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Many Of Nation's Leading Defense Experts Converge On Ventura County For Forum

A F-117 Nighthawk aircraft will be dedicated as the newest exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library as part of a two day forum looking at America's defensive preparedness

Some of the leading experts on American military preparedness are on the South Coast for a two day forum looking at the health of the nation’s defense. The Reagan National Defense Forum features ten different panels looking at everything from US-China relations to efforts to create a military space program.

The event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library isn’t open to the public, but is being live streamed via the library’s website for people to watch. The panelists range from current and former members of Congress to the heads of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

The scheduled participants include former George W. Bush Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove.  There are also two former Defense Secretaries set to take part, General James Mattis and Leon Panetta.

The events include a ceremony Saturday dedicating the library’s newest exhibit. It’s an F-117 Nighthawk, which was the first operational U.S. military aircraft with stealth technology.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.