[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 79 (Friday, June 3, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1043-E1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE REACTIVE MATERIALS TEAM

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 3, 2011

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Reactive 
Materials Team from the Indian Head Division of the Naval Surface 
Warfare Center in Maryland's Fifth District. Nine scientists composing 
the Reactive Materials Team were recently awarded the 2010 Dr. Delores 
M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award.
  This highly competitive and prestigious national award is given 
annually to Navy civilian and military personnel who exemplify 
exceptional scientific and engineering achievement. The Department of 
Navy established this award to honor scientists and engineers attaining 
superior technical accomplishments and to promote continued scientific 
and engineering excellence in research. It is named after an 
outstanding public servant, Dr. Delores M. Etter, former Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition.
  Today, I am proud to recognize and congratulate the team--Richard J. 
Jouet, Joel R. Carney, James M. Lightstone, Richard J. Lee, John H. 
Wilkinson, Joseph P. Hooper, Sam C. Thuot, Jonathan G. Rogerson, and 
Edward A. Lustig, Jr.--for their exceptional achievement in developing 
reactive materials to be used in the explosive cases of our next 
generation weapon systems. These fine scientists and engineers have are 
committed public servants--dedicating themselves to research vital to 
our national security. As Americans, we thank them for their efforts 
and applaud them on their accomplishments.

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  Mr. Speaker, I also want to take a moment to recognize the 3,000 
active duty and civilian personnel at Indian Head who work and 
collaborate every day to develop and deploy technologies to improve the 
safety and effectiveness of the men and women serving in harm's way. 
Since 1890, this facility has proven to be an Energetics center of 
excellence for the Department of Defense (Navy) and I thank those men 
and women in uniform, along with their families and the civilian 
employees, for their outstanding service to the Indian Head Division 
and to the United States of America.
  Again, I urge my colleagues to join with me in congratulating the 
members of the Reactive Materials Team at Indian Head on being 
recognized as the Navy's top scientists and engineers and in honoring 
all the men and women at the Indian Head Division of the Naval Surface 
Warfare Center in Maryland for their continued excellence and 
commitment to our nation's success.

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