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| Born: | (1934-09-21)September 21, 1934 (age 90) Munising, Michigan |
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Brock Strom (born September 21, 1934) is a formerAmerican football player, Rhodes scholar, Air Force officer, and engineer.
He was head of engineering for NAVSTAR GPS satellite program at the USAF Space & Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO), precursor to the Space Command and Space Force.
Strom was born inMunising, Michigan.[1]
Strom was a member of the first graduating class of theUnited States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 1959. He was captain of the undefeated 1958 football team, and became the Academy's first All-American. He gained the honor when players played offense and defense and just 11 were selected. Strom played tackle on the offensive and defensive lines.[2][3]
He earned an M.S. from MIT in 1961,[4][5] and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1971.[6]
He flew 90 missions as a navigator in Vietnam, and was decorated with two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, and three Air Medals.[7][8]
As a lieutenant colonel, he became Director of Engineering in theGPS Joint Program Office.[9][10][11]
After retiring from the Air Force as a colonel, he joined Burlington Northern Railroad as the director of the Advanced Railroad Electronics System (ARES), which used GPS forpositive train control.[12][13] He became Vice President, Information Systems Services, at Burlington Northern Railroad in April 1988.[14]
He later became a professor at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he lived until he retired.
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