I received this scam dating letter in my E-mail claiming to come from a Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms. I am sharing this with all since I know that this is fake and involves a person pretending to be Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms. Do Not Fall For This Scam. Below is what I received:
“Thanks for your reply towards my email, my dear i really want to
establish a long term relationship with you after i have gone through
your profile on the site, And my dear there is a reason why i choose
to establish a relationship with you, i will use the opportunity to
tell you all about myself. My dear i attach my picture to this email,
so take a nice view on them. Honey presently i am in LIBYA at war zone
for peace making due to the crisis here in LIBYA.
I am Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces
Strategic), Air Force Space Command; and Commander, Joint Functional
Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Vandenberg Air
Force Base, Calif. As the U.S. Air Force’s operational space component
to USSTRATCOM, I leads more than 20,500 personnel responsible for
providing missile warning, space superiority, space situational
awareness, satellite operations, space launch and range operations. As
Commander, JFCC SPACE, i also directs all assigned and attached
USSTRATCOM space forces providing tailored, responsive, local and
global space effects in support of national, USSTRATCOM and combatant
commander objectives.
I was commissioned from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1980. I was
served as an F-15 and F-16 weapons separation engineer and a flight
test engineer. As a flight test engineer, i also has flown in 30 types
of U.S. And Canadian military aircraft. Also served as project officer
on the CF-18 aircraft as a U.S. Air Force Exchange Officer to the
Canadian Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment.
Selected by NASA in January 1990, I became an astronaut in July 1991.
On Jan. 13,1993, then an Air Force major and a member of the space
shuttle Endeavour crew, I became the first U.S. Military woman in
space. I flew on STS-54 (1993), STS-64 (1994), STS-78 (1996) and
STS-101 , and served aboard the International Space Station as a
member of the Expedition-2 crew. A veteran of five space
flights, I also has logged 211 days in space, including a spacewalk of
eight hours and 56 minutes, a world record. I commanded the 45th Space
Wing at Patrick AFB, Fla. Her staff assignments include tours at
Headquarters Air Force Space Command, Air Education and Training
Command, and U.S. Strategic Command.
EDUCATION:
1980 Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air
Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1985 Master of Science degree
in aeronautics/astronautics, Stanford University, Calif.
1988 Flight Test Engineer Course, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, Calif.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. July 1980 – March 1984, F-15/F-16 weapons separation engineer, Air
Force Armament Laboratory, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2. March 1984 – June 1985, graduate student, Stanford University, Calif.
3. July 1985 – December 1987, assistant professor of aeronautics, U.S.
Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
4. January 1988 – December 1988, student, USAF Test Pilot School,
Edwards AFB, Calif.
5. January 1989 – June 1990, CF-18 flight test engineer, Aerospace
Engineering Test Establishment, Canadian Forces Base, Cold Lake,
Alberta, Canada
6. July 1990 – July astronaut, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas
7. July – June Chief, Space Superiority Division,
Directorate of Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force Space
Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
8. June – February Vice Commander, 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla.
9. March – May Deputy Director, Operations (Technical
Training), Headquarters Air Education and Training Command, Randolph
AFB, Texas
10. June – October Commander, 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla.
11. November – January Director of Plans and Policy, U.S.
Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb.
12. January – present, Commander, 14th Air Force (Air Forces
Strategic), Air Force Space Command, and Commander, Joint Functional
Component Command for Space, USSTRATCOM, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
SUMMARY OF JOINT
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. November – January Director of Plans and Policy, U.S.
Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Neb., as a major general
2. January – present, Commander, Joint Functional Component
Command for Space, USSTRATCOM, Vandenberg AFB, Calif., as a lieutenant
general
MAJOR AWARDS
AND DECORATIONS:
Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Commendation Medal
NASA Distinguished Service Medal
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal
OTHER
ACHIEVEMENTS:
1983 Junior Engineer of the Year, Air Force Armament Laboratory
1988 Distinguished graduate, USAF Test Pilot School, and winner of the
R.L. Jones Award for Outstanding Flight Test Engineer
1990 Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment Commanding Officer’s
Commendation, Canadian Forces, Canada
1996 Outstanding Young Houstonian
2002 Women in Aerospace Outstanding Achievement Award
2008 Dr. Kurt H. Debus Award for Aerospace Achievements and
Contributions in Florida
2008 Thomas D. White Space Award for Outstanding Contributions to Space
2011 inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
EFFECTIVE DATES OF
PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant May 28,1980
First Lieutenant May 28,1982
Captain May 28,1984
Major Oct. 1,1991
Lieutenant Colonel March 1,1994
Colonel Feb. 1
Brigadier General June 23
Major General Aug. 2
Lieutenant General Jan. 21
My dear i have told you all about me, so i hope to read from you soonest.
Yours Faithfully
General Susan Helms.”
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