According to their website Dayton Aerospace is "a small, veteran-owned, management and technical services consulting firm specializing in hard-to-do tasks requiring deep acquisition, logistics and sustainment expertise. Our experts are all retired senior military officers, US Government civilians or defense industry executives who average over 30 years of experience covering all technical and management disciplines essential to weapon system acquisition and sustainment." Pentagon contractor clients listed are most of the top contractors, including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and L-3 Communications. The company is also a member of a number of Department of Defense, Navy, and Air Force support contracts.
Letter to Dayton Aerospace sent 10/19/2018.
| Rank | First | Last | Former Office/Employer | Date of Resignation/Retirement | Start Date at Dayton Aerospace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy | Boyan | U.S. Air Force | 06/01/2010 | 02/01/2011 | |
| Thomas S. | Wells | U.S. Air Force | 06/01/2012 | 11/19/2012 | |
| Lieutenant General | Thomas J. | Owen | U.S. Air Force | 09/01/2012 | 09/11/2012 |
| Colonel | Rob | Strasser | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2016 | 01/01/2016 |
| Robert Carl "Shof" | Shofner | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2018 | 02/09/2018 | |
| Rear Admiral | Randolph L. | Mahr | Department of Defense | 02/01/2017 | 01/25/2017 |
| Patsy J. | Reeves | U.S. Air Force | 04/01/2016 | 10/20/2016 | |
| Colonel | Mike | Gregg | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2012 | 01/01/2012 |
| Mike | Nicol | U.S. Air Force | 12/01/2010 | 04/01/2011 | |
| Colonel | Michael | Braman | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2012 | 01/01/2013 |
| Mark J. | Fraker | U.S. Air Force | 02/01/2014 | 05/27/2015 | |
| Marc | Smith | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2014 | 01/01/2014 | |
| Marge | Leclaire | U.S. Transportation Command | 01/01/2010 | 01/01/2010 | |
| Major General | Kevin J. | Sullivan | U.S. Air Force | 11/01/2008 | 09/06/2008 |
| Kevin W. | Buckley | U.S. Air Force | 02/01/2018 | 04/01/2018 | |
| Brigadier General | Kenneth J. | Moran | U.S. Air Force | 11/01/2013 | 12/01/2013 |
| Colonel | Kathryn | Hughes | U.S. Air Force | 10/01/2016 | 01/01/2017 |
| Jon S. | Ogg | U.S. Air Force | 09/03/2008 | 05/30/2009 | |
| Jorge F. | Gonzalez | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2018 | 04/12/2018 | |
| Gerry L. | Freisthler | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2012 | 06/29/2012 | |
| Brigadier General | Gary S. | Connor | Missile Defense Agency | 09/01/2009 | 01/01/2010 |
| Gary | Bailey | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2013 | 01/01/2013 | |
| Frederick A. | Tokarz | U.S. Air Force | 12/31/2010 | 03/01/2010 | |
| Frances A. | Duntz | U.S. Air Force | 08/01/2008 | 01/01/2009 | |
| Deborah A. | Bailey | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2009 | 01/01/2010 | |
| Dawn | McGarvey-Buchwalder | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2016 | 04/25/2016 | |
| Colonel | Darrell | Holcomb | U.S. Air Force | 04/01/2009 | 05/01/2009 |
| Colonel | Christopher | Coombs | U.S. Air Force | 04/01/2016 | 04/01/2016 |
| Lieutenant General | C.D. | Moore | U.S. Air Force | 12/01/2014 | 12/17/2014 |
| Brian | Rutledge | U.S. Air Force | 01/01/2017 | 01/10/2017 |
Ethics laws are riddled with loopholes. Without transparency and more effective protections of the public interest the revolving door between senior Pentagon officials and officers and defense contractors may be costing American taxpayers billions.