| 词条 | Howard W. Penney |
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| honorific_prefix = | name = Howard W. Penney | image = Howard W. Penney 2.jpg | caption = Official portrait of Lieutenant General Penney | birth_name = | birth_place = | birth_date = December 5, 1918 | death_date = {{death date and age|2004|6|25|1918|12|5}}[1] | death_place = | allegiance = {{flagu|United States|name=United States of America|size=23px}} | branch = {{flag|United States Army|size=23px}} | serviceyears = | rank = Lieutenant General | battles = | awards =
}} Lieutenant General Howard W. Penney (December 5, 1918 – June 25, 2004) of United States army, was first director of Defense Mapping Agency from July 1972 to August 1974. Under Penney’s leadership, the new agency focused its assets into a decentralized structure with a lean staff to respond to the rising demands for geographic information by a variety of military users. Early life, and educationLieutenant General Penney attended the University of Detroit, and graduated with a BS from the United States Military Academy in 1940. He earned an MS in civil engineering at Texas A&M University in June 1949. He completed the United States Army Command and General Staff College in June 1952, and the National War College in June 1959.[2] Defense Mapping AgencyIn response to President Nixon’s directive of July 1971, Lieutenant General Penney consolidated the Department of Defense's military mapping, charting and geodesy (MC&G) activities and created DMA. Under his leadership from July 1972 to August 1974, the new agency focused these assets into a decentralized structure with a very lean staff to respond to the high demands for geographic information by military users.[3] Awards, and decorationsIn 2001 Lt. Gen. Penney was inducted into the inaugural class of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Hall of Fame, where he is credited for "helping the military overcome doubts as to whether or not DMA could meet their needs."[3] His military decorations and awards include:[2]
ReferencesCitations1. ^[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=howard-w-penney&pid=2366310 Howard W. Penney's obituary] Sources{{refbegin}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://fas.org/irp/agency/nga/leaders.pdf|title=Historical Handbook of NGA Leaders|publisher=Office of Corporate Communications|website=Federation of American Scientists}}{{PD-notice}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.nga.mil/About/History/NGAinHistory/Pages/LtGenHowardWPenney.aspx|title=Lt. Gen. Howard W. Penney|website=www.nga.mil}}{{PD-notice}}
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