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Article: Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head Mourns Loss of Its Energetic Champion
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- The Washington Post
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- February 18, 1999
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Back in the early and mid-1990s, things were looking pretty grim
for the Indian Head Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Base closures were the order of the day, and the century-old
explosives facility on the banks of the Potomac was considered a
prime candidate for the ax.
Roger M. Smith, the director of Indian Head, had some ideas about
what needed to be done. He transformed Indian Head from a somewhat
tired engineering-oriented installation into a full-spectrum facility
involved in the research, development, testing and evaluation of
explosives.
But just as important, and without anyone's permission, Smith