FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Brig. Gen. Shannon-Mikal Lukas, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Operational Test Command, visited Fort Huachuca Sept. 16 to host a building dedication and Hall of Fame induction ceremony for the Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate.
“Today, we honor a legacy of service … a legacy defined by precision, integrity and unwavering selfless service to the Army’s operational testing mission,” Lukas said. “From fabrication to facility design, from wartime support to youth robotics, Floyd’s impact is enduring, expansive and deeply personal to this command.”
The ceremony honored the late Floyd G. George, a longtime Army civilian and veteran whose more than six decades of service shaped Fort Huachuca’s intelligence testing mission. As part of the dedication, the Intelligence Systems Integration Laboratory was renamed Floyd George Hall.
“[Floyd] designed the Intelligence Systems Integration Laboratory, a $1.5 million classified computing environment that became the backbone of multi-domain operational testing,” Lukas said. “His name will now stand permanently alongside the systems he helped build, reminding every future tester of the standard he set.”
George, who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars before a 35-year civilian career at Fort Huachuca, was known as a master craftsman and facility manager who built and maintained the very infrastructure that enabled Army intelligence system testing.
Among those attending were George’s wife, son, daughter-in-law Lisa George — who was a guest speaker — daughter, stepdaughter, granddaughter and sister-in-law.
“On behalf of the family we thank all of you today for honoring our husband, father-in-law, dad, grandfather in this way, and his legacy,” said Lisa. “He was extremely passionate about his work, he loved his work and the people he worked with, and we also saw that side of him at home.”
In addition to the dedication, George was also inducted into the Operational Testers’ Hall of Fame.
The dedication and induction mark a tribute to the people who have shaped the Army’s operational testing mission at Fort Huachuca, ensuring its role in advancing intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities for decades to come.
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Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, 2-13th Aviation Regiment, Electronic Proving Ground, Joint Interoperability Test Command and more than 48 supported tenants representing a diverse, multiservice population. Our unique environment encompasses 946 square miles of restricted airspace and 2,500 square miles of protected electronic ranges, key components to the national defense mission.
Located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is an Army installation with a rich frontier history. Established in 1877, the Fort was declared a national landmark in 1976.
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