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Technology Applications

Awarded $9-Million

SNAP I Contract

Technology Applications, Inc. (TAI), a professional and technical services firm, has been awarded a $9-million, three-year contract by the Space and Naval Warfare Sys- tems Command (SPAWAR) to per- form SNAP I (Shipboard Nontacti- cal ADP Program I) installations on

Navy vessels on the East and West

Coasts. TAI has performed SNAP I installations on both coasts since 1985, working out of offices in Nor- folk, Va., on the East Coast and San

Diego on the West Coast.

NAVSEA Names Voynik 'Engineer Of The Year'

Vice Adm. William H. Rowden,

USN, recently awarded "Naval Sea

Systems Command, Engineer of the

Year" honors to Gerald M. Voy- nik, program manager for U.S.

Navy Mineforce Ships.

In his present NAVSEA position for Mine Sweeper Ocean (MSO) and

Mine Sweeping Boats (MSB) Class vessels, Mr. Voynik initiated an aggressive program to restore hull, machinery/electrical capability to give the aging mineforce fleet known as MSO/MSB Retirement

Deferral.

Mr. Voynik was honored for achievements for resolution of long- standing hull maintenance, align- ment problems and innovations in machinery magnetic signature im- provements. Through his efforts and programs, MSOs and MSBs have achieved a renewed mission posture and state of readiness for the U.S. Navy.

Mr. Voynik joined NAVSEA in 1981. He is a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine En- gineers (SNAME). Prior to joining government service, he worked in a variety of commercial industry shore-based marine and New York area towing industry positions.

Under Seas Defense '88

To Be Held In San Diego

On October 3-6

Under Seas Defense '88 (USD), an international exposition and con- ference on underwater warfare tech- nology, will be held in the Holiday

Inn at Embarcadero, San Diego,

Calif., from October 3-6.

Under Seas Defense '88 is the sec- ond annual exposition and confer- ence in this series. It will feature exhibits and technical presentations on various aspects of submarine, an- tisubmarine, mine and mine coun- termeasures warfare technology.

Last year, at USD '87, also held in

San Diego, more than 1,500 people registered and attended. Participa- tion is expected from the U.S., as well as North American Treaty Or- ganization (NATO) and Western- aligned nations.

The keynote speaker for the tech-

July, 1988 33 nical conference on Tuesday, Octo- ber 4, will be Capt. Roger M.

Venables of the Royal Navy. He will speak on the importance of allied cooperation in meeting the antisubmarine warfare challenge.

This chiefly involves 650 opera- tional Soviet submarines that are constantly improving in noise re- duction techniques and with greater weapons load and launch capabili- ties. Captain Venables will also be the featured banquet speaker the evening of October 5 at the Admiral

Kidd Club, Naval Training Station,

San Diego.

At present, Captain Venables is

Captain (S/M), First Submarine

Squadron at HMS Dolphin, Gos- port, U.K. His command includes 10 submarines and the Royal Navy

Submarine School, which also ac- commodates the famous "Perisher

Course" for future submarine com- manding officers.

For further information on USD '88, contact: USD '88, P.O. Box 368,

Spring Valley, Calif. 92077; tele- phone: (619) 465-2262; telex: 530111

WE INC UD, ELN 62772181.

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