ADVISORY/Vought, Boeing Celebrate 100th C-17 Cargo Jet; Gov. Rick Perry to be Featured Speaker.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (June 11)

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To:               TV Assignment Editors
                  Newspaper Photography Directors
                  Newspaper Business, Metro Editors

Re:               Vought employees celebrate the delivery of
                  assemblies for the 100th C-17 Globemaster III

When:             Tuesday, June 11, 2002
                  Ceremony is 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.

Where:            Vought's headquarters at 9314 W. Jefferson Blvd.,
                  Dallas

Speakers:         Texas Gov. Rick Perry
                  Howard Chambers, VP/GM, USAF Airlift and Tanker
                   programs, The Boeing Co.
                  Maj. Gen. Paul W. Essex, Director, Global Reach
                   programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the
                  Air Force for Acquisition
                  Tom Risley, President and CEO, Vought Aircraft
                   Industries

Background:       In seven years of operation, the C-17 has proven to
                  be exceptionally valuable in humanitarian and
                  military efforts worldwide. Today, the manufacture
                  and assembly of the 100th C-17 is underway at
                  locations in 40 states and several European
                  locations.

                  For the 100th plane, Boeing is celebrating each
                  major stage of assembly. About 35 events are
                  planned, along with celebrations with each of the
                  C-17's top 30 suppliers.

                  Vought Aircraft Industries, headquartered in Dallas,
                  is a major supplier on the C-17 program. The company
                  fabricates and assembles the engine nacelles,
                  accessory doors, vertical and horizontal
                  stabilizers, the rudders and elevators, ailerons,
                  and the universal aerial refueling receptacle
                  slipway installation (UARRSI). Vought's work on the
                  C-17 tail sections and engine nacelles includes
                  systems integration and engine build-up.

To attend:        All media planning to attend must RSVP to Lynne
                  Warne (972/946-3350) by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11.
                  Camera and press passes must be arranged in advance,
                  due to security requirements.