NPC Luncheon: Gen. Norton Schwartz

Photo Credit: General Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, addresses a National Press Club luncheon, Oct. 12, 2010. During the Viet Nam War, General Schwartz, a native of Toms River, New Jersey, served as a crew member during the Saigon Air Lift. (Also pictured L-R, Vic Seested III, senior vice president, Morgan Stanley Noel St. John

Photo Credit: Rodrigo Valderrama, managing director, Plantation International LLC Natalie St. John

Photo Credit: Jim Asker, executive editor of Aviation Week and Donna Leinwand, US Today and former NPC President.) Noel St. John

Photo Credit: General Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, addresses a National Press Club luncheon, Oct. 12, 2010. When asked if the United States would ever attack another country's satellites, General Schwartz replied, "National policy forecloses that, and we obviously comply with national policy." Noel St. John

Photo Credit: General Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force, addresses a National Press Club luncheon, Oct. 12, 2010. General Schwartz stated that the U.S. Air Force must be more efficient, versatile and flexible in order to exercise control over both air and space, which are the trademarks of the USAF. (Also pictured foreground to background, Donna Leinwand, US Today and former NPC President Noel St. John