Vol. 6, No. 3 Special Edition 2000 Cgflewgga/wcn’lusemgounmw 7630, ?W2000 wauég/ZO 939-3530, 70mm £04 farm, awe/Maw IT'S OFFICIAL: NAVY MUSEUM STATUS GRANTED TO WEAPONS EXHIBIT CENTER Reprinted by permission from The Weaponeer June 8. 2000 (China Lake Museum Foundation Board Members Burrell Hays, Paul Homer and Jack Russell provided input to NAWCWPNS/NAWS Command Historian Leroy Doig as he worked with the Weaponeer staff in preparing this first public announcement by the Navy of authorization as an official Navy Museum for the China Lake museum facility. ) "Museum? What Museum? You mean the Exhibit Center?" Not any more. Although the ultimate name may still be a matter for debate, the status of the US. Navy Museum at China Lake isn't. It's official. When the Secretary of the Navy signed out SECNAVNOTE 5755 on 12 May 2000, the US. Naval Museum of Armament and Technology was officially established at NAWCWPNS/NAWS China Lake. This is the culmination of a 10-year effort by NWC/NAWCWPNS employees, retirees. and supporters. The establishment of what would become the Museum began in 1989 with an effort spearheaded by Milt Burford to create an expanded — and permanent — Command exhibit center. , OCR Text: Vol. 6, No. 3 Special Edition 2000 Cgflewgga/wcn’lusemgounmw 7630, ?W2000 wauég/ZO 939-3530, 70mm £04 farm, awe/Maw IT'S OFFICIAL: NAVY MUSEUM STATUS GRANTED TO WEAPONS EXHIBIT CENTER Reprinted by permission from The Weaponeer June 8. 2000 (China Lake Museum Foundation Board Members Burrell Hays, Paul Homer and Jack Russell provided input to NAWCWPNS/NAWS Command Historian Leroy Doig as he worked with the Weaponeer staff in preparing this first public announcement by the Navy of authorization as an official Navy Museum for the China Lake museum facility. ) "Museum? What Museum? You mean the Exhibit Center?" Not any more. Although the ultimate name may still be a matter for debate, the status of the US. Navy Museum at China Lake isn't. It's official. When the Secretary of the Navy signed out SECNAVNOTE 5755 on 12 May 2000, the US. Naval Museum of Armament and Technology was officially established at NAWCWPNS/NAWS China Lake. This is the culmination of a 10-year effort by NWC/NAWCWPNS employees, retirees. and supporters. The establishment of what would become the Museum began in 1989 with an effort spearheaded by Milt Burford to create an expanded — and permanent — Command exhibit center. , China Lake Museum,China Laker - Newsletter,China Laker 2000s,China Laker 2000,Vol 6 No 3 Special Edition June 2000.pdf,Vol 6 No 3 Special Edition June 2000.pdf Page 1, Vol 6 No 3 Special Edition June 2000.pdf Page 1