By Michael Kucharek NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs
Gen. Lori Robinson, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, accepts the original NORAD emblem artwork from Ms. Mona Rowe, daughter of the late Mr. Paul Jaffe, designer of the original emblem at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016. In honor of her father, Rowe donated his artwork to the commands. "My father's work resides with family," Rowe said.
Mr. Paul Jaffe (right), the designer of the original North American Aerospace Defense Command emblem, shows his artwork to Gen. Earle E. Partridge, first commander of NORAD, in approximately 1957. NORAD was formally established in 1958. Jaffe’s daughter, Ms. Mona Rowe, donated her late father’s original artwork of the emblem to the command at the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016. (Jaffe Family Courtesy Photo)
Mr. Paul Jaffe sits at his desk at Ent Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. in the 1950's. Jaffe is the designer of the original North American Aerospace Defense Command emblem. NORAD was formally established in 1958. Jaffe’s daughter, Ms. Mona Rowe, donated her late father’s original artwork of the emblem to the command at the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 23, 2016. (Jaffe Family Courtesy Photo)