Air
Force officials unveiled a portrait of the late Gen. Bernard Schriever, considered father of USAF’s space and ICBM programs, July 8 at the Pentagon. “[General Schriever] brought us where we are today: preeminent in space,” Gen. Duncan McNabb, vice chief of staff, said during the unveiling ceremony also attended by Schriever’s widow, Joni James, as well as Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and CMSAF Rodney McKinley. Artist Thomas Segars drew the portrait, while Lori Dawson created the portrait display, which will be a permanent fixture in corridor 8 of the Pentagon next to a larger pictorial display highlighting Schriever’s career. (USAF report by SSgt. Monique Randolph)
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.