The Eugene G. Fubini Award for 2003 is presented to Larry D. Welch (right) by Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (center) while Chairman of the Defense Science Board William Schneider Jr. (left) looks on in the Pentagon on Oct. 23, 2003. The Fubini Award recognizes highly significant contributions to the Department of Defense in an advisory capacity over a sustained period of time. Welch, a retired Air Force general and former Air Force chief of staff, has provided expert advise on a diverse range of issues including ballistic missile defense, weapons of mass destruction threats, strategic road maps, operational plans and various transformational technologies.