PLEXSYS Celebrates 40 Years of Defense Training Innovation
Sep 1, 2026 | By: Nancy Paschal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PLEXSYS Celebrates 40 Years of Defense Training Innovation
40th Anniversary Celebration — Camas, Washington Headquarters — September 24, 2026
August 26, 2026 | By: Nancy Paschal
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CAMAS, Wash., August 26, 2026 – PLEXSYS Interface Products, Inc. will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a celebration at company headquarters in Camas, Washington, on September 24, 2026. The milestone marks four decades of delivering advanced defense training solutions to the United States Armed Forces and allied partners worldwide.
Founded in 1986, PLEXSYS has spent forty years building the modeling, simulation, and training systems that help warfighters rehearse the mission before they face it. Today that work spans live, virtual, and constructive training systems, built and supported from facilities on three continents.
The celebration will be attended by former PLEXSYS CEOs, the current PLEXSYS team, elected officials, veterans, and members of the local community.
"Forty years of training the world's best warfighters doesn't happen by accident. It happens because this team has shown up, generation after generation, ready for whatever the mission required. That discipline is the reason PLEXSYS is still here at 40, and it's exactly what Mission Ready means to us." – Hart Rutherford, Ph.D., Chief Operations Officer
PLEXSYS is 100% employee-owned, with more than 200 full-time employees supporting live, virtual, and constructive training systems used by warfighters far beyond the Pacific Northwest. Forty years on, this celebration belongs as much to that workforce as it does to the milestone itself.
Guests at the 11:30 AM capabilities showcase will get a hands-on look at where that work is headed next, including PLEXSYS's latest advances in multi-domain simulation, integrated training environments, and after-action review tools shaping how the U.S. military trains today.
"Forty years ago, a small team set out to make warfighters more ready for whatever came next. Four decades and three continents later, that commitment hasn't moved an inch, and we're just as future focused today as we were on day one." – Mark Graper, Chief Executive Officer
Event Details
- Date: September 24, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00 AM – Former CEO meet & greet and private PLEXSYS update (coffee & snacks)
- 11:00 AM – Official welcome and 40th anniversary observance
- 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – Food trucks, refreshments, and capabilities showcase; mingle with the PLEXSYS team and gathered veterans
- Location: 4900 NW Camas Meadows Drive, Camas, WA 98607
- RSVP: Nancy Paschal – npaschal@plexsys.com – 979-739-7434
For more information, visit plexsys.com or contact Nancy Paschal at npaschal@plexsys.com.
About About PLEXSYS Interface Products, Inc.
PLEXSYS Interface Products, Inc. is a leading developer of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) training solutions for the United States Armed Forces and allied defense partners worldwide. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Camas, Washington, PLEXSYS designs and delivers the integrated training ecosystems that prepare warfighters for any mission, across all domains, at every phase of operations — from initial training through real-world deployment. With facilities and personnel supporting defense customers across the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, PLEXSYS brings forty years of mission-focused innovation to the world's most demanding training environments. For more information, visit plexsys.com.