Martin Clark Faga (born June 11, 1941) was the tenth director of the
National Reconnaissance Office
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(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 NRO products' classification, 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.National Reconnaissance Office: Martin C. Faga official biography
Born and raised in
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
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Lehigh University
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, graduating with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in June 1963 and then earning an M.S. degree in electrical engineering in October 1964.
Faga concurrently served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space from 1989 to 1993, having been confirmed by the
U.S. Senate
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