2. , , THE ROCKETEER Octo..... IS, 1992 , In 0 Hi Ronald, fd ~:o~:=T:~~~~:he:e:nand ~;::; ...;;:::;: ..,.;? _.., ?:"' ..,,~. 15 minutes to pick it up. 'Thanks! Copy and c?mplete ~he convenie~t o.rde~ form below. to phone in your ordeL We will bag each order ndividuallywith the appropnate receipt for easy dlstnbutlon upon arnval back at work. Stop dealing with crowds, save time and gas! Please call us with any questions. ----------------------------- QTY QTY QTY $ $ ·Prices do not include sales tax "Prices subject to change without notice. 3 5-- 181 HOURS: 3 Mon.·Sat. 5:30a;.;~.2mid. 6:30am·12mid. FAX 5--9056 • THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, OcrOBER 15, 1992 Officials turn some dirt at MIlICON building sites MESA and INADS break ground in twin ceremonies By Barry McDonald Edib M ost commonly heard during the speeches at the ground- breaking ceremonies, last Thursday, for the Missile Engagement Simulation Arena and the Integrated Naval Air Defense System facilities was the word "unique." And none of the speakers lessened tbe impact of the \\Qrd by qualifying it with an adjective; rather they endeavored to explain how the facil- ities were each, indeed, one of a kind. RAdm. William E. Newman, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Commander, welcomed the crowd to the MESA site, just south of the Reutiliza- tion and Marketing Office warehouses on I\\Q lima Road at 11 a.m. He recog- nized Congressman Bill Thomas and Kern County Supervisor Roy Ashburn who joined ten NAWCWPNS and con- tractors' officials hehind the lectern. The audience comprised a bus load of digni- taries and press from the Indian Wells Valley and various China Lake person- nel. "In an era of shrinking defense dol- lars, the award of two more major con- struction contracts (MESA, $16.5 mil- lion and lNADS, $12.4 million) here at China Lake is evidence that the Weapons Division will continue to provide diverse capabilities for the future," RAdm. New- man said. "The Navy, Air Force, Army and other DoD agencies will all benefit from this one-of-a-kind Missile Engage- ment Simulation Arena.' He noted that the building of MESA will conclude consolidation begun 21 years ago, when the Naval Ordnance Test Please see MILCONS, Page 8 NAVAl. AIR W~S STATION, CHINA lAKE VOl.. 48, No. 41 MESA-Morning ceremony kicked offthe doy's events. From leN,John Wunderlich, Gerry Schiefer, Sterling Haaland,Jerry Wrout, Saad George of the architectural firm of Burns and Rae PacifiC Company. Congressman B'{I Thomas, RAdm. Wilham E. Newman, Supervisor Ray Ashburn, Bill Porter, Patricia Freeman of F2M, Inc., the construetian cantractars, Capt. Randy Williams and Capt. Douglas W Cook turned the dirt at the Missile Engagement Simulation Arena graundbreoking. INADS-Aher lunch at The Seafarer the entourage, some of them now experienced groundbreakers, headed up the hill. From leN, Capt. Cook, Capt. Williams, Alex Bellen, John Whitmire of the architectural firm Anderson Debartala Pan, Porter, Wrout, VICef'resident Sid Pehrson and President Tom Miller of Metric Construction, Ashburn and RAdm. Newman did the deed at the Integrated Naval Air Defense System facility site. .............. at MAWS ..,111111 U .. Ie ....~I....... ........ pot 25th __,. 93 51 eo.owllond authori2ed 'Hisloly' cI ""9t is 901 A5 96 A9 InIpectIono - d:l;bigfDIV 96 53 ..... 0C0IIIWIC8 in"'WOib 98 52 4 10 101 51 7 '101 52 2. , OCR Text: 2. , , THE ROCKETEER Octo..... IS, 1992 , In 0 Hi Ronald, fd ~:o~:=T:~~~~:he:e:nand ~;::; ...;;:::;: ..,.;? _.., ?:"' ..,,~. 15 minutes to pick it up. 'Thanks! Copy and c?mplete ~he convenie~t o.rde~ form below. to phone in your ordeL We will bag each order ndividuallywith the appropnate receipt for easy dlstnbutlon upon arnval back at work. Stop dealing with crowds, save time and gas! Please call us with any questions. ----------------------------- QTY QTY QTY $ $ ·Prices do not include sales tax "Prices subject to change without notice. 3 5-- 181 HOURS: 3 Mon.·Sat. 5:30a;.;~.2mid. 6:30am·12mid. FAX 5--9056 • THE ROCKETEER THURSDAY, OcrOBER 15, 1992 Officials turn some dirt at MIlICON building sites MESA and INADS break ground in twin ceremonies By Barry McDonald Edib M ost commonly heard during the speeches at the ground- breaking ceremonies, last Thursday, for the Missile Engagement Simulation Arena and the Integrated Naval Air Defense System facilities was the word "unique." And none of the speakers lessened tbe impact of the \\Qrd by qualifying it with an adjective; rather they endeavored to explain how the facil- ities were each, indeed, one of a kind. RAdm. William E. Newman, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Commander, welcomed the crowd to the MESA site, just south of the Reutiliza- tion and Marketing Office warehouses on I\\Q lima Road at 11 a.m. He recog- nized Congressman Bill Thomas and Kern County Supervisor Roy Ashburn who joined ten NAWCWPNS and con- tractors' officials hehind the lectern. The audience comprised a bus load of digni- taries and press from the Indian Wells Valley and various China Lake person- nel. "In an era of shrinking defense dol- lars, the award of two more major con- struction contracts (MESA, $16.5 mil- lion and lNADS, $12.4 million) here at China Lake is evidence that the Weapons Division will continue to provide diverse capabilities for the future," RAdm. New- man said. "The Navy, Air Force, Army and other DoD agencies will all benefit from this one-of-a-kind Missile Engage- ment Simulation Arena.' He noted that the building of MESA will conclude consolidation begun 21 years ago, when the Naval Ordnance Test Please see MILCONS, Page 8 NAVAl. AIR W~S STATION, CHINA lAKE VOl.. 48, No. 41 MESA-Morning ceremony kicked offthe doy's events. From leN,John Wunderlich, Gerry Schiefer, Sterling Haaland,Jerry Wrout, Saad George of the architectural firm of Burns and Rae PacifiC Company. Congressman B'{I Thomas, RAdm. Wilham E. Newman, Supervisor Ray Ashburn, Bill Porter, Patricia Freeman of F2M, Inc., the construetian cantractars, Capt. Randy Williams and Capt. Douglas W Cook turned the dirt at the Missile Engagement Simulation Arena graundbreoking. INADS-Aher lunch at The Seafarer the entourage, some of them now experienced groundbreakers, headed up the hill. From leN, Capt. Cook, Capt. Williams, Alex Bellen, John Whitmire of the architectural firm Anderson Debartala Pan, Porter, Wrout, VICef'resident Sid Pehrson and President Tom Miller of Metric Construction, Ashburn and RAdm. Newman did the deed at the Integrated Naval Air Defense System facility site. .............. at MAWS ..,111111 U .. Ie ....~I....... ........ pot 25th __,. 93 51 eo.owllond authori2ed 'Hisloly' cI ""9t is 901 A5 96 A9 InIpectIono - d:l;bigfDIV 96 53 ..... 0C0IIIWIC8 in"'WOib 98 52 4 10 101 51 7 '101 52 2. , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1990s,Rocketeer 1992,Rktr10.15.1992.pdf,Rktr10.15.1992.pdf Page 1, Rktr10.15.1992.pdf Page 1