George W. "Nordie" Norwood

George W. "Nordie" Norwood brings to PAL a wealth of experience in the military, international, and business arenas. His business experience includes over 10 years serving as the President and CEO of a Florida based aviation and defense consulting and representation firm. In this capacity, he provides technical advice and strategic planning expertise to corporations pursuing aviation and defense related opportunities. He also provides representational services to corporations seeking a presence at—and interface with—joint, unified, and interagency organizations, commands and installations.

Nordie's military experience spanned a career of over 30 years in the U.S. Air Force. He served in numerous operational, command, and staff positions to include commanding an F-16 squadron in Korea and three operational F-16 wings in Germany and Japan. His joint experience included service as a carrier qualified fighter pilot on exchange with the U. S. Navy and as a jump qualified Forward Air Controller with the U. S. Army. His 4,000+ flight hours in attack and fighter aircraft (A-1, A-37, F-4 and F-16) include over 450 combat missions.

As Deputy Inspector General of the Air Force, he developed criteria for all Field Inspections of Air Force units and installations. He has managed large-budget installations requiring close community coordination, interface and proactive solutions. As a general officer, he coordinated the crucial Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration of reinforcing personnel and equipment for critical operational installations in the Republic of Korea and served as the senior U. S. member of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission.

Nordie is on the Board of Directors of Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC), of Scalable Network Technologies and of WidePoint Corporation—and on the Board of Strategic Advisors for AtHoc. He maintains affiliations with the Air Force Association, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Association of Old Crows, Association of the United States Army (AUSA), National Defense Industrial Association, Military Officers Association of America, Order of Daedalians and Air Commando Association (ACA).

He holds a BA degree (Mathematics) from San Diego State University, an MBA (Management) from Golden Gate University, and is a graduate of the Defense Language Institute (Spanish) and the National War College. Nordie retired from the U. S. Air Force as a Major General.

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