[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 29934]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CHARLES D. ``CHUCK'' ANDERSON

 Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I was recently advised of the upcoming 
retirement of Mr. Charles D. ``Chuck'' Anderson after a long and 
faithful career in the defense industry. Mr. Anderson is retiring from 
Raytheon as the company's vice president of the Air-to-Air Missiles 
Division in Tucson, AZ.
  Chuck began his career in the 1950s as a paratrooper with the 
California National Guard, then earned his bachelor of science degree 
in mathematics and physics from California State Polytechnic 
University. He went on to earn a master of science degree in Systems 
Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1972.
  For the last 10 years, Mr. Anderson has been with Raytheon, and it is 
my understanding that he has been responsible for all AMRAAM, Sparrow 
AIM-9M, AIM-9X, and ASRAAM efforts, including development, testing, and 
production. He also played key roles in the design and manufacture of 
the Standard Missile, Standard Arm, DIVAD, Stinger, Advanced Cruise 
Missile, and Phalanx.
  Prior to his years at Raytheon, Chuck served in a variety of 
capacities with General Dynamics, and over the years he has earned a 
number of awards: the Winner of the 1998 Department of Defense 
Logistics Life Cycle Cost Reduction Award; the 1999 Outstanding 
Contracting Team Award; and the 2000 Secretary of the Air Force 
Lightening Bolt Award, to name just a few.
  Chuck Anderson has spent a career dedicated to keeping America 
strong. I wish him and his wife, Carolyn, best wishes as they venture 
into the next chapter of their lives.

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