Name: Securing Tomorrow with Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson
Start: 2018-07-25T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2018-07-25T10:30:00-04:00
Location: The Washington Post

On Wednesday, July 25, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson will sit down for an in-depth interview with Washington Post columnist and associate editor David Ignatius. They will discuss America’s military readiness, the role of women in combat and her response to President Trump’s recent call to create a Space Force, an independent sixth branch of the military.

Secretary Wilson, a United States Air Force Academy graduate who served as an Air Force officer from 1982 to 1989, will also detail her plans for modernizing the Air Force and evaluate the most significant national security threats facing the United States.

This event is part of the ongoing Securing Tomorrow series featuring Ignatius in conversation with leaders in national security, intelligence and defense.

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Heather Wilson

Secretary of the Air Force

David Ignatius

Columnist and Associate Editor,
The Washington Post

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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Doors open: 9:00 a.m.

Program: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

The Washington Post

1301 K St NW

Washington, D.C. 20071

Free to attend. Pre-registration is required.

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