It's lining up pretty well for the Air National Guard'

摘要

He came to the nation's capital more than two years ago as "Bud from Oklahoma." But Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt 111, the director of the Air National Guard, is now well-versed in the responsibilities required of him in Washington, D.C. He wages an incessant battle against budget limitations to keep his force's fleet up to date and sufficiently stocked. He worries that the lessons of history have not been learned when it comes to providing national security in lean economic times. He exhibits frustration at the problem of suicide in his ranks. And he takes a personal interest in the misbehavior of a few officers who don't view the Air Force's core values quite the same way he does. Wyatt, however, eschews the soundbite culture of the city in which he now resides. During a recent interview with National Guard in his Pentagon office, he discussed the future of his force like the litigator he once was, offering his point of view in clear language and almost daring someone to disagree.