SecDEF announces return of KC-X program
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses the audience at the Air Force Association's 2009 Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16, 2009, in Washington, D.C. The three-day conference features more than 130 exhibitors and more than three dozen speakers and panelists discussing topics of key interest in today's Air Force and aerospace development. (Defense Department photo/Cherie Cullen)