1 September 1995 Department of the Army Program Executive Office Missile Defense P.O. Box 1500 Huntsville, AL 35807-3801 Mr. Doug Taylor Schafer Corporation 1500 Perimeter Pkwy, Ste 470 Huntsville, AL 35806-1686 Dear Doug, I want to extend to you my appreciation for the efforts that you have put forth in the conversion of the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Objective System Specifications to Performance Specifications. Your dedication, technical expertise, and willingness to help other team members in the Conversion to Performance Based Specifications Integrated Product Development Team resulted in the successful THAAD implementation of Secretary Perry's requirements for performance specifications. I am aware of your exceptional responsiveness and hard work in accomplishing the conversion on an accelerated schedule in order to support the release of the THAAD Engineering Manufacturing Development Request For Proposal. I extend to you my thanks and appreciation for the extraordinary effort and commitment that you have demonstrated towards the success of the THAAD Project. Sincerely, W. Frederick Kilgore Colonel, U.S. Army Project Manager, Theater High Altitude Area Defense