COMMANDER TO TRANSFER TO D.C., DEPART PLANT 42 AIR FORCE FACILITY TO BE TURNED OVER TO NEW LEADER APRIL 6.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer PALMDALE - Air Force Plant 42 Cmdr. Lt. Col. Bob Catlin will be leaving in April to take an assignment in Washington, D.C., with the agency that oversees the nation's spy satellite system. Catlin will officially turn over command of Plant 42 on April 6 and will take an assignment as the director of contract policy at the National Reconnaissance Office Noun 1. National Reconnaissance Office - an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental . The NRO NRO See not reoffered (NRO). manages operational, acquisition, program, fiscal, communications, policy and security aspects of the nation's highest priority reconnaissance satellite reconnaissance satellite, artificial satellite launched by a country to provide intelligence information on the military activities of foreign countries. There are four major types. Early-warning satellites detect enemy missile launchings. systems. ``My two years and three months as Plant 42's 17th commander has truly been an honor and a privilege,'' Catlin said in a statement announcing the command change. ``Air Force Plant 42 has a rich and glorious history of aircraft development, production and first flights that is without parallel. This is unquestionably un·ques·tion·a·ble adj. Beyond question or doubt. See Synonyms at authentic. un·ques  tion·a·bil a world class aerospace industrial facility.'' Plant 42's commander oversees a 5,800-acre production and flight test installation, the second-largest center of employment in the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley with more than 9,000 to 10,000 workers. Programs at Plant 42 include the modification work on the space shuttle fleet and the B-2 stealth bombers and the construction of the prototypes of the joint strike fighter. Catlin was in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. Succeeding Catlin will be Lt. Col. Celeo Wright, an instructor in the Department of Contract Management, School of Systems and Logistics, Air Force Institute of Technology The Naval Postgraduate School serves a similar purpose for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The U.S. Army does not have a comparable school; Army officers study at the Naval Postgraduate School or AFIT. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 8,023 acres (3,247 hectares), W Ohio, NE of Dayton; est. 1917. One of the largest airport installations in the world, it is the air force's main research and development base, and the headquarters of the in Ohio. Wright was commissioned through Reserve Officer Training in 1981 and began his Air Force career at Wright-Patterson in various contracting positions in the F-15 System Program Office. Wright's career has included stints as interim commander of the Defense Contract Management Office in Rockford, Ill., and as deputy commander of the Defense Contract Management Office in the Balkans. ``Becoming commander of Air Force Plant 42 is the best thing to happen in my Air Force career,'' Wright said. ``This plant's role was critical to our national defense in the past and it will be critical in the future. I am honored to play a small part in this series of events.'' |
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