[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22119-22120]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         TRIBUTE TO BAE SYSTEMS

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to the Business Unit of BAE Systems of Nashua, NH, for being 
named as one of five companies in the country to receive the Pro Patria 
Award. The award is given to companies which are supportive of military 
reservists.
  The Information and Electronic Warfare Systems business unit received 
the award on October 11, 2001, at a ceremony at the Pentagon following 
a presidential proclamation ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White 
House.
  BAE was nominated for the Pro Patria Award by Pete Kilger, department 
manager for BAE's Systems Engineering in the Information Dominance 
Systems area and a member of the Naval Reserve. BAE was chosen for the 
prestigious award because of its outstanding support and understanding 
for employees in the military reserves.
  BAE does work for the U.S. military services and values the exemplary 
contributions of employee reservists and the contributions they make to 
New Hampshire and the country. BAE is one of the largest employers of 
reservists

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in the state providing benefits including paying reservists on military 
duty the difference between their military and civilian pay.
  I commend BAE Systems for the many contributions they have made to 
the defense industry. Their concern for company employees who are 
reservists in the United States military is exemplary. The people of 
New Hampshire and the country owe a debt of gratitude to BAE Systems 
for the economic and defense benefits provided by their hard work and 
dedication.
  BAE will continue to provide expertise which will be of benefit to 
the military personnel in the country with its involvement in the 
production of the next generation fighter jets. BAE Systems will have 
two teams working on electronic warfare systems for the F-35, also 
known as the Joint Strike Fighter. The contract won by BAE will 
eventually lead to the replacement of fighter planes used by the U.S. 
Navy, Air Force, and Marines and Britain's Royal Navy and Air Force. It 
is truly an honor and a privilege to represent BAE Systems and their 
employees in the United States Senate.

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