SPACE - Key Persons
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- Sector Vice President and General Manager, Space Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Dr. DiCarlo is sector vice president and general manager for Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems. Prior to this appointment, DiCarlo was sector vice president and deputy for Operations at Northrop Grumman's former Space Technology sector; vice president, Programs; vice president, Engineering; vice president and general manager, Electronics & Technology Division within TRW Space & Electronics; vice president and executive director for Broadband Wireless in TRW Ventures; and vice president and director for the TRW Center for Automotive Technology. DiCarlo earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Steubenville, a master's degree from Ohio State and doctorate from the University of Southern California, all in electrical engineering.
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- Commander, United States Strategic Command
General Chilton is commander of United States Strategic Command. Previously, he flew on three space shuttle missions at NASA and served as the deputy program manager for Operations for the International Space Station Program. He has served on the Air Force Space Command Staff, the Air Staff, the Joint Staff, and commanded the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 8th Air Force, Joint Functional Component Command for Space and Global Strike and Air Force Space Command. Chilton is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University.
General Kearney is the deputy commander of the United States Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Previously, he was the commanding general of Special Operations Command Central/ Combined Forces Special Operations Component Command; assistant division commander (Maneuver) of the 24th Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas, and deployed forward as the deputy CFSOC commander and commander, Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-Former Regime Elements in Baghdad, Iraq; assigned as the J3 and subsequently as the deputy commander for Joint Special Operations Command. Kearney is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and has completed the Armor Officer's Advanced Course and the Army War College.
General Campbell is commanding general of the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and commander of the Joint Functional Component Command - Integrated Missile Defense. Campbell's previous assignments include chief of staff, United States Strategic Command; director of plans, United States Space Command; deputy commanding general, United States Army Air Defense Artillery Center; commanding general, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command; assistant deputy chief of staff for Combat Developments, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Worcester State College and a master's degree in personnel management from the University of New Hampshire.
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- Commander, Joint Functional Component Command - Space, United States Strategic Command
General James is commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces Strategic), Air Force Space Command, and commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, United States Strategic Command. Prior to his current assignment, James was a vice commander, 5th Air Force, and deputy commander, 13th Air Force. His career also includes serving as a space shuttle payload specialist; Air Staff program element monitor; Global Positioning System satellite program manager; and chief of operations, 14th Air Force. James earned a Bachelor of Science degree in astronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy and a Master of Science degree in astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
General Blum is the deputy commander, United States Northern Command, and vice commander, United States Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command (USELEMENORAD), headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. His previous assignment was chief, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Va. Prior to commanding the 29th Infantry Division (Light), Blum served as assistant adjutant general for Army, commanding general, Maryland Army National Guard, and assistant division commander (Support), 29th Infantry Division (Light). Blum served as the commanding general for Multinational Division (North) Stabilization Force 10 in Operation Joint Forge, Bosnia Herzegovina.
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- Deputy Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Technical Collection
Mr. Allen serves as the deputy assistant deputy director of National Intelligence for Technical Collection. He is a member of the Army Military Intelligence Corps, and has served on active duty in the Army. His previous civilian assignments include serving at the Intelligence and Security Command, on the G-3 Measurements and Signature Intelligence (MASINT) Staff; as the MASINT chief of both the 513th and 66th Military Intelligence Brigades; as a collection manager for Advanced Geospatial Intelligence and Overhead Persistent Infrared; and as a MASINT systems integrator for the Headquarters, Department of the Army, G8.
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- Senior Director
- Senior Director, Advanced Programs, Orbital Sciences Corporation
Mr. Anhalt is a senior director, Special Programs for the Advanced Programs Group at Orbital Sciences Corporation. Prior to joining Orbital, he served in the Air Force, attaining the rank of colonel. While in the Air Force Anhalt served as a flight test engineer as well as program manager for a variety of aircraft and space systems. Anhalt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy; a Master of Science degree in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton University; and a Master of Arts degree in international relations from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada.
Mr. Pulham is the chief executive officer of the Space Foundation. Prior to joining the Space Foundation, he was senior manager of public relations, employee communication and advertising for all space programs of The Boeing Company, where he served as spokesperson at the Kennedy Space Center for a half-dozen space shuttle flights. Pulham's non-profit experience includes serving as executive director of the Kona-Kohala, Hawaii, Chamber of Commerce, and as director of corporate communication for the Boeing Employees Good Neighbor Fund. He is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools and an alumnus of the University of Hawaii.
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- Director - General for International Affairs, Bureau of Defense Policy, Ministry of Defense
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- Director, Global Satellite Communications Center under Joint Task Force Global Network Operations, United States Strategic Command
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- Vice President and General Manager, Surveillance & Navigation Systems, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Mr. McCormick is the special assistant to the Director, DARPA. In addition, he serves as the DARPA director of international support activities. After serving in the Air Force, McCormick was appointed the deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for space plans and policy, after serving as the special assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force for space, and as the program manager, ESL, subsidiary of TRW. He has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Military Institute and a Master's Degree in engineering administration from George Washington University.
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- Chief Operating Officer of GeoEye
Mr. Schuster is the Chief Operating Officer of GeoEye. Previously, Schuster served as president of Integrated Systems for BAE Systems, vice president of Programs at Harris Corporation within the Government Communications Systems division, and vice president of the Space Applications Operation at Loral Space and Range Systems. In addition, he spent a number of years with the Central Intelligence Agency. Schuster has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.
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- Director, Office of International Affairs and Policy, National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency
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- Division Chief
- Division Chief for Space and Cyberspace Cooperation, Office of the Deputy under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs
Ms. Seybolt is the division chief for Space and Cyberspace Cooperation within the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, Washington, D.C. Previously, she was an air force fellow at the RAND Corporation under Project Air Force and served as branch chief, International Space Cooperation, Department of the Air Force, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary, International Affairs, Washington, D.C. Seybolt earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, and a Master of Arts Degree in Public Administration, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock.
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- Director - Operationally Responsive Space Office, United States Department of Defense
- Director of the Operationally Responsive Space Office of the United States Department of Defense
Dr. Wegner is the director of the Operationally Responsive Space Office of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Prior to this position he served as the technical advisor to Air Force Space Command, Directorate of Requirements. Previously Wegner served as a senior aerospace engineer with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Space Vehicles Directorate; led the DoD TacSat Joint Experiments IPT; and served as the branch chief for AFRL's Spacecraft Component Technology Branch. Wegner earned a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Arizona; a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University; and a Doctorate degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wyoming.
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- Governor, State of Nebraska
The Honorable Dave Heineman was sworn-in as Nebraska's 39th Governor in 2005, when then-Governor Mike Johanns resigned to become the United States Secretary of Agriculture. Heineman was elected to his first full term in office in November. Prior to becoming governor, he served more than three years as lieutenant governor and nearly seven years as state treasurer. He also served in local government as a member of the Fremont City Council. Heineman served five years in the United States Army. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Army's Airborne and Ranger Schools.
Mayor Suttle was sworn in as Omaha's 50th mayor on June 8, 2009. Previously, he served on the Omaha City Council from District 1, was the former Public Works director for the City of Omaha, held transportation planning positions with local governments in Albuquerque and Wichita, was the executive vice president and director of corporate development for HDR, the nation's 17th largest architecture - engineering firm, as well served as vice chairman of their Board of Directors. Suttle is a licensed professional engineer in Nebraska and has taken retirement in Missouri, New Mexico and Massachusetts.
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- President and Chief Executive Officer of the Aerospace Corporation
Dr. Austin is president and chief executive officer of The Aerospace Corporation. Previously, Austin served as the senior vice president of the company's National Systems Group; senior vice president of Special Studies; and senior vice president of the Engineering and Technology Group. Before being named senior vice president, Austin was general manager of the Military Satellite Communications Division and the Electronic Systems Division. Austin earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College, master's degrees in systems engineering and mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in systems engineering from the University of Southern California.