National Award Winners

摘要

As the ADD Director, Dr. Bill Lewis is responsible for the planning and execution of the Army Aviation science and technology program with labs in Huntsville, AL; Fort Eustis, VA; and Moffett Field, CA. As a result of his leadership the NATO demonstration of technical solutions for the Degraded Visual Environment (DVE) - Mitigation challenge were completed. Conducted in Yuma, AZ; Manching, Germany, and Alpnach, Switzerland, the pilotage program demonstrations transformed DVE into a tactical advantage. Another achievement was the development of the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) demonstrator aircraft. JMR was the first new start rotorcraft development program in the Army since Comanche and Dr. Lewis led the organization from contract award to initiation of flight test. He also led the integration development and fielding of an aircraft survivability equipment system to defeat a new battlefield threat for a deploying combat aviation brigade in an unprecedented 18 months. He led the three Vertical Lift Research Centers of Excellence, the Aerospace group of The Technical Cooperative Program, an English-speaking countries research collaboration, and was the Army lead for the Aerospace portfolio in the DoD Community of Interest. His initiatives and efforts identify him as the 2017 Army Aviation Association of America Joseph P. Cribbins Department of the Army Civilian of the Year.