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United States Air Force Under Secretary Matt Lohmeier delivered a sobering assessment of the Air Force's current readiness and a warning about chronic underinvestment. Lohmeier’s remarks came as one of two keynote addresses during the opening day of Life Cycle Industry Days (LCID) 2026. Despite recent operational successes in operations such as Midnight Hammer, Absolute Resolve, and Epic Fury, Lohmeier emphasized that the Air Force must keep iterating toward the future. Addressing a crowd of senior Air Force uniformed members, veteran civilians and defense industry partners, Lohmeier mentioned famous words once uttered by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld: "You go to war with the army you have." Co-hosted by Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) and Dayton Defense Life LCID and Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) Wright Dialogue with Industry (WDI) took place July 27 – 31, 2026, at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, Ohio. Though standalone events, LCID and WDI are aligned to gain efficiencies in sharing information, collaboration, and discussion. LCID focuses on the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's future requirements, collaboration opportunities, and topics covering the entire acquisition life cycle and management across AFLCMC portfolios. Historically, LCID hosts more than 1,000 Government, Industry, and academic attendees and every AFLCMC program office. (U.S. Air Force video by Jim Varhegyi)
| Date Taken: | 07.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.11.2026 01:31 |
| Category: | Briefings |
| Video ID: | 1018253 |
| VIRIN: | 260810-F-FC975-1012 |
| Filename: | DOD_111895347 |
| Length: | 00:44:23 |
| Location: | DAYTON, OHIO, US |
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