Joseph V. Charyk

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Joseph V. Charyk

First Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
In office September 6, 1961^[1] – March 1, 1963
President	John F. Kennedy
Succeeded by	Brockway McMillan
Personal details
Born	(1920-09-09) September 9, 1920 Canmore, Alberta^[2]
Residence	Delray Beach, Florida
Alma mater	California Institute of Technology
Occupation	government official, space scientist

Joseph Vincent Charyk (born September 9, 1920) was the first Director of the National Reconnaissance Office.

Charyk consolidated the CIA, Air force, and Navy space programs into the NRO. He brought the first United States imagery satellite, CORONA, into operation and demonstrated signals intelligence technology from space. During his tenure, the NRO operated the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft and managed development of the A-12.^[3]

In 1974, he received the Emmy Directorate Award for his work with COMSAT.^[4]

References

↑ Laurie, Clayton. Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961-2001. Office of the Historian, National Reconnaissance Office. 1 May 2002.
↑ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
↑ National Reconnaissance Office: Joseph V. Charyk official biography
↑ http://www.iemmys.tv/awards_previous.aspx

External links

National Reconnaissance Office: Directors List

Government offices
Preceded by Dudley C. Sharp	United States Under Secretary of the Air Force January 28, 1960 – March 1, 1963	Succeeded by Brockway McMillan

v t e List of National Reconnaissance Office Leadership

DNRO	Charyk McMillan Flax McLucas Plummer Reed Mark Hermann Aldridge Faga Harris Hall Teets Kerr Large Carlson Sapp

PDDNRO	Keifer Reber Naka Singel Cook Haas Hill Hall Kier Fitzgerald Large Haller Sapp Calvelli

DDNRO	Sheridan Pawlikowski Mashiko

Program A	Greer Martin King Allen Bradburn Kulpa Jacobson Lindsay

Program B	Scoville Ledford Sheldon Duckett Dirks Hineman Caballero

Program C	Lowrance Taylor Fluckey Harlfinger Geiger Darcy Yowell Patterson Brooks Betterton Sprague

Program D	Geary Saunders Hartley Bailey

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Name	Charyk, Joseph V.
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Date of birth	September 9, 1920
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