Air Force Space Command Leader to Speak at Global Warfare Symposium

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Gen. William L. Shelton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command, will be a featured speaker at the Air Force Association's 2012 Global Warfare Symposium, which will take place November 15-16, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California. He joins an exceptional line-up of speakers, including:

• Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley
• Lt Gen Larry James, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Lt Gen Ellen Pawlikowski, Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center
• Ms. Gwynne Shotwell, President of SpaceX

[For the full agenda, click here: http://www.afa.org/events/NatlSymp/2012/GWS2012_agenda.asp]

As commander of Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Gen. Shelton is responsible for organizing, equipping, training and maintaining mission-ready space and cyberspace forces and capabilities for North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Strategic Command and other combatant commands around the world. He leads more than 42,000 professionals assigned to 134 locations worldwide.

Since he entered the Air Force in 1976 as a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, he has served in various assignments, including research and development testing, space operations and staff work. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing and numbered air force levels, and served on the staffs at major command headquarters, Air Force headquarters and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Prior to his current position, Gen. Shelton was the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff and Director, Air Staff, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, Washington, D.C., and Chief of Warfighting Integration and Chief Information Officer, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

See more about the Global Warfare Symposium at www.afa.org/events/NatlSymp/2012/default.asp.

The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.  To accomplish this, we:

• EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security.
• ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education.
• SUPPORT the Total Air Force family and promote aerospace education.

AFA has 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing more than 108,000 members.  Visit AFA at www.afa.org.

SOURCE Air Force Association

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