Los Alamos National Laboratory Program Director Kerry Habiger retired Thursday and was honored by DOE/NNSA Deputy Undersecretary Jay Tilden with the prestigious Deputy Undersecretary for Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation Meritorious Service Award. In recognizing Habiger, Tilden stated in part, ‘In grateful appreciation for your many contributions to the U.S. Government’s Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation mission from July 2013 to August 2021. During this period of faithful service, you distinguished yourself through outstanding leadership, collaborative spirit, and untiring devotion to duty, greatly enhancing the national security of the United States and reflecting tremendous credit upon yourself…’ Habiger, shown here with his wife Julie who retired Friday as public information office for Los Alamos County, bid farewell to a group of longtime friends at a gathering Friday at Cottonwood on the Greens including former LANL directors Charlie McMillan and Terry Wallace. The Habigers are moving to Kansas to be near their family. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com