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ROBERT T. "BO" MARLIN
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Robert T. "Bo" Marlin, a Defense Intelligence Senior Leader, is the Technical Adviser for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. The directorate comprises more than 80 military, civilian and contractor personnel who provide functional and program management of ISR programs and projects involving the expenditure of some $4 billion annually. Major programs include the RC-135, U-2, Predator, Global Hawk, F-16 Theater Airborne Reconnaissance System, Distributed Common Ground System, Cobra Dane, Cobra Judy and a variety of unit-level intelligence systems. Mr. Marlin is responsible for developing and advocating Air Force policy on human, geospatial, signals, and measurement and signatures intelligence. He also represents the Air Force on ISR matters in discussions with Congress, the intelligence community, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Joint Staff and other services.
Mr. Marlin served in the Air Force from 1978 to 2007, retiring at the rank of colonel. While on active duty, he served as an electronic warfare officer and accumulated more than 3,800 flight hours in all models of the RC-135. He commanded the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron, 543rd Intelligence Group, Medina Regional Security Operations Center and was Vice Commander of the 67th Information Operations Wing. He completed his active-duty service as the Director of ISR Capabilities at the Pentagon.
EDUCATION
1978 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering mechanics, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1979 Master of Science degree in metallurgical engineering, Columbia University, N.Y.
1985 Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1992 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
1994 Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va.
2001 Master's degree in strategic studies, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1978 - 2007, active-duty Air Force officer
2. 2007 - present, Technical Adviser for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities and Integration, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
(Current as of October 2009)
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