Raymund E. O'Mara

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Raymund E. O'Mara
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Official portrait of Major General O'Mara
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg United States of America
Service/branchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Years of service1963 to 1994
Rank US-O8 insignia.svg Major General

Major General Raymund E. O'Mara of United States Air Force, was tenth Director of the Defense Mapping Agency from June 1993 till his retirement in December 1994; with headquarters at Fairfax, Virginia. As director of DMA, O'Mara moved forward with the implementation of the Global Geospatial Information System, and also initiated the agency's reinvention task force.

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Early life, and education

Major General Raymund E. O'Mara earned a BS from the New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1963 and an MS from the State University of New York in 1974. He completed the Royal Air Force Staff College, Bracknell, England, in 1976; the Air War College in 1979; and the Executive Development Program at University of Michigan, in 1986. [1]

Career

Major General O'Mara began his active duty service in 1963. After flight training, he served four years with the 346th and 348th Bomb Squadrons at Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts. [2]

He served on the Royal Air Force operations staff on an exchange program at High Wycombe, England, and then commanded the 528th Bomb Squadron and served with the 380th Bomb Wing, Strategic Air Command in Plattsburgh. In the early 1980s he served in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and then returned as commander of the 380th Bombardment Wing. He held another staff position at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations at Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. [1]

He also served as deputy chief of staff for strategic plans, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, and deputy director for force employment plans, Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff (JSTP) at Offutt air force base, Nebraska. He then served as deputy commander in chief and chief of staff, U.S. Atlantic Command, Norfolk, Virginia. [1]

Defense Mapping Agency

As director of the Defense Mapping Agency from 1993 to 1994, Major General O'Mara moved forward with the implementation of the Global Geospatial Information System, which was made directly accessible to combat commanders of the Rapid Deployment Forces. The GGIS was a major paradigm shift in warfare with the delivery of geographic information to fast-moving military forces. [3]

O’Mara also initiated the agency's reinvention task force, which transformed DMA from a map-provider to a timely source of geospatial information and services. He retired on December 1, 1994. [3]

Accolades

Major General O’Mara accumulated 3,673 flying hours and flew more than 170 combat missions in Southeast Asia. His awards and decorations include: [1] [2]

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