ED MORNSTON Ed Mornston, Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy Director of Intelligence, Headquarters U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this capacity, he serves as the deputy senior Intelligence Officer to the Chief of Space Operations and is responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Space Operations for policy formulation, planning, evaluation, oversight, and leadership of Space Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Previously, he was the Director of Intelligence and Security at Army Futures Command, a member of the AFC executive leadership team, and the Senior Intelligence Officer. He provided intelligence assessments to inform Army transformation efforts. Additionally, he was responsible for all security, counterintelligence, and technology protection efforts to ensure the Army delivered uncompromised capabilities. Upon graduating from high school, Mr. Mornston enlisted in the Army, attended the Military Academy Prep School, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1980. He served as an infantry officer in various assignments in light and heavy units for 20 years, as well as in The Old Guard, on the Army Staff, and the Joint Staff in the Directorate of Strategy and Policy. Upon his retirement from the Army, Mr. Mornston served as a civilian intelligence professional at the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Defense Intelligence Agency; deployed with Joint Special Operations Command; led the NGA team at Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado and was the NGA Director of Human Resources and the NGA Chief of Staff. EDUCATION 1976 Basic Combat Training, Fort Dix, N.J. 1977 U.S. Military Academy Prep School, Fort Monmouth, N.J. 1980 Bachelor of Science, Engineering, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1981 U.S. Army Ranger School, Fort Benning, Ga. 1986 Infantry Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, Ga. 1991 U.S. Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 1992 Master of Military Art and Science, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 2001 Program on Creative Leadership, Central Intelligence Agency, McLean, Va. 2003 Leadership in Technology Organizations, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. 2004 Capstone, Fort Lesley J. McNair 2007 Graduate Certificate in Systems Engineering, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 2012 Chief of Staff Seminar, McChrystal Group, Alexandria, Va. 2012 GEOINT Professional Certification 2013 Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, Colo. 2018 Senior Managers in Government, Kennedy School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2022 Graduate Certificate Data Driven Leaders, U.S. Army Artificial Intelligence Integration Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. June 1975–July 1976, Rifleman, U.S. Army, Fort Dix and Fort Monmouth, N.J. 2. July 1980–September 1986, Company Grade Infantry Officer, 24th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Stewart, Ga., Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Battalion S4, Company Commander, Aide de Camp 3. April 1987–June 1990, Battalion Training Officer, Company Commander, officer in command of Ceremonies, 3d U.S. Infantry, The Old Guard, Fort Myer, Va. 4. July 1990–June 1992, Student, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. 5. July 1992–June 1996, Chief of Plans, Battalion Executive Officer, Brigade Operations Officer, 25th Infantry Division, Scofield Barracks, Hawaii 6. July 1996–November 1997, Infantry Organization and System Integrator, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Data Center Operations, Washington, D.C. 7. November 1997–December 1999, Political-Military staff officer, Conventional Arms Control Division, Directorate of Strategy and Policy, the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. 8. January 2000–January 2001, Associate, Booz, Allen & Hamilton, McLean, Va. 9. February 2021–December 2022, Deputy Director, Director’s Action Group, National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Springfield, Va. 10. January 2023–December 2023, Director, Future Warfare Systems Office, National Geospatial–Intelligence Agency, Reston, Va. 11. January 2004–June 2005, Senior Interagency Rep for Intelligence Integration, Joint Special Operations Command, Bagram, Afghanistan 12. July 2005–August 2006, Deputy Director of Military Support, NGA, Bethesda, Md. 13. August 2006–June 2007, Director, Office of Global Support, NGA, Reston, Va. 14. July 2007–January 2012, Deputy Director and then Director, Joint Intelligence Task Force-Combating Terrorism, Defense Intelligence Agency, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. 15. February 2012–March 2014, Director, NGA-Denver, Aerospace Data Facility-Colorado, Aurora, Colo. 16. April 2014–December 2014, Director of Human Resources, NGA, Springfield, Va. 17. January 2015–January 2020, Chief of Staff and Executive Director, NGA, Springfield, Va. 18. January 2020–January 2024, Director of Intelligence and Security, Army Futures Command, Austin, Texas 19. January 2024–present, Deputy Director of Intelligence, U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. SELECT AWARDS AND HONORS National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal Presidential Rank Award, Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, Meritorious DIA Director’s Award MacArthur Leadership Award, U.S. Army Defense Meritorious Service Medal Good Conduct Medal, U.S. Army Eagle Scout (Current as of April 2024)