Glacier Technologies

ADATD

Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate

Glacier Technologies personnel continue to support FCBS (a subsidiary of General Dynamics) in the operational testing of military equipment at Fort Bliss's Air Defense Artillery Test Directorate. In recent months we have had almost forty temporary employees supporting our core group of personnel at Fort Bliss on two major tests involving the U.S. Army's Patriot missile system. Our personnel have put in long hours supporting test activities during the summer and will continue to support the test directorate until mid-to-late November. Data collectors and electronic technicians have deployed with the test unit to field locations for both training and testing, while the analyst, data processing, quality control, video reduction, and other support personnel are working to ensure the collected test data is processed and authenticated. Toward the end of the test, Glacier personnel will conduct live Missile Firing Tests from tactical locations at White Sands Missile Range.

During non-testing phases, Glacier Technologies technicians work closely with Government engineers and Technicians on new system developments and improvements/upgrades of current instrumentation systems; assist Government counterparts in day-to-day operations in the computer, WAN, and LAN areas; provide data acquisition and reliability information for the Army in support of Clear Skies exercises; provide technical and computer support to Instrumentation Section; and, provide critical technical advice, input and expertise for future Operational Tests.