Mr. Richard E. (Reb) Benson is from Virginia and lives in the Palo Alto Village. Mr. Benson retired from Air Force Civil Service as a GS-15 in February 2018 after 11 years of negotiating and implementing international arms control treaties and agreements.
In addition, Mr. Benson is a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 23 years of distinguished service in space and missile operations, serving as crew commander, staff officer and strategic planner. He commanded a Recruiting Squadron and served in a variety of staff assignments for Strategic Air Command and Headquarters, Air Force.