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AFCEA Recognizes the 2012 David Sarnoff Award WinnerAug 13, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- AFCEA International announced that The Honorable James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, has been selected as the 2012 David Sarnoff Award winner. According to a release, AFCEA established the David Sarnoff Award, its highest honor, to recognize individuals who have made lasting and significant contributions to global peace and security. Each recipient has demonstrated a sustained and personal commitment to information-sharing collaboration across traditional and non-traditional boundaries. As the founding father of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association AFCEA Sarnoff established the Association's legacy of communication, dialogue, and an open and ethical information exchange between the Public and Private Sectors. These principles remain the pillars of AFCEA International. "Director Clapper has had incredible career in intelligence and national security," said Kent Schneider, the President and CEO of AFCEA International. "Our awards committee was unanimous in the choice of Director Clapper in spite of some impressive competition. He has done it all." Director Clapper has served as Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence at U.S. Air Force Headquarters during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and Director of Intelligence for three war-fighting commands: U.S. Forces Korea, Pacific Command, and Strategic Air Command. Of his 32 years in uniform he also served two combat tours during the Southeast Asia conflict and flew 73 combat support missions in EC-47s over Laos and Cambodia. More information: www.afcea.org/events/sarnoff ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |