The Air Force’s long-standing Corona, a gathering of four-star generals, has a wider-reaching companion, the “Blue Summit.” Service leaders just finished their second such meeting—this one in St. Louis—bringing together all general officers of all three components plus all senior executive service civilians for a one-day session to give and receive. According to Lt. Gen. Arthur Lichte, director of staff, Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley is a “strong believer” in receiving first-hand feedback. Moseley and Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne are using the event to open “a dialogue” with all senior service leaders. Lichte said there would be more Blue Summits, and other lesser, subject-specific summits on such things as cyberspace and acquisition, in the future.
The cost of the nuclear AGM-181 Long-Range Stand Off missile has come down slightly and the program is on track, but several technologies it relies on are still considered immature, the Government Accountability Office found in a report. Meanwhile, the GAO also assessed the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile as…