I don't believe it is about jobs [in spite of lip service] or about political pork or about political reward. If that were so, Alaska would not be getting nicked. I do believe it is about military strategy and planning.
Or maybe in fact, none of the above. It appears to be that domestic spending priorities of the President's OMB are destroying the vaunted managerial integrity at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Fidelity to maintaining our defense capabilities is not the priority.
See the Aviation Week article reprinted above.