[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1094]
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  RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTION OF DR. WILLIAM C. McCORKLE, JR. TO OUR 
                            NATIONAL DEFENSE

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                           HON. TERRY EVERETT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 2005

  Mr. EVERETT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the outstanding 
work of Dr. Bill McCorkle, who serves as the Director of the Aviation 
and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) at 
Red Stone Arsenal, Alabama. As Director, Dr. McCorkle is responsible 
for providing major research and development I support to more than 25 
Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) project systems, and over 200 
Defense agencies.
  Dr. McCorkle came to Redstone Arsenal in 1957 from Tulane University 
and has since served in a number of scientific and engineering 
positions, including an 18-month rotational assignment in the 
Department of Army Staff as Science Advisor to the Director of Weapon 
Systems. In November 1980, Dr. McCorkle was selected for the dual role 
of Technical Director of the Missile Command and Director of the U.S. 
Army Missile Laboratory. Additionally, Dr. McCorkle was named the first 
Director of AMRDEC in 1999.
  Dr. McCorkle has been involved with missile-related research and 
development on virtually every Army missile and rocket system. His 
contributions include numerous papers and patents for guidance and 
control systems, such as the HAWK missile system and include the most 
recent improvement permitting multiple simultaneous engagements. Dr. 
McCorkle has received national recognition for initiating and guiding 
AMRDEC's highly successful work in fiber optic guidance links for 
missiles, providing a revolutionary countermeasure-resistant capability 
for finding and engaging both rotary wing and armored targets out of 
the gunner's line of sight. Dr. McCorkle has long championed the use of 
simulation techniques for missile design and analysis, which led to 
AMRDEC's Advanced Simulation Center, a major national facility and key 
to a number of successful missile development and improvement programs.
  I join with Dr. McCorkle's family, friends, and the state of Alabama 
in saluting Dr. McCorkle for his nearly 5 decades of service, and 
congratulate him on his outstanding career on behalf of our national 
defense.

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