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THE REST OF MY SHINING CAREER AT MDC

1985 – 1997
I’m not really sure how to begin this story. If I thought
the work we did on High Energy Laser Vulnerability and

Hardening was classified — well let’s just say that was
child’s play when compared to the world of stealth. I was
relegated to the basement with no windows, work in a

SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility),
with an impossible technical language well beyond my
knowledge and understanding. I was ill at ease with

anything electrical.

At the same time, and you might not believe this, they
grabbed Dave F (my HEL V&H initial boss and buddy)
made him director of this motley group of engineers with
me as his sidekick yet again and told us to build a new

organization in our company called Low Observables
Technology (LOT). Again, I’ll not be able to talk about

the specifics.

As our new group was being formed, a secure building

within a building was being built to house test facilities,
manufacturing capability for prototypes and test targets,
people, laboratories, material development, separate

SCIF’s for unique programs, and RADAR test ranges. It