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Recently served as Vice President of Pfizer Corporation and is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. Mr. Principi was nominated to be
Secretary of Veterans Affairs by President George W. Bush on December 29, 2000, and was confirmed by the Senate on January 23, 2001. He once
served as a Republican chief counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. He also has been a top
official with defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Mr. Principi is a 1967 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and first
saw active duty aboard the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy. He later commanded a River Patrol Unit in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Mr. Principi
earned his law degree from Seton Hall University in 1975 and was assigned to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corps in San Diego, California.
In 1980, he was transferred to Washington as a legislative counsel for the Department of the Navy.
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The Honorable James H. Bilbray |
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Primary area of practice is government relations and administrative law. Former Congressman Bilbray received his B.A. in Government and Public
Administration from the American University in Washington, DC in 1962, and his JD from the Washington College of Law in 1964. He is a Nevada
native, and prior to being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987, was a Nevada State Senator, where he served as Chairman on
the Taxation Committee and was a member of the Judiciary Committee. During his four terms in the US Congress, he served as Chairman of the
Small Business Sub-Committee on Taxation, Tourism and Procurement. He was also a member of the Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, and
Intelligence Committees. He joined the firm of Kummer Kaempfer Bonner & Renshaw as Of Counsel in 1996, where he specialized in dealing with
local, state and federal issues. In 2001, he received an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Nevada Las Vegas for his extensive
contributions to the State and U.S. government.
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The Honorable Philip Coyle |
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Philip Coyle is a Senior Advisor to the President of the Center for Defense Information and a defense consultant. Formerly, the Assistant
Secretary of Defense for Test and Evaluation, (1994-2001), Mr. Coyle is a recognized expert on U.S. and worldwide military research,
development and testing. During the 1995 BRAC, he served as the Co-Chairman of the DoD Joint Cross-Service Group for Test and Evaluation.
Prior to serving at the Pentagon, Mr. Coyle served as Laboratory Associate Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore,
California, and as Deputy to the Laboratory Director. During the Carter Administration, Mr. Coyle served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Defense Programs in the Department of Energy. With more than 40 years of experience in testing and test-related matters, he was selected by
Aviation Week magazine as one of its "Laurels" honorees for 2000, a select group of people recognized for outstanding contributions in the
aerospace field.
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Admiral Harold W. ( Hal ) Gehman, Jr., (USN, Ret) |
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Retired after 35 years of service on active duty in the U.S. Navy in October 2000, with his last assignment as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander,
Atlantic and as the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Joint Forces Command, one of the five U.S. Unified Commands. Immediately after retiring,
Admiral Gehman served as Co-Chairman of the Department of Defense review of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole. In 2003, he served as Chairman
of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering and received a commission in the Navy from the NROTC program. He served at all levels of leadership and command before being promoted
to four-star Admiral in 1996. He became the 29th Vice Chief of Naval Operations in September 1996. As Vice Chief, he was a member of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, formulated the Navy's $70 billion budget, and developed and implemented policies governing the Navy's 375,000 personnel.
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The Honorable James V. Hansen |
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Former US Representative from Utah, Congressman Hansen was elected to the 97th Congress and to the 10 succeeding terms ( January 3, 1981 to
January 3, 2003 ). Congressman Hansen did not seek re-election to the 108th Congress in 2002. During the 105th Congress, he served as Chairman on
the Standards and Official Conduct Committee. During the 107th Congress, he served as Chairman of the Committee of Resources. He served in the
United States Navy from 1951 to 1955. He also served as a member of the Farmington, Utah City Council from 1960 to 1972. He then was elected to
the Utah State House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980 and served as Speaker of the House, 1979-1980.
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General James T. Hill (USA, Ret) |
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Former Commander of the United States Southern Command. General Hill previously served as the Commanding General, I Corps and Ft Lewis. He is
from El Paso, Texas, and was commissioned into the infantry following graduation from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, in 1968. He also
graduated from the Command and General Staff College and the National War College. In addition, he holds a Master's degree in Personnel
Management from Central Michigan University. General Hill's other key assignments include: Commanding General 25th Infantry Division and Deputy
Commander United States Forces UN Mission Haiti.
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General Lloyd W. "Fig" Newton (USAF, Ret) |
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Currently serves as Executive Vice President of Pratt & Whitney, Military Engines. Former Commander of Air Education and Training Command,
headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He was responsible for the recruiting, training and education of Air Force personnel. His
command included Air Force Recruiting Service, two numbered air forces and Air University. He was also commander of three wings and an air
division and held numerous staff positions. From 1993 to 1995, he was Director of Operations, J-3, U.S. Special Operations Command. General
Newton is a command pilot with more than 4,000 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-4, F-15, C-12 and F-117 stealth fighter. He earned a Bachelor
of Science degree in aviation education from Tennessee State University and a Master of Arts degree in public administration from George
Washington University.
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The Honorable Samuel K. Skinner |
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Mr. Skinner is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of USF Corporation, one of the nation's leading transportation and
logistics companies. He also served from 1993-1998 as President of Commonwealth Edison Company and its holding company, Unicom Corporation.
Prior to joining Commonwealth Edison, Mr. Skinner served as Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush. Prior to his White House service, he
served in the President's Cabinet for nearly three years as Secretary of Transportation. As Secretary, Mr. Skinner was credited with numerous
successes, including the development of the President's National Transportation Policy and the development and passage of landmark aviation and
surface transportation legislation. Mr. Skinner is currently an Adjunct Professor of Management and Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management
at Northwestern University. He served as a member of the Illinois National Guard and the United States Army reserve from 1957-1968.
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Brigadier General Sue E. Turner (USAF, Ret) |
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General Turner retired in 1995, following 30 years active duty. Her key assignments included: Director, Nursing Services, Office of the USAF
Surgeon General; Chief Nurse, Wilford Hall Medical Center; and the Medical Inspection Team, USAF Inspector General. General Turner joined the
Air Force Nurse Corps in 1965 and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Incarnate Word College and a Master of Science in
nursing from the University of Alabama in Birmingham. She also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, Air War
College, and National Security Management. In recent years, she has served on the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Board of
Directors of a large credit union.
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