Long Range Strike Bomber Contract Award Announcement
Dr. Bill LaPlante, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, answers questions after Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III announced he award of the long range strike bomber contract in the Pentagon during a press briefing, Oct. 27, 2015. With LaPlante are Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command, and Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the military deputy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)