[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E417]
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             RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SIMULATION

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 24, 2014

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize the 
National Center for Simulation (NCS), headquartered in Orlando, 
Florida, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. Since 1993, NCS's 
mission has been to ``serve as the nation's focal point and as a 
catalyst for the development, understanding, and advancement of 
simulation and related technologies; to improve defense readiness and 
facilitate space exploration; to support education and training 
initiatives; and to extend useful applications of simulation.''
   NCS is a consortium that facilitates collaboration and networking 
among its local, national and international membership. Home to 
acquisition commands for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the 
University of Central Florida, the Air Force Agency for Modeling 
Simulation and over 150 industry companies, Orlando is a focal point 
for cooperative and collaborative efforts across diverse fields.
   NCS fosters relationships between these varied communities to help 
disperse resources and innovations in modeling, simulation and training 
to those industries which may benefit from the knowledge. These 
relationships result in new understandings in fields such as health 
care, transportation, entertainment or even military readiness. In 
addition, their advancements support our workforce and business 
development, as well as growth in education.
   As membership continues to grow and strengthen bonds across diverse 
communities, I would like to congratulate NCS on its successes and 
advancements thus far, and trust NCS will continue to provide us with 
the latest ideas and efforts in simulation, modeling and training.

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