[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 161 (Friday, October 3, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2239]
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In Recognition of the Eglin-Hurlburt Site of the MITRE Corporation upon 
          50 Years of Service to the United States of America

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                            HON. JEFF MILLER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 3, 2008

  Mr. MILLER of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
MITRE Corporation on the occasion of its 50th anniversary and upon 
completion of the modernization of their Eglin-Hurlburt Site. It is my 
pleasure and privilege to honor MITRE for its dedicated service to the 
Northwest Florida community and to the United States of America.
  The MITRE Corporation was founded in 1958 on the premise that the 
government needed a corporate partner to provide technical expertise in 
systems engineering and integration. MITRE was born out of the Lincoln 
Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its founding 
principle was to produce quality expertise for the government by 
drawing on the best in both the commercial and public sectors to solve 
the Nation's most difficult technical problems. Its first project was 
to provide systems engineering for the Semi-Automatic Ground 
Environment (SAGE) program, and MITRE chose Eglin Air Force Base as its 
first site.
  Over the years, the Eglin-Hurlburt Site has been a vital part of the 
development and testing of countless critical sensor systems, data link 
systems, and command and control systems. From its development of 
telemetry methods in the 1960's to its recent work on the integration 
and development testing of Joint Tactical Information Distribution 
Systems (JTIDS), MITRE has spent the last 50 years providing essential 
services to the defense community of the United States.
  Today, the MITRE Eglin-Hurlburt Site consists of 18 engineers, 
scientists, researchers, analysts, and support staff providing a wide 
range of development and engineering expertise to the United States Air 
Force Special Operations Command, Air Armament Center, and 505th 
Command and Control Wing. MITRE has earned an international reputation 
for technical excellence and innovation. Their local employees devote 
themselves to serving the public interest as well as contributing 
incalculable hours of community service throughout the Florida 
Panhandle.
  Madam Speaker, on behalf of the United States Congress, I am proud to 
honor one of America's true corporate leaders, the MITRE Corporation 
and its Eglin-Hurlburt Site, for their 50 years of service to the 
defense community of Northwest Florida and across the United States. I 
wish everyone at MITRE the best for continued success.

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