Martin C. Faga

Martin C. Faga
Tenth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office
In office 28 Sep 1989[1] – 5 Mar 1993
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Edward C. Aldridge Jr.
Succeeded by	Jeffrey K. Harris
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-11) July 11, 1941 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Martin C. Faga (born June 11, 1941)^[2] was the tenth Director of the National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO).

Faga directed the declassification of the existence of the NRO following more than 30-years of secrecy. He revolutionized NRO support to the military, downgraded the classification of NRO products, and appointed a Deputy Director for Military Support. Faga initiated the transition from separate Central Intelligence Agency, Air Force, and Navy programs into functional directorates of signals, imagery, and communications.^[3]

References

1. ↑ Laurie, Clayton. Leaders of the National Reconnaissance Office 1961-2001. Office of the Historian, National Reconnaissance Office. 1 May 2002.
2. ↑ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
3. ↑ National Reconnaissance Office: Martin C. Faga official biography

External links

• National Reconnaissance Office: Directors List

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