Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch Jr., the military deputy for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Dr. Brad LaPlante, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, and Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command answer questions after Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III announced the award of the long range strike bomber contract in the Pentagon during a press briefing, Oct. 27, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)