An Air Force board has selected six Air Force Space Command officers as candidates to serve as mission specialists on future NASA manned space missions. They are: Maj. James E. Smith, Air Force Element, Buckley Air Force Base (AFELM); Maj. Jay A. Orson, AFELM; Capt. Matthew R. Allen, AFELM; Maj. William J. Christopher, Global Positioning System Wing; Maj. James P. Lake, GPS Squadron; and Maj. David J. Laird, 1st Space Launch Squadron. They were picked from a pool of 213 nominees.