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First presented in 1952 by Sir Winston Churchill, the award has been realigned to reflect achievement in engineering and technical advancement in support of military operations for those serving within the Armed Forces.
Flight Lieutenant Ramsey was chosen above many other quality nominations as the recipient of the award after demonstrating outstanding engineering professionalism in the disciplines of requirement analysis, system engineering and project management by providing an innovative information management solution in support of counter-improvised explosive device operations in Afghanistan.
His solution to the problems of transferring information between key personnel in theatre and the UK led directly to a significant increase in the number of IED-makers being identified and thus detained, thereby reducing the threat to coalition forces and the Afghan population.
Mark Organ, IET Head of Membership, commented:
"I am delighted to have been co-ordinating nominations on behalf of the PEI Armed Forces Steering Group for this particular award over the past year.
"I would like to personally congratulate Flight Lieutenant Ramsey on his achievement and look forward to seeing him officially presented with the award during 2012."
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