JULY 30, 2026 – Gen. Dale White traveled to Dayton to deliver a message of speed in acquisition. His keynote address was part of Life Cycle Industry Days at the Dayton, Ohio Convention Center. LCID is presented by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
Facing hundreds of defense acquisition experts, White issued a challenge to abandon the status quo and reframe acquisition as a warfighting function.
“For too long, we have sat back and relaxed under the idea that we’re an administrative and mission support function,” White said. “Those days are gone. The time is now for this community to deliver.”…