MEDIA ADVISORY -- September 3, 1999

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MEDIA ADVISORY
September 3, 1999 AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION 1999 NATIONAL CONVENTION & AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY EXPOSITION SEPTEMBER 13-15, 1999
MARRIOTT WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
2660 WOODLEY ROAD, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20008

KEY PRESENTATIONS

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1999

Maj. Gen. Charles F. Wald, USAF, Vice Director for Strategic Plans
and Policy, the Joint Staff (Keynote Address)
9 a.m., Marriott Ballroom.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1999

General Michael E. Ryan, Air Force Chief of Staff
Noon, Marriott Ballroom.

Air Force Chief of Staff Media Availibity
1:45 p.m., Virginia “A” Room

Gen. Joseph Ralston, USAF, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hon. Caspar W. Weinberger, Former Secretary of Defense
Policy Forum: Aerospace Power and the Use of Force
2 p.m., Cotillion Room.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1999

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters, Secretary of the Air Force
Noon, Marriott Ballroom.

Secretary of the Air Force Media Availability
1:45 p.m., Maryland “A” Room

Media must register for the convention. Registration is located at the main convention desk in the convention center’s lobby level. The press room opens at 8 a.m. the mornings of the convention. News media must show valid press credentials -- Congressional Gallery pass, Pentagon press pass or equivalent. If on assignment for a publication, freelancing or researching, obtain a letter from the editor and provide photo ID. There is no pre-registration process for media. It will occur during the convention only.

For advance information on specific speakers, please contact their public affairs offices or press secretaries.

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Point of Contact: MELISSA BRAXTON, MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT
(703) 247-5843, E-MAIL: mbraxton@afa.org

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AFA is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we: EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security. ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education. SUPPORT the total Air Force family, and promote aerospace education.