Aviation Week Presents Curtis Sword Award to USAF Major General James O. Poss

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Aviation Week Presents Curtis Sword Award to

USAF Major General James O. Poss

PR Newswire

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 12, 2012

FARNBOROUGH,

England

,

July 12, 2012

/PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week today

announced the presentation of the 2012 John Curtis Sword Award to Major

General James O. Poss, the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence,

Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force,

Washington,

D.C.

The award was presented Wednesday night at a reception during the

Farnborough International Airshow.

"Aviation Week is proud to present General Poss with the Curtis Sword Award.

His dedication to transatlantic leadership and cooperation in the aviation and

aerospace industries exemplifies the spirit of this award," said Greg Hamilton,

President, Aviation Week.

General Poss is responsible to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force

for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight, and leadership of Air

Force ISR capabilities. He has previously served as the Director of intelligence

at both Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in

Europe

and Air Combat Command.

Prior to his current assignment, he was Director, ISR Strategy, Integration and

Doctrine, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and

Reconnaissance, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.

The Curtis Sword award is named for John Curtis, former U.K. Marketing

Director of

Aviation Week & Space Technology

. Conceived as a tribute by

Curtis' friends and colleagues, the sword was inspired by his tireless efforts to

promote Anglo-American aerospace cooperation.

For news, videos and photos from Farnborough, go to http://aviationweek.com.

Farnborough attendees can also visit Aviation Week in Chalet C29 or at the

ShowNews Office in the Media Centre.

About Aviation Week:

Aviation Week, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia

information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and

defense industries, and includes

Aviation Week & Space Technology

,

AviationWeek.com,

Business & Commercial Aviation

,

ShowNews, Aviation Daily,

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation,

Aviation

Week Intelligence Network and MRO Links. The group also produces major

events around the world. Industry professionals rely on Aviation Week for

analysis, marketing and intelligence. The company's customers include the

world's leading manufacturers, suppliers, airlines, militaries, governments and

other organizations that serve this global market.

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