From: Ed Fouche Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 16:05:33 -0500 Edgar A. Fouche, 6 May 1998 Subject: Biographical Data Edgar Rothschild Fouche was born in rural south-central Georgia to fifth generation French-Americans. Edgar and many generations of his relatives have historically been involved with the government and military in fields of intelligence, black programs, crypto, secure communications, and classified development projects. This is true as far back as the French revolution. Joseph Fouche was the Prime Minister under Napoleon, the head of his secret or national police force and a direct ancestor of Mr. Fouche. Joseph Fouche started and controlled the world's first professionally organized intelligence agency. The CIA, KGB, MI-5, Mossad, etc., used and expanded on his methods of intelligence gathering, networking information, and political survival. Some French historians consider him a scoundrel--because he survived many of his leaders, including Napoleon and the King of France, instead of going down with the ship, so to speak. The current Fouches are proud of being descended from the Free French who opposed slavery, at great financial and personal expense, before and during the Civil War. The Fouche family moved from city to city frequently during Edgar's childhood. After leaving Americus Georgia, they settled for a few years in San Antonio, Texas. Yes, the move to S.A. from Georgia in "Alien Rapture," that little Joe Green experienced really happened as written. Go figure? Edgar's mother's family, the Rothschilds-Russells, are of French-German heritage and his grandfather Russell was a Nazarene preacher. Edgar graduated from Longview high school in East Texas, where he was a Thespian, an Honor student, a member of the Student Council, and on the football team. The Vietnam war was escalating and many of his friends and peers were sucked into the tragic political vortex. In February of 1968 while attending Kilgore College and working as a machinist making bombs for R. G. LeTourneau Industries. That month the military drafted a record high number of young men into the services, one of which was Edgar Fouche. Edgar went to Lackland AFB for Air Force basic training where he volunteered for Pararescue Training. Pararescuemen jump out of helicopters to rescue downed pilots, usually under fire in a hot zone. He fractured his ankle before jump school at the Fort Benning and was then shipped off to Keesler AFB, Mississippi. Edgar initially went through a year of electronics, communications, intelligence, and cryptological schools. During the years 1967-1974, Edgar was stationed or worked at many Tactical Air Command (TAC), Air Training Command (ATC) bases, and Pacific Air Command Air Forces (PACAF) bases. He was at Kadena AFB Okinawa; Udorn AFB Thailand; Ben Hoi AFB Vietnam, and spent anywhere from a day to a month at many other South East Asian military bases. He attended the University of New Mexico, the Air Force College, and the University of Maryland receiving degrees in Electronics and Avionics Engineering from the Air Force and a BS in Business. Somewhere along the line, Edgar joined the Masonic Lodge, became a licensed diver, and received pilot training. With his training and experiences in intelligence, special operations, black programs, and cryptologicial areas, he received other government opportunities. Edgar filled positions as Major Command (MAJCOM) Liaison, Headquarters manager, and DoD factory representative for Tactical Air Command, Strategic Air Command, Air Training Command, and Pacific Air Forces following the Vietnam war. As a manager of defense contractors, he dealt with classified "black" programs developing state-of-the-art Electronic Countermeasures, Cryptological, Avionics, and Satellite Communications Test Equipment. Edgar participated as a key member in design, development, production, and Flight-Operational-Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) in Aircraft development programs, state-of-the-art avionics, electronic countermeasures, satellite communications, cryptological and automatic test equipment (ATE). During his military career, Edgar was "hand picked" (Development Cadre) for many of the Air Force's newest fighter and bomber development programs. He was cadre for the F-111 (General Dynamics) swing-wing fighter-bomber at Edwards, Cannon, Plattsburg, and Mt. Home AFBs; the F-15 (McDonnel Dougles) Eagle air superiority fighter at Nellis and Kadena AFB, the A-10 (Fairchild) Wart-hog close air support fighter at Edwards AFB, the B-1 (Rockwell and GD) at Edwards AFB, the F-16 (General Dynamics) Falcon fighter at Kadena AFB. His involvement with black programs developing stealth aircraft is classified. Edgar is perhaps the only person who has worked at Groom Lake Air Base (Top Secret Area-51 Base), the Nellis Range, the Nevada Test Site, and Nellis AFB in Las Vegas Nevada and written about these experiences. He was considered an Air Force expert with classified test equipment for cryptological equipment owned by the NSA, electronic counter measures and tactical jamming avionics and satellite communications. He has worked with many of the leading aircraft and test equipment manufacturers in the US. Edgar performed as a civilian Engineering Program Manager and Site Manager for DOD contractors involved in classified research, electronic engineering, logistics support, and technical data development from 1987-95. Edgar Rothschild Fouche is now CEO of Fouche Media Associates.