Martin Clark Faga[2] (June 11, 1941 - October 19, 2023)[3] was the tenth director of the National Reconnaissance Office (DNRO).
Faga initiated the transition from separate Central Intelligence Agency, Air Force, and Navy programs into functional directorates of signals, imagery, and communications.
[4] Born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Faga graduated from Liberty High School in June 1959.
He became a member of the professional staff of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1977, assigned to the Program and Budget Authorization Subcommittee.
[5] Faga concurrently served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space from 1989 to 1993,[4] having been confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 22, 1989.