Eberhart receives military space award. (NDIA News).Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart General Ralph Edward "Ed" Eberhart was Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. General Eberhart entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. , commander-in-chief commander-in-chief Noun pl commanders-in-chief the supreme commander of a nation's armed forces commander-in-chief n (Mil) → commandant m en chef of the North American Aerospace Defense Command A bi-national command of the US and Canada that provides aerospace surveillance, warning and assessment of aerospace attack, and maintains the sovereignty of US and Canadian airspace. Also called NORAD. and commander of the Northern Command, received the Gen. James V. Hartinger General James V. Hartinger was a United States Air Force four star general who served as Commander in Chief, North American Air Defense Command (CINCNORAD) from 1980 to 1981; Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command (CINCNORAD) from 1981 to 1982; North American Award during the National Defense Industrial Association Rocky Mountain Chapter's Salute to Space Ball. Hartinger was the first commander of the Air Force Space Command. The award named for him is presented annually, to recognize outstanding and enduring individual accomplishments towards the advancement of military space initiatives. "Gen. Eberhart was selected for this prestigious award for his sustained leadership, vision and influence on national space policy, people and programs that have inspired NORAD/USSPACECOM and AFSPACECOM AFSPACECOM Air Force Space Command to new levels of performance and achievement," said Larry Hungerford, NDIA's Rocky Mountain Chapter president. Eberhart "will also be cited for his tireless efforts to integrate and expand the understanding of space contributions with national leaders, as well as fostering relationships internationally to enhance U.S. security and world stability," said Hungerford. |
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