Air Force Materiel Command

Jacobs Selected by US Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate West for Rocket Propulsion Lab R&D Support

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Monday, March 9, 2020
Military of the United States, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards Air Force Base, Air Force Materiel Command, States of the United States

DALLAS, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate West (AFRL/RQ-West), for the Rocket and Propulsion Technology Research contract (RAPTR) at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

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  • DALLAS, March 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate West (AFRL/RQ-West), for the Rocket and Propulsion Technology Research contract (RAPTR) at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
  • AFRL/RQ-West is part of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC).
  • Under RAPTR, Jacobs will provide on-site basic, exploratory and experimental research and development (R&D) support to the AFRL/RQ-West for development and transitioning of a wide spectrum of rocket and space propulsion-related technologies to the warfighter.
  • Jacobs' support to the AFRL at Edwards Air Force Base dates to the 1960s when the company began coordinating rocket test programs for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).

Ellen M. Pawlikowski elected to Raytheon board of directors

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Thursday, September 6, 2018
Recipients of the Legion of Merit, National Reconnaissance Office, Pawlikowski, United States, Air Force Materiel Command, Raytheon, United States Air Force, Thomas A. Kennedy, Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Ohio

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has elected General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF, Retired, as a director, effective immediately.

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  • WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has elected General Ellen M. Pawlikowski, USAF, Retired, as a director, effective immediately.
  • Pawlikowski, 61, retired as Commander, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on September 1, 2018.
  • In commenting on the appointment, Thomas A. Kennedy, chairman and CEO of Raytheon, said "Ellen is widely recognized for her leadership in the U.S. science and technology community.
  • Pawlikowski entered the U.S. Air Force in 1978 through the ROTC program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.