Coleman was

awarded the Department of the Army's Superior Civilian Service Award at

an awards ceremony July 17 at Headquarters, Combined Land Forces Component

Command Headquarters, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. A retired Army officer, he

is employed as a civilian contractor on the staff of Third Army, Ft McPherson.

He is responsible

for planning and implementing satellite based systems allowing realtime

tracking of vehicles and supplies throughout twelve countries in the US

Central Command theater. These systems allow logistics managers to "see"

material moving through ports, airfields, road and rail networks to ensure

that needed supplies arrive at the proper destination in time to support

combat operations. The vehicle tracking systems also enable commanders

to report problems, route convoys around traffic, avoid enemy concentrations,

report accidents and call for combat support and medical assistance.