 While on military active duty, Major General Dale W. Meyerrose served as chief information officer of three major U.S. Air Force Commands and three unified U.S. military combatant commands.He was the director of Command Control Systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command during 9/11, helping to safeguard the air sovereignty of North America.He subsequently became the first chief information officer for U.S. Northern Command, the first modern U.S. military command responsible for homeland defense.