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Members of the TRM team
that received this honor include:
“I am awed by the collective contributions
to the department and our nation, Derek Alexander Mick Hickman Rita Pernell
and I can’t thank all of you enough Michael Avino Megan Holley Kurt Peterson
for your dedication and your teamwork.” Scott Baggott Kevin Hooper Anthony Polk
Jill Hruby, Dan Bales Billy Hunt Linda Quarles
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Jonathan Barnett Glen Jackson Jay Ray
and NNSA Administrator Tiffany Blanchard- Joel Jones Tony Riley

Case Kiran Karanth Genave Russo
Roy Boyd Roy Kennedy Leon Scott
The Target Residue Material (TRM) campaign, Amy Boyette Matthew King Davis Shull
completed in 2020, involved transporting HEU from the Michael Budney Michael Kirkland Leroy Smalls
Chalk River Laboratories in Canada to the SRS H Canyon Annette Burnette Victoria Lampkin Bill Stephens
for processing. This achievement marked the first time that Rick Burns Leah Lilly Mitchell Stokes
irradiated HEU liquid was shipped internationally to the U.S. Jeffrey Chamberlin Johnny Lott Todd Strock
The campaign was coordinated among more than a dozen Virginia Childers Gail Majors Ken Syphertt
organizations in Canada and the U.S., including multiple Chris Cody Mike Martin Lorie Talbert-Burt
federal, state and tribal partners, and involved 115 total William Cooper Maxcine Maxted Tim Tice
truck shipments covering almost 150,000 miles.
Thomas Corey Steve Mayle Calrton Travis
The U.S. team worked collaboratively with Canadian Mike Dalmaso Robin McCammon Kalyn Turner
partners to overcome obstacles presented by the scope Clifford Day Tim McClure Donald Walker
and complexity of the mission in order to facilitate the safe Mark Day Mark McDermott Sue Wells
and secure packaging and transport of the TRM. This Ellen Edge Twyla McDermott Tom Wells
effort advanced U.S. and global goals on nuclear security Mark Farrar Patrick McGuire Sam Wheatley
and contributed to a significant reduction in worldwide
HEU holdings. Brian Fiscus Michael Mickolanis James White
Jaclyn Fitzpatrick Nick Miller Blake Williams
The W76-2 Team was honored for their “relentless Greg Ford Rich Minichan Hayley Williams
dedication” in developing a modification of an existing Jeffrey Galan Michael Mosley Shannon Williams
warhead to provide a low-yield, sea-launched ballistic
missile warhead capability. This modification helps Bill Giddings David Nason Shirley Williams
preserve credible deterrence against regional aggression. Eric Gleaton Hitesh Nigam Dennis Yates
Weapon Program Engineers Don Zecha and Scott Magali Gonzalez Rich O’Donnell Ron Youmans
McGee were honored as representatives of SRTE’s Lydia Greenway Bill Park Cheryl Young
contribution, which was to supply the gas transfer system Allen Gunter Sherry Park Jim Zelgewicz
used in the modification. Jessica Halse Wanda Patterson Steve Zimmerman
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and National
Nuclear Security Administration Administrator Jill Hruby
echoed Granholm’s praise. “I am awed by the collective A cask of TRM HEU arrives at the H Canyon facility.
contributions to the department and our nation, and I
can’t thank all of you enough for your dedication and your
teamwork,” she said.