In command
Henry C. Morrow ’77
Winter 2007
Maj. Gen. Henry “Hank” Morrow assumed command of First
Air Force, Air Forces Northern and the Continental U.S. NORAD (North
American Aerospace Defense Command) Region last fall.
An administrative management graduate who also holds a master’s degree in aeronautical science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Morrow was formerly with Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., where he served as the National Guard assistant to the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander. Morrow is a command pilot and combat veteran with more than 3,000 hours in the F-111 and F-16.
Morrow will have responsibility for the air sovereignty and air defense of the continental United States, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. He will direct and coordinate the efforts of the Combined Air Operations Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and its geographically separated defense sectors and fighter wings.