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	Air Force Magazine the monthly journal of the Air Force Association and one of the world’s foremost publications in the fields of defense and aerospace. From Air Force operations, programs, and people to the exploits of Air Force heroes, Air Force Magazine reports on important aerospace news and developments, and provides authoritative background material.
	Air Force Magazine is the reference for the Air Force and aerospace. Its special issues and features include the USAF Almanac and Space Almanac, special aircraft, and informative charts.

Publisher	Michael M. Dunn
Editor in Chief	Robert S. Dudney

EDITORIAL afmag@afa.org

Editor	Suzann Chapman	schapman@afa.org
Executive editor	Adam J. Hebert	ahebert@afa.org
Executive editor	John A. Tirpak	jtirpak@afa.org
Senior editor	Michael C. Sirak	msirak@afa.org
Associate editor	Tamar A. Mehuron	tmehuron@afa.org
Associate editor	Marc V. Schanz	mschanz@afa.org

PRODUCTION afmag@afa.org

Managing editor	Juliette Kelsey Chagnon	jkelsey@afa.org
Assistant managing editor	Frances McKenney	fmckenney@afa.org
Editorial associate	June Lee	jlee@afa.org
Senior designer	Heather Lewis	hlewis@afa.org
Graphic designer	Darcy Harris	dharris@afa.org
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Production manager	Eric Chang Lee	elee@afa.org
Media Research editor	Chequita Wood	cwood@afa.org

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William (Bill) G. Turner

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Verbatim

No Time To Cut Defense
"If you take any one of these [major weapons] programs—and I just cite the F-22 program as an example—if we shut down that line, we're talking about the loss of 95,000 jobs on top of the other woes that we are looking at in the economy right now. And while there were a number of folks during the campaign who talked about reduction in the defense budget, I would argue very strongly for the opposite: That if we truly want to stimulate the economy, there's no better place to do it than in defense spending."
—Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), addressing comments by Defense Secretary Robert Gates that it will be necessary to end or cut some major weapon system programs, Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Jan. 27, 2009.

Verbatim

The Box Canyon of Acquisition
"Part of the problem is just plain numbers [of acquisition professionals]. … Over a period of time—and I would say going back 20 years—in some respects we have worked ourselves into a box canyon because we have created a situation in which it is harder and harder for people who have served in industry who understand the acquisition business, who understand systems management, to come into the public service. … My own view is [that] on a lot of these [potential conflict of interest] issues transparency is the answer. … There is a reason we have those kinds of vacancies and that they endure year after year after year. And, I think all of us—the Congress, the Executive Branch together—need to look at this and see whether we're cutting off our nose to spite our face."
—Defense Secretary Robert Gates, attributing acquisition woes in part on vacancies in key acquisition posts (43 percent in the Air Force) and why it's so hard to fill them, Senate Armed Service Committee hearing, Jan. 27, 2009.