Upgrades to missile detection radar earns civilian recognition
Dr. Donald Hoying holds a solid state module at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Nov. 29, 2017. Hoying is Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems division Ballistic Missile Early Warning System sustainment program manager. He recently won AFLCMC’s Outstanding Civilian Acquisition Program Manager Award for leading a team of 50 personnel who are replacing 25,000 SSMs, which are 40-year-old components installed on five Northern Hemisphere radar sites. (U.S. Air Force photo by Robert Lingley)