She is the Air National Guard assistant to the commander of Air Education and Training Command and now Maj. Gen. LaRita Aragon. Aragon, who was the first woman to reach star rank in the Oklahoma ANG, received her second star on Dec. 22 at the state capitol, reports the Shawnee News-Star.
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
