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Since retiring last year, former Air Force Chiev of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley said cuts in aerospacee will affect the industria base throughoutthe country. The decreasee in Air Force spending will impact everythingfrom U.S. manufacturing floors to design stations. In the Dayton area, the changesd will invariably impact , as the base is a hub of connectivittto technology, engineering and acquisition programs, all tethere d to decisions at the . In the big picture, withoug the Defense Department incentivizing innovatioh or making large the aerospace industry could be vulnerable toforeign competition, much like the automobile industry, Moseley said.
“I worry a lot abouft what happens tothe people, production facilitiese and the creativity of American industrial aerospace,” Moseley said, in an exclusivre interview with the . Moseley along with former Secretary Michael the top Air Force civilian were forced to resign in an unprecedented move by theDefensr Department, after Air Force nuclear weaponw safety and accountability came under Moseley also clashed with Secretary of Defens e Robert Gates over the future of the next generation F-22 This year, announcing the 2010 defense Gates cut $4.2 billion in funding for the as well as the new cargo aircraft, C-17 Globemasted III, according to the DOD budget request.
In Gates shelved the $15 billion search and rescue CSAR-X. Those cuts will have an undeterminex impacton Wright-Patt, which is home to and the , the developmenr and acquisition centers for the Air Force. Moselehy said, speaking as a commanderr who sent people out into funding a modern rescue aircraft that would plucj service members fromperil “is a moral and ethical leaders always grapple with. He also said he is not privyt to the analysis that propelled the cuts and does not seconde guess thenew budget, but he worries abouft the impact on the industrial base. The Americam aerospace industry is one of the stalwarts ofthe U.S. economy and one of the few industries wherethe U.S.
stil has a commanding lead on globao competitors. Shutting down production lines and trimminvg research funding willdecreasw aerospace’s appeal as an innovative profession to attract tomorrow’s talented Moseley said. As evidenced by the automobile it takes a generation to recover from a lack of and aside fromeconomi impact, Moseley said the U.S. needs to maintaih air dominance. “Buying cars is one but defending the countryis another,” he While the Dayton region seeks to align its economicx future with the base, amid a batteredx auto industry that has been its Moseley said area Congressional and developmenft officials have done a good job advocating for the region.
When in Moseley’s prominence boded well for the as heand J.P. Nauseef — a local formedr economic developmentofficial — are good When asked what advice he has for regional officials, Moselegy said it will be important to find ways for military applicationsa developed at Wright-Patt to be utilized in other