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R4 Incorporated Opens New Corporate Headquarters and Integration Facility Focused on Developing Counter-IED Technologies for the Warfighter

Relocation Provides $1 Million Capital Investment to Harford County, Maryland Region and Provides New Jobs to the Aberdeen Proving Ground/Edgewood Area

October 15, 2008—Edgewood, Maryland—R4 Incorporated (R4), a defense services company which provides total program management, fielding, sustainment and training solutions to the warfighter, has opened its first domestically located integration facility designed to provide counter-IED support and technology at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG)/Edgewood in Harford County, Maryland. Additionally, R4’s move represents the first phase of BRAC-related relocation from Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. The company’s capital investment of over $1 million further solidifies R4’s commitment to mission success, and it will provide an immediate economic impact to the Greater Baltimore Region by creating over 40 new jobs.

“The work that R4 does directly impacts the survivability of those who serve us and protect our nation,” said R4 President Dave Lewis. “Our CONUS facility, located here in Maryland, is a direct complement to our OCONUS facility in Iraq, and will further enable us to deliver superior performance in counter-IED product development, prototyping and systems integration expertise, while at the same time helping us to explore new and innovative ways of keeping the warfighter safe. We’re proud to be part of a community like Harford County—one that shares our passion for supporting those who protect us.”

Harford County Executive David R. Craig recognized R4’s commitment by stating, “We are extremely pleased that R4 Incorporated has chosen to relocate to Harford County. R4 has been an early partner in the BRAC transition to APG/Edgewood and we welcome CEO Scott Crockett and President Dave Lewis and the whole R4 team as new and valued members to our business community.”

This new facility augments R4’s support currently underway in Iraq by enabling engineers and technicians the ability to develop, field and support new and innovative technologies in the counter-IED arena. R4 will utilize cutting-edge equipment and facilities including four low-boy access doors, oversized ramps and has secure facilities to support our customers. The work performed at the facility will include system integration, reverse engineering, form-fit-function, prototyping, vehicle mounts and transit casings as well as complete installations. Additionally, these capabilities allow R4 to bring battlefield problems and requirements to nearby APG/Edgewood where solutions can be developed for rapid deployment to soldiers in the field.

Approximately 50 employees, including R4’s executive officers, engineers and support staff, will be located at the newly constructed, 21,000 square-foot facility located in the Edgewood Lakeside development. It will also serve as R4’s corporate headquarters, enabling direct oversight of the company’s key programs related to their in-theater support activities.

About R4
R4 is a service-disabled, veteran-owned company which through logistics, engineering, integration, sustainment and program management offers counter-IED technology and support as well as total-package fielding and new equipment training. R4’s solutions uniquely address customers’ needs through their embedded approach, featuring former soldiers working alongside end users, in-theater. From product concept refinement to full-rate production and system decommission, R4 supports the warfighter with boots-on-the-ground fielding and training, performance-based logistics and hands-on integrated logistics solutions. R4 has locations around the globe designed for maximum responsiveness including, Iraq, Afghanistan, New Jersey, North Carolina and Maryland.