March 26, 2021

General Raymond holds town hall at Westfields

CHANTILLY, Va. — Gen. John ”Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations for the United States Space Force (USSF), visited Westfields on Monday, March 22. He met with leadership and participated in a town hall meeting to engage with the workforce.   Director Scolese introduced Gen. Raymond and began the conversation by highlighting the fact that the Space Force is the

March 16, 2021

Dynamic duos: NRO commemorates women senior leaders

CHANTILLY, Va. — Throughout the National Reconnaissance Office’s history, there were two instances when two female leaders served in the Top 3 at the same time. The Top 3 refers to NRO’s director, principal deputy director, and deputy director—the three highest-ranking positions within the NRO.  The original female dynamic duo was Maj. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski and

March 10, 2021

NRO's 60th Anniversary

CHANTILLY, Va. — This year the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) marks its 60th anniversary. From its inception Sept. 6, 1961, NRO has leveraged its incredible intelligence collection capabilities to meet new challenges faced by the nation continuing to develop exquisite intelligence gathering systems to protect the U.S. and its citizens. For this celebration,

March 8, 2021

Westfields welcomes new senior enlisted leader

CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) welcomes Chief Master Sgt. Tina R. Timmerman as the senior enlisted leader at NRO headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. Chief Timmerman takes over for recently retired Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Jackson as a principal advisor to NRO senior leadership.Chief Timmerman is responsible for military readiness,

Feb. 19, 2021

Senate Intelligence Chairman Visits NRO Workforce

CHANTILLY, Va. — Sen. Mark Warner received a series of mission updates from across the directorates and spoke directly to the NRO workforce during a virtual town hall while visiting the NRO’s headquarters at Westfields today.

Jan. 29, 2021

NRO 2020 Year in Review

CHANTILLY, Va. — In 2020, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) saw opportunity in the face of adversity. Despite the challenges of COVID-19, NRO’s systems maintained 100 percent of their capabilities throughout 2020, thanks to the incredible efforts of our people and partners. We launched six missions from two countries, enhanced our ground capabilities with

An interview with NRO's director of CSNR Jan. 7, 2021

Connecting the past to the future

CHANTILLY, Va. — History was always one of my favorite subjects in school, so I was delighted to have the opportunity to interview Dr. James Outzen, Director of the Center for the Study of National Reconnaissance (CSNR) as part of NRO’s efforts to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Dec. 19, 2020

NRO launches second dedicated mission with SpaceX

CHANTILLY, Va — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) successfully launched its NROL-108 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, at 9:00 a.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2020. The mission carried a classified national security payload designed, built, and operated by the NRO in support of its overhead reconnaissance

Dec. 11, 2020

NRO delivers advanced reconnaissance capabilities with fifth launch of 2020

CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) successfully launched its NROL-44 mission aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), Florida, at 6:15 p.m. EST on Dec. 10, 2020.

Nov. 23, 2020

NRO releases new Commercial Radar RFI

CHANTILLY, Va. — The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) seeks industry input via a Request for Information (RFI) to gain a greater understanding of current and future capabilities of commercial radar providers. This RFI will support market research as well as modeling and simulation.