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Admiral Flynn also serves as chair of the Company's corporate governance committee. Admiral Flynn is considered to be among the foremost experts in aviation and homeland security. In 30 years of active service, he served mainly in areas of naval special warfare, joint special operations, counter terrorism, and international security affairs. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1985, he served successively as Commander, Naval Security and Investigative Command and concurrently as Assistant Director of Naval Intelligence for Counterintelligence and Anti-terrorism. He subsequently served as Director of Plans and Policy, US Special Operations Command, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations. After retiring in 1990, Rear Admiral Flynn joined Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). From 1993 to 2000, Rear Admiral Flynn was Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation Security in the Federal Aviation Administration. During his term of service, the FAA introduced far-reaching changes of regulations to improve air carrier and airport security programs within the United States and abroad. In 2002, he was awarded a Lifetime Award for Service to the Aviation Security Community by Aviation Security International. | 