Area Action Sai Wllat will be the band at the 10th annual BOSS Ball, which is slated for Saturday, May 18, at the Carriage Inn. A social stans the evening at 6 p.m., fol- lowed by dinner at 7 p.m. New officers will be installed and scholarships will be awarded to selectees. Cost is $30 per person. For more information, call Catherine Rogers at 375-4554. ### Joseph Adler will present Researching a Regimental His- tory at the May 10 meeting of the IWV Genealogical Society. Visitors are invited to attend this 7 p.m. meeting in the Kern Coun- ty Library. For more information, call 446-3114. ### Chapter 2274 of the American Association of Retired Persons will have their regular monthly meeting at I p.m. on April 14 at the Ridgecrest Senior Center, 125 S. Warner. Lou Burrows, head of the Senior Citizens Information and Referral Office is the guest speaker: A potluck luncheon and business meeting precedes the program. On Saturday, May II, the Maturango Museum will have a Saturday Adventure Workshop for children ages 8 10 14. Partici- pants will design and make a family crest or coat of arms that renects their interests and infor- mation about their family. For more information, call the muse- um at 375-6900. SAND SIERRA Business Machines Still Your IBM Headquarters for Best Prices and Service, Sales, Service and Rentals for 14 Years. ALALVARADO 115 California 371-1302 (FAX) 371-1329 May 9, 1991 Community Events McQuaig highlights Burroughs' fund-raiser Scott McQuaig, Bonnie Owens and The Dreams, The Burners and National League umpire/singer Joe West will have the bleach- ers thumping as they perform at the Bur- roughs High School football fIeld on Tuesday, May 21. Additional special guests, i~luding professional athletes, are expected to attend. Prior 10 the concen, which stans at 7:30 p.m., will be a dinner, starting at 6 p.m. The dinner/concen is to raise money for the boys' and girls' athletic programs at Burroughs High School. TICkets, which are $15 each, may be purchased at the Burroughs High School Finance Office or from any BHS athletic MDMSC; SmarlrJwiwfortough fkrisiont I • I I • 1 I The trust? member or coach. Children 7 and under are free when accom- panied by a ticket-holding parent. If you want a night out, there is free child care for chil- dren 2-7 years of age. For more information, call Huiben Dehaan at 375-7475. • J I • J • , 1 ON THE INSIDE __ . _PAGE Skipper Sez. ....... .2 Your Environment ....8 Washington News ...11 MWR ............ 19 Sports ............ 21 IPeI'SOnllel News ....25 IClaISSifieds... ......31 .... Max Mill a.. WaI. 64 51 26 Thurs. 10 44 28 Fri. 76 41 14 Sal. 82 42 SUII. 87 42 10 Mon. 89 55 15 lUes. 91 51 15 Airfield loses power May 11 Electric power will be secured at Armitage Field on Saturday, May II, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. This outage will include all facilities west of Aviation Blvd. Buildings on the east side of Aviation Blvd. have a separate power source and will not be affected. Please secure all electrical equipment and computers that could be damaged by this elec- trical shut-down. Any questions on this should be directed to the airfield facilities manager, Code 61023, NWC ext. 5032. Chapel honors its secretaries Eleanor Hartwig, Agnes W"mra- and Rosemary High are celebrating their 20th anniver- sary as secretaries in the Naval Weapons Center's All Faith Chapel Office. In celebration this event, Ihcre wiD be a din- ner/ dance 011 Saturday, May 25, at the Kerr McGee Ceora- (100 W. California Ave.). A social bour will begin this semi-formal evall at 6 p.m., followed by dima at 7 pm. A special program honoring tbe lIRe will be held from 8 ID 9 p.m. The Banas will provide music for dancing -' li"""inc pk:as;ae from 910 11 p.m. TJdets for this event, which cost $20 per penon, must be purchased by May 20 at the NWC All Faith Chapel Office. Come on out 81iC1 help honor these three m:eplionaI _ . F« IIIOIe informalion, caD Shea Robinson at NWC ext. 3506(3507. Vol. XLVI, No. 18, _",., Special honor accorded Kistler Twenty-nine years of exem- plary service at the Naval Weapons Center brought honor and recognition recently to Dr. Richard E. Kistler, head of the Weapons Planning Group's Strategic Planning Office, whc:: he was presented the Navy Me;;- torious Civilian Service Award. NWC Commander Capt. Douglas W. Cook presented the award, saying, "It is with great pleasure that I present you with the highest honor I can give as the Comman- der of the Naval Weapons Cen- ter... You have been personally involved with many of the man- agement issues facing the Center over the past 20 years and have contributed exemplary profes- mended Kistler for the award. sional staff support and advice." Kistler's "adrninisttative and man- Phil Arnold, head of the agement skills and reputation Weapons Planning Group, recom- have served the Naval Weapons :-r,1mlr!! Center well for many years and have brought recognition and enhanced the reputation of the Center's 'can-do' responsiveness," Arnold noted. Kistler staned his civilian ser- vice career at what was then known as the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in 1962. For the first eight years, he worked in the Weapons Planning Group. Arnold noted that Kistler's analy- ses and publications on anti-ship- ping submarine problems during that time have become classics in the analysis community, the labo- ratories and in operational com- ..L.......___-' mands. It was this work that "This award is given in recog- nition of your contributions to the Center over many years of service to the Weapns Planning and Comptroller organizations," read the citation accompanying the award. "Your in-depth technical knowledge of the Center, its way of doing business, and its accom- plishments have enabled you to provide extraordinary inputs to the management of the Center. YEARS OF SERVICE REWARDED - NWC Com- mander, Capt. Douglas W. Cook, congratulates Dr. Richard Kistler for receiving the Navy Merito- rious Service Award for his many contributions to the Navy, as Kistler's wife, Marianne, looks on_ earned him the Michelson Fellow in Management Award in 1967. In the early 1970s, Kistler transferred to the comptroller organization and became the (Continued on Page 18) Cdr. Knight earns fourth commendation Head of Center's Procurement Department saluted with medal from previous command For the founh time in his Navy career, Cdr. Cedric L. Knight, head of the Naval Weapons Center's Procurement Department, received a Navy Commendation Medal. The procurement offICer was honored for meritorious service while serving as director, for the Purchasing and Transponation departments at the Naval Supply Center, San Diego, Calif., from OclOber 1987 to May 1990. Capt. Douglas W. Cook, NWC Commander, presented Cdr.·Krtight with the award at a recent Commander's meeting. According to the accompanying citation signed by the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. F. B. Kelso II, the then lieutenant commander "directed a dramatic improvement in small purchase operations that reduced backlogs by more than 62 percent and reduced average age of work in process from 75 to 35 days. He also improved procurement administrative leadtime from 80 to 25 days at non·pierside purchasing sites and from 14 to six days at pierside sites, while reducing employee turnover by 70 percent" Cdr. Knight's efforts at efficiency were also praised in the citation. "His keen insight, analytical skill and dynamic pursuit of greater effi- ciencies achieved a 75 percent reduction of Transponation Department overtime and Significantly improved traceability of depot level repairable deliveries," read the citation. Since joining the Navy in March 1975, Cdr. Knight has been assigned to the USS Midway (CV-41), Navy Supply Corps School, USS Philedelphia (SSN-690), Defense Contract Administration Office (DCASMA) in Inglewood, the Naval Supply Systems Command and the USS McKee (AS-41). He was stationed in San Diego prior to com- ing to NWC in June 1990. He reached his present rank in September, just three months later. In addition to his four Navy Commendation Medals, Cdr. Knight has been awarded the Defense Commendation Medal, Navy Expedi- tionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, SEA Service Ribbon with two stars, National Defense Medal and three Battle EffICiency Rib- bons. Since his arrival at China Lake, Cdr. Knight has been busy imple- menting total quality management (TQM) guidelines into the Procure- ment Department and to highlight customer satisfaction. The commander lives on-Center with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three kids, Daniel, Cedric and NalaSia. WORK APPRECIATED - Capt. Douglas W. Cook, NWC Commander, congratulates Cdr_ Cedric Knight upon receiving his fourth Navy Commen- dation Medal. Photo by PH3 Cary Brady , OCR Text: Area Action Sai Wllat will be the band at the 10th annual BOSS Ball, which is slated for Saturday, May 18, at the Carriage Inn. A social stans the evening at 6 p.m., fol- lowed by dinner at 7 p.m. New officers will be installed and scholarships will be awarded to selectees. Cost is $30 per person. For more information, call Catherine Rogers at 375-4554. ### Joseph Adler will present Researching a Regimental His- tory at the May 10 meeting of the IWV Genealogical Society. Visitors are invited to attend this 7 p.m. meeting in the Kern Coun- ty Library. For more information, call 446-3114. ### Chapter 2274 of the American Association of Retired Persons will have their regular monthly meeting at I p.m. on April 14 at the Ridgecrest Senior Center, 125 S. Warner. Lou Burrows, head of the Senior Citizens Information and Referral Office is the guest speaker: A potluck luncheon and business meeting precedes the program. On Saturday, May II, the Maturango Museum will have a Saturday Adventure Workshop for children ages 8 10 14. Partici- pants will design and make a family crest or coat of arms that renects their interests and infor- mation about their family. For more information, call the muse- um at 375-6900. SAND SIERRA Business Machines Still Your IBM Headquarters for Best Prices and Service, Sales, Service and Rentals for 14 Years. ALALVARADO 115 California 371-1302 (FAX) 371-1329 May 9, 1991 Community Events McQuaig highlights Burroughs' fund-raiser Scott McQuaig, Bonnie Owens and The Dreams, The Burners and National League umpire/singer Joe West will have the bleach- ers thumping as they perform at the Bur- roughs High School football fIeld on Tuesday, May 21. Additional special guests, i~luding professional athletes, are expected to attend. Prior 10 the concen, which stans at 7:30 p.m., will be a dinner, starting at 6 p.m. The dinner/concen is to raise money for the boys' and girls' athletic programs at Burroughs High School. TICkets, which are $15 each, may be purchased at the Burroughs High School Finance Office or from any BHS athletic MDMSC; SmarlrJwiwfortough fkrisiont I • I I • 1 I The trust? member or coach. Children 7 and under are free when accom- panied by a ticket-holding parent. If you want a night out, there is free child care for chil- dren 2-7 years of age. For more information, call Huiben Dehaan at 375-7475. • J I • J • , 1 ON THE INSIDE __ . _PAGE Skipper Sez. ....... .2 Your Environment ....8 Washington News ...11 MWR ............ 19 Sports ............ 21 IPeI'SOnllel News ....25 IClaISSifieds... ......31 .... Max Mill a.. WaI. 64 51 26 Thurs. 10 44 28 Fri. 76 41 14 Sal. 82 42 SUII. 87 42 10 Mon. 89 55 15 lUes. 91 51 15 Airfield loses power May 11 Electric power will be secured at Armitage Field on Saturday, May II, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. This outage will include all facilities west of Aviation Blvd. Buildings on the east side of Aviation Blvd. have a separate power source and will not be affected. Please secure all electrical equipment and computers that could be damaged by this elec- trical shut-down. Any questions on this should be directed to the airfield facilities manager, Code 61023, NWC ext. 5032. Chapel honors its secretaries Eleanor Hartwig, Agnes W"mra- and Rosemary High are celebrating their 20th anniver- sary as secretaries in the Naval Weapons Center's All Faith Chapel Office. In celebration this event, Ihcre wiD be a din- ner/ dance 011 Saturday, May 25, at the Kerr McGee Ceora- (100 W. California Ave.). A social bour will begin this semi-formal evall at 6 p.m., followed by dima at 7 pm. A special program honoring tbe lIRe will be held from 8 ID 9 p.m. The Banas will provide music for dancing -' li"""inc pk:as;ae from 910 11 p.m. TJdets for this event, which cost $20 per penon, must be purchased by May 20 at the NWC All Faith Chapel Office. Come on out 81iC1 help honor these three m:eplionaI _ . F« IIIOIe informalion, caD Shea Robinson at NWC ext. 3506(3507. Vol. XLVI, No. 18, _",., Special honor accorded Kistler Twenty-nine years of exem- plary service at the Naval Weapons Center brought honor and recognition recently to Dr. Richard E. Kistler, head of the Weapons Planning Group's Strategic Planning Office, whc:: he was presented the Navy Me;;- torious Civilian Service Award. NWC Commander Capt. Douglas W. Cook presented the award, saying, "It is with great pleasure that I present you with the highest honor I can give as the Comman- der of the Naval Weapons Cen- ter... You have been personally involved with many of the man- agement issues facing the Center over the past 20 years and have contributed exemplary profes- mended Kistler for the award. sional staff support and advice." Kistler's "adrninisttative and man- Phil Arnold, head of the agement skills and reputation Weapons Planning Group, recom- have served the Naval Weapons :-r,1mlr!! Center well for many years and have brought recognition and enhanced the reputation of the Center's 'can-do' responsiveness," Arnold noted. Kistler staned his civilian ser- vice career at what was then known as the Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) in 1962. For the first eight years, he worked in the Weapons Planning Group. Arnold noted that Kistler's analy- ses and publications on anti-ship- ping submarine problems during that time have become classics in the analysis community, the labo- ratories and in operational com- ..L.......___-' mands. It was this work that "This award is given in recog- nition of your contributions to the Center over many years of service to the Weapns Planning and Comptroller organizations," read the citation accompanying the award. "Your in-depth technical knowledge of the Center, its way of doing business, and its accom- plishments have enabled you to provide extraordinary inputs to the management of the Center. YEARS OF SERVICE REWARDED - NWC Com- mander, Capt. Douglas W. Cook, congratulates Dr. Richard Kistler for receiving the Navy Merito- rious Service Award for his many contributions to the Navy, as Kistler's wife, Marianne, looks on_ earned him the Michelson Fellow in Management Award in 1967. In the early 1970s, Kistler transferred to the comptroller organization and became the (Continued on Page 18) Cdr. Knight earns fourth commendation Head of Center's Procurement Department saluted with medal from previous command For the founh time in his Navy career, Cdr. Cedric L. Knight, head of the Naval Weapons Center's Procurement Department, received a Navy Commendation Medal. The procurement offICer was honored for meritorious service while serving as director, for the Purchasing and Transponation departments at the Naval Supply Center, San Diego, Calif., from OclOber 1987 to May 1990. Capt. Douglas W. Cook, NWC Commander, presented Cdr.·Krtight with the award at a recent Commander's meeting. According to the accompanying citation signed by the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. F. B. Kelso II, the then lieutenant commander "directed a dramatic improvement in small purchase operations that reduced backlogs by more than 62 percent and reduced average age of work in process from 75 to 35 days. He also improved procurement administrative leadtime from 80 to 25 days at non·pierside purchasing sites and from 14 to six days at pierside sites, while reducing employee turnover by 70 percent" Cdr. Knight's efforts at efficiency were also praised in the citation. "His keen insight, analytical skill and dynamic pursuit of greater effi- ciencies achieved a 75 percent reduction of Transponation Department overtime and Significantly improved traceability of depot level repairable deliveries," read the citation. Since joining the Navy in March 1975, Cdr. Knight has been assigned to the USS Midway (CV-41), Navy Supply Corps School, USS Philedelphia (SSN-690), Defense Contract Administration Office (DCASMA) in Inglewood, the Naval Supply Systems Command and the USS McKee (AS-41). He was stationed in San Diego prior to com- ing to NWC in June 1990. He reached his present rank in September, just three months later. In addition to his four Navy Commendation Medals, Cdr. Knight has been awarded the Defense Commendation Medal, Navy Expedi- tionary Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, SEA Service Ribbon with two stars, National Defense Medal and three Battle EffICiency Rib- bons. Since his arrival at China Lake, Cdr. Knight has been busy imple- menting total quality management (TQM) guidelines into the Procure- ment Department and to highlight customer satisfaction. The commander lives on-Center with his wife, Elizabeth, and their three kids, Daniel, Cedric and NalaSia. WORK APPRECIATED - Capt. Douglas W. Cook, NWC Commander, congratulates Cdr_ Cedric Knight upon receiving his fourth Navy Commen- dation Medal. Photo by PH3 Cary Brady , China Lake Museum,Rocketeer Newspaper,Rocketeer 1990s,Rocketeer 1991,Rktr5.9.1991.pdf,Rktr5.9.1991.pdf Page 1, Rktr5.9.1991.pdf Page 1