I got an email from a PR rep asking me to interview someone for the blog instead of the magazine -- a TDL first! I took her up on it.Mike Dunn is president of the Air Force Association. He is a retired lieutenant general and former F-15 and F-106 pilot. Both Dunn and his organization are of course strong supporters of the US Air Force's plan to extend F-22 production.
The interview couldn't be precisely scheduled, so, in true blogging style, I received a phone call on the fly while Dunn was in between meetings on Capitol Hill.
Dunn explained the USAF's position and defended the F-22 against criticisms by John Young, the Department of Defense's chief weapons buyer. And he scored bonus points for name-checking the real DEW Line, while explaining the F-106's suicidal bomber intercept mission using nuclear-tipped air-to-air missiles.
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