Senior intelligence officer selected for promotion

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  The Department of Defense’s senior uniformed intelligence officer was selected for promotion and reassignment April 22.

Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden was selected for promotion to general along with a reassignment as principal deputy director of National Intelligence in Washington. He is currently the National Security Agency director and Central Security Service chief at Fort Meade, Md.

General Hayden joined the Air Force in 1969 after earning a master’s degree in modern American history in 1969. He has served as Air Intelligence Agency commander and Joint Command and Control Warfare Center director.

Some of General Hayden’s awards and decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal.