Mr. David A. Kier was the ninth Deputy Director of the National Reconnaissance Office. He is a 1965 graduate of Washington & Jefferson College. The Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance assist the Director and Principal Deputy Director in the day-to-day direction of the NRO, and also serves as the senior Air Force Officer for the Air Force civilian and uniformed personnel assigned to NRO. For Space Radar, the DDNRO directs a program designed to satisfy both Department of Defense and Intelligence Community needs as part of a system of systems integrated approach toward persistent surveillance and reconnaissance capability for the nation.