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contract wins

Expanding our work at PAX NAS

MIL is pleased to announce the award of the Digital Analytics, Infrastructure, and Technology
Advancement Group Program and System Engineering and Data Analytic Support contract to MIL! Our
longstanding partnership with the NAVAIR community, our deep knowledge of NAVAIR environments,
and our understanding of the complex interdependencies between current and slated projects uniquely
positioned us as the clear choice to ensure mission success.
With tasks valued at $59.4M over the next four years, MIL will play a key role in supporting NAVAIR
environments that are national in scope, providing engineering and technical support for more than
400 NAVAIR RDT&E laboratories. Working primarily out of NAS Patuxent River, we remain committed to providing research and
development support services associated with the LVCE in support of the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation of advanced
weapons systems, NAVAIR aircraft, avionics, and associated advanced modeling environments.
MIL’s proposal effort was led by the DoD Business Unit COO Ed Greer, along with ETS sector VPs Adam Ptack and Marty Bailey.
Other members of the MIL Team making important contributions to the winning effort include Jeff Bailey, Rick Miller, Mike Knoops,
Joe Joseph, and MIL’s proposals, contracts, and pricing teams. Thanks again and congratulations!

company news

MIL M&S expert presents in Annual Open House in SoMd

“Best from Around the Globe” forum MIL’s annual open house for employees and their guests was
held on December 10th at Elements – Eatery and Mixology
Dr. Oswalt and Dr. Cooley’s M&S paper in Lexington Park, Md. This year’s attendees enjoyed friendly
explores machine learning’s (ML) impact on company and conversation along with their hors d’oeuvres and
the US Department of Defense training systems refreshments. In addition to the delicious food and drinks offered,
and training methods. The research expands Open House attendees also had a chance to participate in the
on what techniques are efficient, effective, and event’s highlight Silent Auction. This year’s proceeds benefited
feasible, and discusses emerging/innovative Back to the Wild Rescue and Rehab and H.O.P.E., local charities
technological ideas on integrating ML into two supporting the Southern Maryland community.
categories of training systems: multi-person Back to the Wild Rescue and Rehab is non-profit wildlife
training simulators and LVC training simulations. rehabilitation center located in California, MD. Its primary
“Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are often used buzz mission is to rehabilitate and ultimately release into their natural
words,” said Dr. Oswalt. “But this paper presents realistic and habitat, injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife.
relevant ways that they can be applied within DoD training. This H.O.P.E., which stands for Helpers Overcoming Problems
is a critical first step.” Effectively, is a frequent recipient of MIL corporate and staff
Dr. Oswalt, who has over 25 years of experience in M&S, works support. H.O.P.E. is a volunteer- and faith-based organization that
as a member of the MIL Defense Business Unit. MIL recently helps to pair members of the local community with the critical
launched a new M&S service line within this team, which resources they need, such as assistance to help pay for electricity,
provides services to the Navy by applying M&S tools to support heating fuel, food, medicine, and other emergency needs.
acquisition activities throughout a program’s lifecycle. This allows According to H.O.P.E., over 46,000 households totaling more
the organization to provide M&S-based analysis of alternatives, than 184,000 needy people have been helped with over $1,000,000
interoperability and supportability studies, T&E planning and since 1990.
augmentation, as well as operational performance assessment. Thanks to MIL’s own volunteers who made this year’s Open House
Dr. Oswalt is a recipient of the Hirsch Prize from the Acquisition a success!
Research Journal, and is a contributor to the 2017 textbook,
The Modeling and Simulation Profession by John Wiley &
Sons. Dr. Oswalt earned his Certified Modeling and Simulation
Professional (CMSP) qualification and NET+ certification in
2019. He is currently developing LVC Event Cybersecurity
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