Boeing Congratulates 2024 Polaris Awardees

Feb. 28, 2025

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Steve Parker, the interim President and CEO at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, sends his congratulations to the Guardians being honored by the U.S. Space Force’s Polaris Awards at the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium.

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