Brock Strom Explained

Brock Strom
Birth Date:21 September 1934
College:Air Force
Career Highlights:
Collegehof:1727

Brock Strom (born September 21, 1934) is a former American football player, Rhodes scholar, Air Force officer, and engineer.

He was head of engineering for NAVSTAR GPS satellite program at the USAF Space & Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO), precursor to the Space Command and Space Force.

Biography

Strom was born in Munising, Michigan.[1]

Strom was a member of the first graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) in 1959.  He was captain of the undefeated 1958 football team, and became the Academy's first All-American.  He gained the honor when players played offense and defense and just 11 were selected. Strom played tackle on the offensive and defensive lines.[2] [3]

He earned an M.S. from MIT in 1961,[4] [5] and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in 1971.[6]

He flew 90 missions as a navigator in Vietnam, and was decorated with two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, and three Air Medals.[7] [8]

As a lieutenant colonel, he became Director of Engineering in the GPS Joint Program Office.[9] [10] [11]

After retiring from the Air Force as a colonel, he joined Burlington Northern Railroad as the director of the Advanced Railroad Electronics System (ARES), which used GPS for positive train control.[12] [13]   He became Vice President, Information Systems Services, at Burlington Northern Railroad in April 1988.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Munising, Michigan. City-Data.com. June 23, 2014.
  2. Web site: First AFA All-American. 2006-09-10. The Denver Post. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  3. Web site: Brock Strom (1985) - Hall of Fame. National Football Foundation. en. 2019-11-18.
  4. An investigation of the effects of concentrated loads and moments on a thin paraboloidal shell of revolution. 1961. en. Laurence J. Thomson. 10915180.
  5. Web site: Ironwood Daily Globe from Ironwood, Michigan on June 22, 1961 · Page 16. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-11-18.
  6. Vibration of plane curved beams. 1971. en. Brock Tourville. Strom. 12729535.
  7. Web site: Brock Strom part of inaugural Hall of Fame class at Air Force. Air Force Academy Athletics. en. 2019-11-18.
  8. Web site: Inductee Brock Tourville Strom 1985 College Football Hall of Fame. www.cfbhall.com. 2019-11-18.
  9. Web site: Part 1: The Origins of GPS, and the Pioneers Who Launched the System. 2010-05-02. GPS World. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  10. Web site: Part 2: The Origins of GPS, Fighting to Survive. 2010-06-01. GPS World. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  11. Book: O'Brien . Patrick J. . Griffin . John M. . 2007-10-04 . Global Positioning System Systems Engineering Case Study . https://web.archive.org/web/20191118022214/https://apps.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA575919 . live . November 18, 2019 . en . 124 . Appendix 6, GPS JPO Organization Chart.
  12. Web site: SATELLITES SIGNAL A NEW ADVANCE IN KEEPING TRACK OF TRAIN TRAFFIC. Tribune. Bob Wiedrich, Chicago. chicagotribune.com. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  13. Web site: WITH HELP FROM ABOVE, TRAINS ON SAFE TRACK. Tribune. Bob Wiedrich, Chicago. chicagotribune.com. en-US. 2019-11-18.
  14. Book: CIO Magazine. August 1988. en.

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