[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1024-E1025]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




CONGRATULATING MR. CARL GOTZMER ON FIFTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE UNITED 
                              STATES NAVY

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 5, 2016

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my congratulations to Carl 
Gotzmer of Accokeek, Maryland, in the Fifth District. On June 30, Carl 
will be receiving his fifty-year pin from the United States Navy in 
recognition of a half-century of civilian service at the Naval Surface 
Warfare Center, Indian Head Division.
  Carl is one of our nation's leading experts on energetics, the field 
of study concerning the movement of energy in a system. This field has 
wide application in defense technologies, and Carl has drawn on his 
deep knowledge of it to design systems that help seamen protect our 
homeland and carry out missions overseas in support of our interests

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and our allies. He has published more than 100 papers and articles in 
the field and holds dozens of patents. Furthermore, Carl's analysis of 
the threat from foreign energetic materials has strengthened our 
intelligence, and it earned him a Letter of Appreciation from the 
Office of Naval Intelligence in 2014.
  Praised for his ability to translate complex energetics concepts into 
plain English for policymakers, Carl has been an invaluable asset not 
only to the Navy but also to the other service branches, as well as to 
the CIA, FBI, and other national security agencies. In 2013, Secretary 
Ashton Carter presented him with the Distinguished Civilian Service 
Award--the Defense Department's highest civilian honor. Over the years, 
Carl has also received three Meritorious Civilian Service Awards in 
recognition of his having provided the Navy with solutions to 
difficult, large-scale problems.
  Many of Carl's innovations and discoveries in energetics have 
subsequently been applied in industry and benefitted America's economy. 
He developed and named High Temperature Thermal Radiation (HTTR) 
devices and invented a new class of rocket propellants. Carl has also 
been a pioneer in the development of undersea explosives and reactive 
materials. Undoubtedly, his work at Indian Head has saved lives and 
aided our troops in countless missions around the world.
  Before coming to Indian Head in 1966, Carl worked for a year at the 
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. He and his wife Kathleen, who also works 
for the Navy, run a small business in Accokeek that sells their hand-
crafted dulcimers to collectors and musicians throughout the country.
  On June 30, Carl's family, friends, and colleagues will celebrate his 
half-century of service at an All-Hands ceremony at the Indian Head 
Pavilion. Carl has said he intends to continue serving the Navy and our 
country, with no intention of retiring anytime soon. I congratulate him 
and wish him continued success in his service to the Navy and to our 
country.

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