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Major General Tim Padden (Ret.) and Airman Samuel Macklin, cut the ceremonial cake during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. General Padden was the third Commander of Air Force Space Command and Airman Macklin is from the 721st Security Forces Squadron, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
Mrs. Mickey Hartinger, spouse of General (Ret.) James V. Hartinger, presents General Bruce Carlson the 2012 Hartinger award during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. The Hartinger award is one of the highest accolades any space professional can achieve presented each year to the person selected by a committee of NDI/RMC chapter members for having made a significant contribution to the military space mission of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
General Kevin McLaughlin gives addresses his peers after receiving the General O?Malley award during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. The O?Malley award is given each year to a person who has exhibited outstanding leadership in space operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
Dr. Hans M. Mark, former Secretary of the Air Force, receives the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers award from General William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. The award recognizes individuals for their significant role in the history of Air Force space and missile programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
Mr. Wilford Stapp accepts the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers award from General William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, on behalf of his brother, Colonel John Paul Stapp, during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. The award recognizes individuals for their significant role in the history of Air Force space and missile programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
General William Shelton, Air Force Space Command commander, addresses friends and coworkers during a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation in honor of Air Force Space Command?s 30th anniversary celebration Sept. 14, 2012, Colorado Springs, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Boitz/Released)
9/15/2012 - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Past and present members of Air Force Space Command celebrated the command's 30th Anniversary at a banquet hosted by the Space Foundation, Sept. 14, 2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The banquet recognized Dr. Hans M. Mark and retired Col. John P. Stapp for their accomplishments and induction into this year's elite group of Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers. General O'Malley award winner General Kevin McLaughlin and 2012 Hartinger award recipient General Bruce Carlson were also honored at the event.
