarII.(TheothertwoweretheC-47andthe Atom Bomb.) “Duringthe1950sand1960s,agreatdealoftechnological-weaponsresearchwasperformed,beginningwiththeexplorationofnerveagents,”explainsSmart.“TheGermanshaddevelopedTabunandotherdeadlynerveagents,butthesewerenotdiscovereduntilthewarwasover. “Thesenerveagentswereverydifferentthanthechemicalsusedduring World War I: By the time yousmelledthem,youwouldbedead.” Inadditiontoproducingagentslikenapalm,scientistsandresearchersinventedprotectiveanddetectivedevices,suchasautomaticchemicalalarmsandpersonalized

Gas masks for humans and animals were developed and im-proved upon at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

During World War II, smokescreens were used by soldiers to hide their position or mask movement.

“The Jeep was originally called the ‘GP’ for ‘general purpose,’” explains Maj. Gen. Nick Justice. “Soldiers can pronounce anything, even if it doesn’t have vowels.”

1990

decontaminationkits. ResearchcontinueduntilPresidentRichardNixonbannedproductionoflethalchemicalweaponsandopen-airtestingin1969. “In1987,PresidentRonaldReaganauthorizedtheproductionofbinarychemicalweapons,inwhichtwotoxicagentsarecontainedwithinseparatecanistersofaprojectile,orshell,andarenottoxicuntiltheyarefired in flight and the two chemicals mix,”saysSmart. TheArmyproducedandstockpiledbinaryweaponsthrough

1990,leadingtotheChemicalWeaponsConvention(CWC),thearms-controlagreementthatbanstheproduction,stockpiling,anduseofchemicalweapons.APG’sstockpilewascompletelydestroyedby2005. In1990-1991,APGpersonneltestedequipmentandtrainedsoldiersforthePersianGulfWar. In 2001, a Biosafety Level 3 Lab wasestablishedjustbeforetheU.S.anthraxattacks,duringwhich22people became ill and five died after inhalingbacteriathathadbeensentthroughthemail.

APG, by DefinitionWhatisaprovingground?It’samilitarysitewhereweaponsorothermilitarytechnologyandtacticsaretested(or“proved”).

Ordnance:militarytools,equipment,andsupplies,includingweapons,artillery,ammunition,andvehicles.

Find Out More about APGTolearnmoreaboutAberdeenProvingGround,visit:

• TheOrdnanceMuseumatAberdeenProvingGround,whichshowcasestheUnitedStates’andothercountries’tanksandearlyarmoredvehicles,anti-aircraftweapons,guns,cannons,andartillery.ThemuseumhasbeenaffectedbyBRACandwillbemovingtoFortLeein2011.Intwotothreeyears,thenewAberdeenProvingGroundMuseumwillbebuilt.www.goordnance.apg.army.mil/sitefiles/OrdnanceMuseum.htm.

• TheAberdeenRoom,ArchivesandMuseuminAberdeen.www.aberdeenroom.com.

• TheHarfordHistorical

SocietyindowntownBelAir.www.harfordhistory.net.

APG Today


AberdeenProvingGroundisnowHarfordCounty’sbiggestemployerand,asaresultofthemilitary Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process, the post is abouttogetevenlarger. Infact,APGwillsoonundergoitsgreatesttransformationsinceWorldWarII.Asbasesinotherstates,likeNewJersey’sFortMonmouth,close,APGiswelcomingnewinstallations,suchasCommand,Control,Communication,Computers,Intelligence,Surveillance&Reconnaissance(C4ISR),ledbythe Army’s first female program executive officer (PEO), Brigadier GeneralN.LeeS.Price.Atthesame time, flags are being cased as commandssuchastheOrdnanceCenterandSchooldepart. Previously,Aberdeenfocusedonbiologicalwarfareandterrain-centricweapons.Today,itispoisedtobecomeaworld-classresearchanddevelopmentfacility,ahubforscience,technology,andinnovation. “Thisshiftishuge,”saysMaj.Gen.NickJustice,commandinggeneralofRDECOM,the17,000-

plusteamthatcreates,integrates,anddeliverssolutionstosoldiersbydevelopingtechnologiesineightmajorlabsandresearch,development,andengineeringcenters. Theinstallationscominginarehigh-techresearchanddevelopment,sothedemographicsoftheworkforcearealsochangingtoincludeengineering,sustainment,logisticssupport,andnewprogrammanagement. “Ourmottoisverysimple:Weare technology driven, warfighter focused,”saysJustice,whoservedasPEO,Command,Controland

Communications-Tactical(C3T)beforebeingpromotedin2009. “We are finding creative ways to unburden,empower,andenableoursoldierswithnewtechnologiestoprotectthem.” Asthetransformationunfolds,Justicewillnotonlyfocuswithin.HeisalsolookingoutsidetheArmyforinnovativetechnologiesandpersonnelforopportunitieswithindustry,thegovernment,andacademicinstitutions. He recently visited IBM, Apple, andNASCARheadquarterstolearnabouthowcommercialtechnologyisbeingleveragedwithinmajorcorporationstoimproveoperationsandsafety. “AfterNASCAR’stragicaccidentsinthelate90s,they’veputnewsafety[measures]inthetracks,ontheautomobiles,andinthehelmetsandbodyharnesses,”saysJustice.“I’mlookingatthishigh-adventure,high-speedsport[becausetheArmyhasvastsimilarities].Wejustdon’thavetheSunday-afternoonTVshows.” “Asthefocusshiftstoinnovativetechnology,theArmyisalso

Newly built government prototypes of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle were tested to refine program requirements through rigorous ballistic, performance and reliability testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground in June. It’s all part of an effort to field a next-generation tactical vehicle that can hit speeds of 70mph, withstand roadside bombs and other threats, drive through off-road terrain and fly through the air beneath a CH-47 Chinook or CH-53 helicopter.

Today photos courtesy of U.S. Army

2000 2008

Gen. Nick Justice

APG Today

20202010

In order to facilitate research into the limits of human hearing and the effects of Soldier equipment on perception of sounds encountered on the battlefield, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory recently completed the Environment for Auditory Research at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The combination of the research spaces and capabilities is unmatched at any military, academic or industrial facility worldwide. The facility currently covers four

indoor areas including the Sphere Room, Distance Hall, Dome Room and Listening Laboratory, as well as one outdoor space, OpenEAR. The Sphere Room was created as the auditory virtual reality space for re-search in spatial perception and to evaluate various 3-D system implementations. The room contains 57 loudspeakers located in a spherical arrangement and an instru-mented listener’s station to collect a variety of listener’s responses.

movingrapidlyanddeeperintopersonable,portable,andminiaturizedsystemsandsolutionsfor warfighters,” explains Mike Smith,DRSDefenseSolutionsprojectleader,whoseunitisfollowingitsArmyclientfromFortMonmouthtoAPG. “Further,manyofthesesolutionsarenetwork-centric,meaningthatdatacanbegatheredwirelesslyandtransmittedhierarchicallytoacommandingofficer or center and eventually all thewaybacktothePentagon. “Somuchnowdependsonsituationalawarenessandhowwarfighters utilize sensors to communicateinformationthroughmobile,self-forming,rapidlychangingnetworks,”continuesSmith,aveteransoldier. “Wedon’twanttoweighdown our warfighters with extra apparatus,sosizeisintegraltotheoperation.WithPersonalAreaNetworks(PAN),heart,heat,andenvironmentalsensors—manyofwhichcanbeworn—helpsoldiersstoreandforward,orgatherandtransmit,importantinformationinrealtimethatcanbedisplayedandprocessedallatonce.” Firstresponders,particularlyfirefighters, are using similar sensors.DRSDefenseSolutionsiscontinuingtodevelopanddeployPANstoenhancemilitaryandemergencyoperations. Inadditiontocollaboratingwithindustry,theArmyhasbeenreachingouttoresearchuniversitieshere,suchasMorganState,aswellasaroundthecountryandevenoverseas. “TheArmyisalsoawardinggrantstoprofessorstoworkonspecific programs,” says Justice, “butthework,atthispointintime, is confidential.”

2030

APG Tomorrow


“DuringWorldWarI,engineswerehorse-powered,andImeanthefour-hoofedkind,nottheV8,”laughsJustice.“WhenAPGwasfoundedin1917,theArmywasusinghorse-drawnartilleryand,within60years,theArmywastestingthelunarroveronAPG’stestingranges. “One hundred fifty years ago, ittookExpressRidersaweektogofromeasttowest.Today,communicationissorapid,it’snearlyimperceptible,”headds. “Science fiction may [soon] becomeareality,asthesmartest,brightestpeopleengineer,design,create,andtestsuperiortechnology,”saysJustice. “Brilliant young scientists andengineersaredevelopingextraordinarytechnologytoolsthatgivesoldiersspeedsotheyarehardtoacquireasatarget,andmicro-

autonomousrobotsthesizeofdragonflies that can fly like wasps. “EverythingIcanputinarobottomakeitmorereliablemeansanothersoldierwhoisbetterprotectedandmaynothavetobeonthefrontline,”hesays. OtherR&Deffortsincludesense-through-walltechnology,electronicink,andeven“IronMan”exoskeletons. Theuseofunmannedwaterandlandvehicles(seethe“MaritimeAppliedPhysicsCorporation”sidebar)addsanotherelementofsafety for warfighters, and the technologyistheretosupporttheseefforts.“Thetechnologybeingdevelopedandinuseherealreadyisincredible,”saysJustice,“andwhenwecollaborateandcreatesynergieswithotherentities,theopportunitiesmay

Micro robot

APG Incoming/Outgoing Organizations

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US Army Ordnance Center & School

Ft Lee, VA

US Army Test and Evaluation Command/ Army Evaluation Center-South

Alexandria, VA

US Army Research Laboratory, Vehicle Technology Directorate

Langley, VA & Glenn, OH

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Medical Research Materiel Command (Forest Glenn Annex, MD)

Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense

Falls Church, VA

Non-Medical Chemical/Biological Defense Development & Acquisition

Brooks City Base, TX

Defense Threat Reduction AgencyFt Belvoir, VA

Army Research Institute Ft Knox, KY

Army Environmental Command Ft Sam Houston, TX

389th Army Band (AMC's Own)

Redstone Arsenal, AL

(250 Per - 73 Civ/13 Mil/164 Cont)

(31 Per - 23 Civ/0 Mil/8 Cont)

(49 Per – 22 Civ/8 Mil/19 Cont)




(610 Per – 287 Civ/184 Mil/139 Cont)

(343 Per – 165 Civ/2 Mil/176 Cont)

(4107 Per – 251 Civ/662 Mil/141 Cont/3053 Students)

CECOM, PEO-C3T, PEO-IEW&S, CERDEC, CCCE,

PEO IntegrationFt Monmouth, NJ

Ft Belvoir, VA Redstone Arsenal, AL

Ft Huachuca, AZ

(7700 Per – 5444 Civ/108 Mil/2148 Cont)

Team C4ISR

beendless. “In50years,we’llbedoingtheimpossible,”predictsthegeneral.“Wewillbeusingrobotsandunmannedvehiclesforbroad,automatedsolutions,andthiswillallowustoputmanpowerintosolvingcognitivechallenges. “[Thepersonnelofthefuture]willbethinking,creating,innovating.Thatisthefutureofourwork.”

Who? “Our staff of more than 1,800 personnel supports 41 key acquisition programs with expertise in the areas of computer science, program management, engineering, information technology, security, logistics, contracting and procurement, and accounting and budget.AlargepercentageofourpersonnelareatornearretirementageandarenotplanningtorelocatetoMaryland. We are actively recruiting to fill many of these positions. We are bringing on interns, as wellasmoreexperiencedpersonnel.Itisexcitingtoseethenewideasandprocessesthatthisfreshset of eyes is bringing to our workforce. At any given moment, you can find us at the warfighter’s side,eitherincombattrainingcentersandremotelocationswithinthecontinentalUnitedStatesor

Gen. N. Lee S. Price U.S. Army, Program Executive Officer for Command,

Control and Communications-Tactical

Where do you see the command going in the near future, particularly as it pertains to technological advances? Why is this important for our state, as well as nationally and internationally?

Gen. N. Lee S. Price



supportingoperationsinnationssuchasGermany,SouthKorea,Iraq,andAfghanistan.Wehavesupported114units in the five-phased Army process knownasUnitSetFielding,wherewetrain,equip,ready,andResettheforcewiththenetworkedbattlecommandsolutionstheyrequire.”

What? “TheProgramExecutiveOffice for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical(PEOC3T) provides warfighters with thenetworkedbattlecommandsolutionstheyrequiretodominatetheGlobalWaronTerror.InthepresentwarsinIraqandAfghanistan,wehavereducedfratricidethroughthecelestialandterrestrialsystems,whichallowuserstoviewiconsontheirmapsshowingthelocationofenemy,friendly,andneutralentities,objects,orevents.Wehavebroughtanunprecedentedlevelofcollaborationtocommanderswhoplanoperationsandexperiencesharedintelligenceonacomputerscreen.We field the satellite communications pipeonwhichsoldiersutilizethosesystems,andothers,suchasthosefor fires and logistics planning and capabilities,whichsense,locate,andrespond to indirect fire. In achieving this,wehavealignedourselveswiththeArmy’srequiredmethodfordeployingtheforceandsynchronizedeffortswithourDepartmentofDefense partners to field capabilities when warfighters need them the most. In addition to fielding these capabilitiestoday,wearedevelopingthenetworkforthefuture.”

When? “Lookingtothenearfuture,ourprimeobjectivewillbesupportingforcesdeployedtotheater.Wewillenhanceourpresenttechnologiestomeettheongoingneedsoftheseunitsandsupporteach technology from the field and remotelocations.ManyofourstaffmembersembedwithunitsastheytrainatinstallationsacrosstheUnitedStatesanddeploywiththemtotheater.Theysustaintheforcewith

over-the-shouldertrainingandsystemtroubleshooting,sosoldierscanfocusontheirprimeobjective,whichisengagingtheenemy.”

Where?“Weareexcitedaboutthenewcampusfacilitybeingbuiltfor us at APG. For the first time, wewillbecollocatedtogetherwiththeothermembersofTeamC4ISR.AswebuildpartnershipswithcorporationsoutsideAberdeenProvingGround’sgates,wewillsynchronizeeffortswithourtesting,logistics,intelligence,surveillanceandreconnaissance,andresearchanddevelopmentpartnersonpost.OurproximitywillbecomecloseraswebegintooccupyournewcomplexinNovember2010,butourfocuswillremain on warfighters located in vast regionsacrosstheglobe.”

How?“WehopetopartnerwiththebestandbrightestengineersofMarylandtoenhanceourpremiertechnologiesanddevelopfuturecapabilities.WeareproudtocallMarylandourhomeandlookforwardtohelpingtheengineersoftomorrowtogrowinwhatwillbecomeahotbedoftelecommunications.YoucanexpecttoseeusatMaryland’scolleges,universities,andjobfairsasweseektoaugmentourtalentedanddedicatedstaff. “AberdeenProvingGroundisthefocalpointwherewewillcontinuetoenhanceourtechnologies,whichalreadyallowseparatefederalandstateentitiestocommunicateduringdomesticnaturaldisastersandCoalitioncommanderstoshareintelligenceandotherdataonthebattlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan. Welookforwardtosettingthestagefortheinnovatorsofthenextgeneration,whowillbecriticalassetstoMaryland,theUnitedStates,andourCoalitionpartners.”

“Looking to the near future, our prime objective will be supporting forces deployed to theater. We will enhance our present technologies to meet the ongoing needs of these units and support each technology from the field and remote locations. Many of our staff members embed with units as they train at installations across the United States and deploy with them to theater. They sustain the force with over-the-shoulder training and system troubleshooting so soldiers can focus on their prime objective, which is engaging the enemy.”

Brig. Gen. N. Lee S. Price, U.S. Army, Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical.

Since World War II, our U.S. military has out-sensed, outmaneuvered, and outperformed our enemies.“But there has been a shift in how we fight our current enemies,” says Todd Borkey, chief technology officer of DRS Defense Solutions.

“Today,manyofourenemiesarehiddengroupsthatoperateamongcivilianpopulationsandacrossnumerousstateboundaries.” They’resmart,theyknowhowtousetheInternetandothertechnologies,andtheydon’twearuniforms.Theymaynotevenbepartofagovernment. “Because our enemy has changed, we have also had to modify how we defend ourselves. We havehadtotransform.” Continues Borkey, “We are becoming much more nimble and fleet of foot by pushing more usefulinformationtomoreplaceswhereitcanbeactedupon.Wearecreatingnumeroustypesofnewtechnologiesthatcontributetothis. “Not only have we taken big tech and made it personal and portable, we are finding innovative ways to immediately find and feed information about the enemy to command posts and users so thatitcanberapidlyinterpreted.” These new capabilities are critical, as targets are commonly a fleeting opportunity. At DRS Defense Solutions, Borkey heads up an agile team that understands how to discover andmanageinnovationandtechnologiesandrapidlyincorporatethemintosolutionsthataddressunsolvedcustomerneeds.

Helping our warfighters defeat new threats

DRS Defense Solutions as Innovators



Thecompany’sentrepreneurialculturehelpsprovideemployeeswithawideaperturefordiscoveryandoptional business models. Borkey citestheneedforagoodprocesstomanageitall. “Having a flexible business modelandapproachcancreateadistinctadvantagebybringingcomplementarytechnologiestogether,”hesays. Many large defense firms are conservativeandbureaucratic,sothey may have difficulty quickly promotingideageneration.Theyseerapid innovation as difficult to control andpotentiallycounterproductive. However,theexactoppositecanbetrue.Thekeyiscontrolandsmartselection. Iftheinnovationprocessistargetedtotherightareasandcommunicatedwell,employeescanhaveahighlevelofimpact.Ideascanbequicklyrecognizedandassessedatthemostseniorlevels. “Thisrealitysitswellwithjuniorengineersandpromotesengagementbetweenlevelsinthemanagementstructure,” says Borkey. “This is a healthywaytopromotetrainingandteaching. “Theglobalwaronterrorhasputunprecedentednewdemandsonourdefenseinfrastructure.Themodernmilitarydynamicisfast-paced,ever-changing,leanonresources,andfilled with unexpected conditions,” explains Borkey. “As we fight this new type of enemy,wemustadapttheU.S.technologyandproceduresveryquickly.” Asaresult,hesays,innovationprojectsatDRSDefenseSolutionsarecommonlytargetedtowardnewproblems. “Priorto9/11,oursystems,weapons,andservicepersonnelwere organized and trained to fight a ‘near peer-type’ enemy. [But] during thelastdecade,wehavelistenedtoourdefensecustomersandrapidlyadaptedtoaddsubstantialnewcapabilitiestocombatinsurgencies

andembeddedenemies.” The challenge is finding and intercepting enemies who fight indirectly,withoutuniforms,andacrossnumerousborders.Oneexampleofthesenewthreatsincludesthewideuseofimprovisedexplosivedevices(IEDs). “WehavebeenworkingdiligentlyonnewsensorswhichcandetectIEDsfromsafedistances,”saysBorkey. “Wehaveworkedtodevelopthesesensorsforairborneandgroundapplications.Weinnovateanddevelopquicklyinthisdomainarea by proposing specific solutions tothegovernment.Solutionsarecommonlytargeteddirectlytowardneedstatementsreceivedfromthefield.” DRSDefenseSolutionsalsohasanumberofinnovationprojectstargetedtotransformthecostandefficiency of military operations. “For example,” says Borkey, “we aremakingsensorssmaller,andatlowercost,whileimprovingtheirperformance.Thesegainshaveawiderangeofeffects.Smallersensorsrequirelessfueltodeployandenablelowercostplatformstocarrythemtherebycreatingevenfurthereconomies.”

With flexible business models, acutelistening,andresponsivenesstoitscustomers,DRSDefenseSolutionsisstrivingtobecomeacompanyknownforitsinnovativeproblemsolving.

“Throughawelldesignedinnovationprocess we can find more new technologyandquicklytransitionitintoourcustomers’hands,”says Borkey. “This unique style oftechnologymanagementhelpsdefendourcountryagainstenemiesengaginginthisnewstyleofwarfare.” Formoreinformation,visitwww.drs-dr.com.

“As we fight this new type of enemy, we must adapt the U.S.technology and procedures very quickly.”

The new workforce coming to Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) in Maryland signals not a demographic change at that military installation, but a transformation in the type of work—and type of workers—needed in the aerospace and defense industries overall.“Moderntimesinthedefenseindustryareaboutrapidchangeandadaptation,”

says Todd Borkey, chief technology officer for DRS Defense Solutions. “Customer service requirescustomerunderstanding,creativeproblemsolving,andrapiddevelopment.” DRSDefenseSolutions,aMarylandbasedcompany,employs3400employeesinawiderangeoftechnologyareas. “Manyaspectsofprocurementanddevelopmentfordefensesystemshavehadtochangeasa direct result of the changing environments that our forces face,” says Borkey. “The people whocaninnovatefastestwin,andweareworkingfeverishlyoninnovative,rapidsolutionsthathelpsavelives.” Indeed,Maryland-basedDRSDefenseSolutionisamongthedefenseindustryleaders

A Changing Workforce

Meet the new face of defenseStory by Jennifer Keats Curtis


cultivatingaworkforcethatreliesheavily on STEM fields: Science, Technology,Engineering,andMath.Theneedforcreativethinkersisalsointrinsicinthisshiftingindustry.Statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statisticsechothisphilosophy. AtAPG,Maj.Gen.NickJustice,U.S.ArmyResearchDevelopmentandEngineeringCommand(RDECOM),seesrichopportunityandgrowthforMarylandresidentsandjobseekers.Hepointstothehighlydegreed,talentedscientists,biologists,physicists,chemists,engineers,andmathematiciansjoiningthemedicalresearchers,systemsevaluators,andspecialistsincommunicationselectronics—andthewaysinwhichAPGispartneringwithuniversities,government,andindustry—andseesthepotentialforcreatinganotherResearchTrianglePark(RTP). LocatedinNorthCarolina,RTPisamongthemostprominent,biggest,andeldestscienceparksinNorthAmerica—withover170companiesemployingthousandsoffull-time,well-educatedemployeesandcontractors—andishighlyrespectedforitsgloballyappliedinnovation. “AtDRSDefenseSolutions,wearealwaysseekingtorecruitandretaintalentedengineers,engineeringsupportstaffandprogrammanagerswhounderstandhowthecompany’sworksupportsitsdefensetechnologyareaclients,”saysMoniqued’Almeida,Director,Recruiting&SpecialSearch. This local, highly diversified defense technologyproviderisoneofthefastest-growingdefensetechnologycompaniesintheworld,withannualrevenuesof$3.4billion.

Out of the Service, Into DRS Defense Solutions U. S. Air Force helicopter pilot Matthew Heaton joined DRS Intelligence, Communications & Avionics Solutions (ICAS) business unit recently because he already knew the company. He used company products in his previous job to help solve problems related to Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) operations. “In the Air Force, as lead advocate for the modernization and sustainment of CSAR, I’d worked with DRS,” says Heaton, a business development manager. “As a civilian hire, I see this as an extension of those efforts and a good way to keep giving back.” Audrey Monish joined DRS Defense Solutions following a career as a U.S. Navy Information Warfare and Intelligence Officer. She is at home in her new civilian position and comfortable with the work since many of her Navy assignments and responsibilities crossed a number of intel-ligence related mission areas. She finished out her career serving as a Congressional Liaison Officer for Navy Intelligence Programs and Cur-rent Operations. “DRS Defense Solutions has a tremendous story to tell in terms of cutting edge technology, innovation, and business practic-es,” says Monish, vice president of government relations - intelligence. “I am using what I learned and experienced in the Navy to help tell it.”

Just over half of the U.S. Army’s 17,000 scientists and engineers are in Research Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, as well as in labs and research centers from Michigan to Florida and several places in between. Jobs break down as follows:

3,442computer/electrical/electronicengineers3,387general/industrialengineers1,630mechanicalengineers608chemicalengineers/chemists565physicists/physicalscientists561aerospaceengineers472 engineering and scientific technicians368mathematicians/statisticians155materialsengineers/metallurgists130biologists/biomedicalmedicalengineers100psychological/socialscientists23meteorologists9medicalresearchtechnicians

Fourteen years ago, the largest organization of combat veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), launched Operation Uplink so that deployed and hospitalized troops could phone home for free using calling cards. In2006,theprogramusedtechnologytodramaticallyexpandservicemembers’abilitytocommunicatewithfarawaylovedonesthroughnewVoiceoverInternetProtocol(VoIP)equippedphonesat191InternetcafésinIraqandAfghanistanmanagedbytheSpaceandNavalWarfareSystemsCenterAtlantic(SPAWAR). “Today,theprogramreachesmoreofourtroopsinthesetwowarzonesvianearly900locations,andsoldiersareabletotalklongersinceVoIPislessexpensive,especiallywhencalling-cardshippingcostsareconsidered,”explainsLindaFerguson,VFWOperationUplinkprogramleader. “Troops fill our cafés during Free Call Days, and we get nothing but positive

feedbackfromthemabouttheprogram,”saysMikeHartman,SPAWARInternetCaféprogram manager, from his office in Germany. DuringatleastonedesignatedFreeCallDayeachmonth,deployedservicememberscancalltheU.S.andlandlinephonesinGermanyandItalyfromtheirlocalSPAWARInternetCafé,mostofwhicharelocatedatMoraleWelfare&Recreation(MWR)centers.

Connecting deployed troops with their familiesStory by Jennifer Keats Curtis

“Our Team appreciates the free phone calls, in addition to the very reasonable rates. The services you provide (Internet and Phones) mean a lot - especially in this part of the world (Baghdad). Thank you for thinking of us in your own little way.”

Operation Uplink


“Whentheyplacethecall,theyaregreetedbyarecordingtellingthemtheircallisfree,courtesyofVFWOperationUplinkandtheFreeCallDaysponsor,”saysFerguson. TheVFW’sOperationUplinksponsorinformationispostedontheVFW’sFacebookandTwitterpages,ontheSPAWARInternetCaféwebsite, and on flyers placed within thecaféssothattroopswillknowwhenthenextFreeCallDayis,andwhowillbesponsoringthegift. DuetothegrowingpopularityoftheFreeCallDayprogramandgeneroussponsorshipsbySportClips,HarleysvilleInsurance,LifeLock,USAA,UAW-GM,andDRSTechnicalServices,over80,000callsareplacedduringeachFreeCallDay. Todate,FreeCallDayshaveprovidedoverfourmillionfreephonecallsand50millionminutesinfreetalktime. “Beginning in September, the VFWwillofferFreeCallDaystwiceeachmonth,makingover160,000

connectionsforAmerica’stroopsandtheirfamilies,”saysFerguson,whoisseekingadditionalsponsorsupporttogrowtheprogram. “ThetroopswouldlovetoseeeverySundayofeveryweekbecomeaFreeCallDay.Thiscouldbecomearealityifmoresponsorsjoinedtheprogram.” AddsDr.MitchRambler,presidentofDRSTechnicalServices,“DRSproudlyendorsestheVFW’sOperationUplinkprogram.WesponsoraFreeCallDayontheanniversaryof9/11eachyear.Thissponsorshipcommemoratesthe sacrifices made by many of ourcitizensandcitizensofothercountries on that horrific day, and it highlightsthechallengesourtroopsandtheirfamilieshavemetandovercomesincethen.Asourmilitaryfamiliesstruggletostayconnectedduringeachadditionaltourofduty,it’simportantthatwesupportthem,andthattheyhearfromus.TheFreeCallDayprogramdoesthat.”

“I call home everyday, and talk for only a few minutes to save the phone card, but on the free phone call days its nice because I can talk as long as I want. Thank you for the free phone call days.”

“Thanks so much! I love the free calls. It saves us some money and it shows that people do care about our family members that are overseas. Sometimes it seems like no one truely understands how hard it is for us family members back home. We have alot of sleepless nights worrying about our loved ones and that one phone call helps us sleep so much better at night.”

In the 1940s, emergency shipyards were established in the U.S. to quickly and cheaply build large ships that could transport people and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean in support of the war effort. In Baltimore, the Bethlehem Steel Company was among the sites selected to build these vessels.

Called Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard after its suburban location, this emergency yard became the first to launch a Liberty Ship, thus named because the boat was christened the S.S. Patrick Henry. By 1945, approximately 47,000 employees—mostly women, since American men were serving abroad—had built 385 of 2,751 wartime Liberty Ships. While that first transport ship took eight months to build, by the end of the war, those many and efficient workers ably launchedashipeverysixweeks. Today,thishistoricalsiteonthePatapscoRiverisoccupiedbyanimbleengineeringcompanywhichdesignsandbuildsinnovativewaterandlandvesselsofadifferentsortwhilemaintainingthesamecommitment—toenhancenationalandinternationalsecurity

Naval know-how and the ships of the future

Maritime Applied Physics Corp



MAPC welders, on the site of the old Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, assemble an unmanned surface vessel for Navy applications.

MAPC stands at the site of the old Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard, the first emergency yard to launch a Liberty Ship, in 1943

Photos courtesy of MAPC

bydesigningandmanufacturingsystemsnavigatedbythemilitary. Infact,withtheremnantsofthatLibertyShippierstillinitsbackyard,andFounder/PresidentMarkRiceatthehelm,the70engineersandfabricatorsofMaritimeAppliedPhysicsCorporation(MAPC)havebeendesigning,welding,forming,andfabricatingratherextraordinarymarinecraftandtechnicalservicesfortheU.S.Governmentfor24years. Thankstomorethan25awardsunder the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, as well aspartnershipsandcontractswithlargercompanieslikeGeneralDynamicsandAAICorporation,

theentrepreneurialRiceandhisemployeeshave“rapidlyprototyped”anumberof“emerginginnovativetechnologies”fortheNavyandotherclients. Notonlyhasthecompanydesignedandbuilthigh-speed,high-techhydrofoils,electricSMARTcarsforDaimler-ChryslerCorporation,andanall-terrainbusforalocalwildlifereserve,they’vealsoprototypedunmannedsurfaceandunderseavehiclesandawatercraftlaunchandrecoverysystem,saysJohnDoran,MAPC’smanagerofbusinessdevelopment. Withastaffthatincludesarangeofengineeringdisciplinesandnavalarchitects,plusastate-of-the-art

machineshopandassembly/testcapability,MAPCwelcomestechnicalchallengesrequiringinnovativesolutions,saysDoran. Ricesayshiscompanywillcontinuetoworkonpioneeringtransportationforthestateandbeyond.Forseveralyears,hehasbeendiscussingthepossibilityofhigh-speedferriesfortheChesapeake Bay with the Maryland DepartmentofTransportation(MDOT). Formoreinformation,visitwww.mapcorp.com.

DRS Defense Solutions ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCING CAREERS

At DRS Defense Solutions, we pride ourselves in creating and developing the best products and services in the defense and aerospace industry. We make a difference in our communities and around the world. We can make a difference in your career as well.

As a major player in the defense industry, we are poised to exploitand surpass the cutting-edge expectations of our customers. Our company’s success stems from talented veterans who have

products and services to protect our soldiers teamed with engineers, program and business development managers to support our long-term efforts within our ever growing, engineering-driven company.

OUR ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS?The men and women who serve and protect our country. As a way of

dollars for charities that help our war heroes—the Intrepid Center, The USO, Operation Mend and Operation Homefront. Staff members in Gaithersburg, Bethesda and Herndon take pride in cleaning the Korean Memorial, volunteering at Fisher Houses to help wounded servicemen and women and their families, and donating cards and items for boxes shipped to soldiers stationed overseas.

DRS is always looking for ambitious, dedicated people who are committed to our nation’s mission, have an insatiable desire to learn, and who want to work at the speed of the technology being developed.

CURRENT OPENINGSDue to explosive growth, we are always looking for talented Engineers of all disciplines, Engineering support staff as well as strong Program Managers and Business Development Managers. For a complete list of current vacancies, please visit www.drs-ds.com/Careers.

Most of our vacancies require either a current US security clearance or the ability to obtain a US security clearance.

DRS Defense SolutionsMaryland Businesses:

DRS Signal Solutions

DRS Sonar Systems

DRS Advanced Marine Technology Center

DRS Defense SolutionsLocations Outside of Maryland:

COLLEGE RECRUITINGDRS Defense Solutions recruiters regularly visit the campuses of Carnegie Mellon,

Penn State, and the University of Maryland among others.

We continue to look for talented individuals with varied backgrounds, to work in all departments across DRS Defense Solutions.

We provide a challenging work environment, exceptional opportunity, and excellent

packages, health care, dental and vision plans, life insurance, short and long-term disability

work schedules (including a 9/80 workweek in several of our locations), competitive pay

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in defense and aerospace.

Looking for a Few Good Women and Men

Photo credit: USAF.mil and USA.mil

www.drs-ds.comwww.drs-ds.com

DRS Defense Solutions ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY, ADVANCING CAREERS

At DRS Defense Solutions, we pride ourselves in creating and developing the best products and services in the defense and aerospace industry. We make a difference in our communities and around the world. We can make a difference in your career as well.

As a major player in the defense industry, we are poised to exploitand surpass the cutting-edge expectations of our customers. Our company’s success stems from talented veterans who have

products and services to protect our soldiers teamed with engineers, program and business development managers to support our long-term efforts within our ever growing, engineering-driven company.

OUR ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS?The men and women who serve and protect our country. As a way of

dollars for charities that help our war heroes—the Intrepid Center, The USO, Operation Mend and Operation Homefront. Staff members in Gaithersburg, Bethesda and Herndon take pride in cleaning the Korean Memorial, volunteering at Fisher Houses to help wounded servicemen and women and their families, and donating cards and items for boxes shipped to soldiers stationed overseas.

DRS is always looking for ambitious, dedicated people who are committed to our nation’s mission, have an insatiable desire to learn, and who want to work at the speed of the technology being developed.

CURRENT OPENINGSDue to explosive growth, we are always looking for talented Engineers of all disciplines, Engineering support staff as well as strong Program Managers and Business Development Managers. For a complete list of current vacancies, please visit www.drs-ds.com/Careers.

Most of our vacancies require either a current US security clearance or the ability to obtain a US security clearance.

DRS Defense SolutionsMaryland Businesses:

DRS Signal Solutions

DRS Sonar Systems

DRS Advanced Marine Technology Center

DRS Defense SolutionsLocations Outside of Maryland:

COLLEGE RECRUITINGDRS Defense Solutions recruiters regularly visit the campuses of Carnegie Mellon,

Penn State, and the University of Maryland among others.

We continue to look for talented individuals with varied backgrounds, to work in all departments across DRS Defense Solutions.

We provide a challenging work environment, exceptional opportunity, and excellent

packages, health care, dental and vision plans, life insurance, short and long-term disability

work schedules (including a 9/80 workweek in several of our locations), competitive pay

We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in defense and aerospace.

Looking for a Few Good Women and Men

Photo credit: USAF.mil and USA.mil

www.drs-ds.comwww.drs-ds.com

Photo credit: U.S. Army

Today’s enemy is often hidden in civilian populations. They operateacross numerous boundaries. They’re smart. They use the Internetand other technologies. They don’t wear uniforms. They may noteven be part of a government.

Because our enemy has changed, we have also had to change how we defend ourselves. That takes innovation.

DRS Defense Solutions. . . innovators helping the warfighter defeat new threats.

We Help the U.S. Military Change with the Changing Face of WarWe Help the U.S. Military Change with the Changing Face of WarWe Help the U.S. Military Change with the Changing Face of War

To learn more about DRS Defense Solutions visit www.drs-ds.com or email [email protected] Defense Solutions, headquarters Bethesda Maryland




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Maryland Life Insert for DRS Defense Solutions