Space ops officer retires

By Carrie E. David (SMDC/ARSTRAT)June 19, 2013

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1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Richard P. Formica, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command commanding general, pins the Meritorious Service Medal onto Lt. Col. Philip P. Speth, SMDC G-3 space operations officer, during Speth's retirement ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Philip P. Speth, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command G-3 space operations officer, presents his wife, Tami, flowers during his retirement from the Army at the command's Redstone Arsenal, Ala., headquarte... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Col. Philip P. Speth, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command G-3 space operations officer, and his family greet well wishers following his retirement from the Army at the command's Redstone Arsenal, Ala., headqu... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command space operations officer famous for his face painting at command-sponsored Survivor Outreach Services events retired June 14.

Lt. Col. Philip P. Speth, who worked in SMDC's G-3 office, retired at the command's Redstone Arsenal headquarters. He had 20 years of service.

During the ceremony, Speth received the Meritorious Service Medal, a certificate of appreciation, certificate of retirement and pin, and an American flag.

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