INFORMATION SHEET The National Reconnaissance Office
(NRO) established the National Reconnaissance
Pioneer Recognition Program to identify and
honor those who have made significant and lasting
contributions to national reconnaissance.
NOMINATIONS
Anyone may nominate an individual to be a candidate
for pioneer.
Nominees may be living or deceased.
Nominees may be, but are not limited to:
current or retired status
military, government civilian, contractor, academic personnel
Pioneers will be chosen based on the significance and
lasting effect of their contributions.
Nominations will be blind;
neither the Selection Board nor the Director, National
Reconnaissance (DNRO) will know the identity of the nominator.
As they already have been honored by the NRO, the
following categories of individuals are ineligible for selection as
pioneers:
Former NRO Directors and Deputy
Directors Former
Directors of NRO Programs A, B, C, and D
National Reconnaissance Founders
The 2003 pioneer nomination period will close on 28
February 2003.
Nominations should be no more than one page,
single-spaced, and should identify the contribution for which the
individual is being nominated.
Nominations may be mailed to:
National Reconnaissance Office Executive Secretary of the Pioneer
Selection Board
14675 Lee Road
WF 1 13D31D
Chantilly, VA 20151-1715
Nominations may also be
submitted electronically on the internal NRO
system and NRO’s Intelligence Community
Intelink website.
THE PIONEER SELECTION BOARD
The Selection Board will review nominations and
make recommendations to the DNRO.
The Selection Board is chosen by the DNRO and
consists of a panel with a variety of backgrounds in national
reconnaissance.
The Board will make its recommendations to the
DNRO by 1 June 2003.
THE PIONEER RECOGNITION CEREMONY
The 2003 induction ceremony will be held in
September 2003 at the NRO Headquarters in Chantilly, VA.
A medallion in Pioneer Hall at the NRO
Headquarters will honor each Pioneer.
For more information, contact the Center for the Study of
National Reconnaissance at (703) 808-1209 (commercial), 850-1209
(secure), 898-1209 (DSN) or email at csnr@nro.mil
