Liz, 
a military working dog with the 437th Security Forces Squadron at Charleston AFB, S.C., was retired from the service June 10 during a ceremony at the base. During her 10 years of service, she participated in a multitude of temporary duty assignments that took her to Greece, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. She also went on seven Secret Service and Department of State missions to protect President Bush and President Clinton.
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.
