Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff, retires this month after 40 years of uniformed service. He sat down for an exit interview with Air Force Magazine on June 17. Read the full transcript, which has been edited for length and clarity.
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.
