El Paso County is the most populous county located in the American state of Colorado. As of the 2020 Census,the population was 730,395,surpassing the City and County of Denver. The county seat is Colorado Springs,the second most populous city in Colorado. El Paso County is included in the Colorado Springs,Colorado,Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Brent Scowcroft was a United States Air Force officer who was a two-time United States National Security Advisor,first under U.S. President Gerald Ford and then under George H. W. Bush. He served as Military Assistant to President Richard Nixon and as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He served as Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005,and advised President Barack Obama on choosing his national security team.
Auraria Campus is an educational facility located near downtown Denver,Colorado in the United States. The campus houses facilities of three separate universities and colleges:the University of Colorado Denver,Community College of Denver (CCD),and Metropolitan State University of Denver. In 2017,there were approximately 54,812 students between the three schools,with rapid growth projected over the following few years. However,due to the Covid-19 pandemic and declining enrollment,the collective student population in 2022 was approximately 38,000,with an additional 5,000 faculty and staff.
The Colorado Air National Guard (CO ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of Colorado,United States of America. It is,along with the Colorado Army National Guard is an element of the Colorado National Guard and reserve of the U.S. Air Force. The units of the Colorado Air National Guard are not in the normal United States Air Force or United States Space Force chain of command. They are under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Colorado through the office of the Colorado Adjutant General unless they are federalized by order of the President of the United States. The Colorado Air National Guard is headquartered in Centennial,and its commanders are currently Major General Laura Clellan as The Adjutant General (TAG) of Colorado and Brigadier General D. Micah Fesler as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air (ATAG-Air) and Commander,Colorado Air National Guard (COANG/CC).
Michelle D. Johnson is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former senior vice president and head of referee operations for the National Basketball Association.
Susan C. Aldridge is an American academic administrator,currently serving as president of Thomas Jefferson University. She was previously president of Drexel University Online. She was the president of University of Maryland University College,vice chancellor of the global campus at Troy University,and a professor of management,organizational behavior,and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore.
Michelle Janine Howard is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the commander of the United States Naval Forces Europe,United States Naval Forces Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples. She previously was the 38th Vice Chief of Naval Operations. She assumed her last assignment on June 7,2016.
John Alexander Gordon was an American air force general who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He also served as the President's Homeland Security advisor from 2003 to 2004.
Frank Graham Klotz served as Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy. He was confirmed for the position on April 8,2014,and retired on January 20,2018.
Peter Bartholomew Teets was the thirteenth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office and the Under Secretary of the Air Force.
The Colorado National Guard consists of the Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard,forming the state of Colorado's component to the United States National Guard. Founded in 1860,the Colorado National Guard falls under the Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
John William Raymond is a retired United States Space Force general who served as the first chief of space operations from 2019 to 2022. The first guardian,he served as commander of the United States Space Command from 2019 to 2020.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public university in Denver,Colorado. It is located on the Auraria Campus,along with the University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver,in downtown Denver,adjacent to Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. MSU Denver had an enrollment of 16,345 undergraduate students in the fall of 2023.
Nina Marion Armagno is a retired United States Space Force lieutenant general who served as the first director of staff of the United States Space Force from 2020 to 2023. She is the service's first female general officer and the only officer to have commanded both the 30th Space Wing and the 45th Space Wing. Before transferring to the Space Force,she was a major general in the United States Air Force,where she served for over 32 years.
National Defense University is a military university established in 2016 and primarily located in Beşiktaş,Istanbul. The university education and training started with the ceremony held on 12 February 2017 at the Air Force Academy. It is a continuation of the Turkish War Academies.
The Honorable Eric Brien Rosenbach is an American public servant and professor who served as Pentagon Chief of Staff from July 2015 to January 2017 and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security from September 2014 to September 2015. As Chief of Staff,Rosenbach assisted Secretary Ash Carter on the Department of Defense's major challenges of the time,which included increased Russian aggression,the Syrian Civil War,and North Korean missile tests.
Donna D. Shipton is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who serves as commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. The center is responsible for total life cycle management for aircraft,engines,munitions,electronic,computer,network,cyber and agile combat support systems. The center employs more than 28,000 people and has a budget of over $300 billion. Previously she served as military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,Technology and Logistics.
William J. Liquori Jr. is a retired United States Space Force lieutenant general who has served as the deputy chief of space operations for strategy,plans,programs,requirements,and analysis from 2020 to 2022. A career space operator,he has operational experiences in support of Operation Southern Watch and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Shawn Graham Skelly is a retired United States Navy officer,national security expert,and LGBT rights advocate who is serving as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness. She is currently fulfilling the duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since September 11,2023.
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