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A.R.M.S. announces NDIA News
NATIONAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION Joint Services Small Arms Systems Annual Symposium 2006 May 15-18 – Albuquerque Convention Center Albuquerque, NM Mr. Dick Swan, President of A.R.M.S., Inc. is honored with “The Chinn Award The George M. Chinn Award is presented annually to honor a government or industry individual who, in the opinion of the Small Arms Division Executive Board, has made significant contributions to the field of small arms and/or infantry weapons systems. A significant contribution is considered to be a creative invention, new design or innovative concept in small arms weapons, ammunition or ancillary equipment that provides an advancement in the state-of-the-art or capability enhancement that clearly benefits the warfighting or general military capability of the United States. The Chinn Award may also be conferred as recognition to an individual who has performed sustained superior service in a career field of science, engineering, test & evaluation, manufacturing, program management, academic study & research, publishing or maintenance relating to military small arms or infantry weapons. The Chinn Award is named in honor of Lt Col George M. Chinn, a career Marine Corps officer who dedicated his life to the study, development and refinement of machine gun mechanisms. Lt Col Chinn is remembered for his work as a gun designer and for having compiled a five volume reference work entitled, “The Machine Gun”.” (Courtesy of NDIA)
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