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Alaska Aerospace Corp Names Retired COL. John Oberst As President and CEO

Feb 28, 2024•over 1 year ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Alaska Aerospace

John Oberst
Kodiak IslandAerospace

Description

Alaska Aerospace Corp announces the appointment of retired Col. John Oberst as its new president and CEO, following a thorough nationwide hunt for a new leader amid leadership turmoil and political interference.

Company Information

Company

Alaska Aerospace

Location

Kodiak Island, Alaska, United States

About

The Alaska Aerospace Corporation oversees Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport Complex on Narrow Cape, providing all-indoor, all-weather processing and offering optimal support for small lift rockets and satellites into sub-orbital and polar, sun-synchronous, and highly elliptical orbits over the North Pacific Ocean.

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