Washington Social Life: Defense Industry Edition

THE SCENE TONIGHT: TODD WILCOX, BRENT SCOWCROFT, CHESTER CHANG, REX TILLERSON AND GINNI ROMETTY (THE LAST TWO RUN EXXON & IBM)

As I tweet so often, I go out so you don't have to. Tonight was a dinner at the Ritz Carlton West End in honor of former Bush (41) National Security Adviser, Gen. Brent Scowcroft. The National Defense University Foundation hosted the dinner, where Scowcroft was presented with the first ever "Lifetime International Statesman and Business Advocate Award." The corporate defense industry showed up in force, including the heads of IBM, Exxon, Deloitte, CACI, EADS, Lockheed Martin, military brass and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his wife, Nancy. I was seated with the Kissingers, as well as Susan Eisenhower, NDFU president Walter Stadtler and his wife, Maida, and Todd Wilcox, CEO of Patriot Defense Group of Maitland, FL., and Dr. Chester Chang of Santa Monica, CA - both members of the NDFU board. Among others...

More tomorrow at washingtonian.com, but first an 8am breakfast with a source. 

NANCY KISSINGER HUGS A FRIEND, HENRY CHILLS, SUSAN EISENHOWER SAYS HELLO TO TODD WILCOX

MAJ. GEN. GREGG MARTIN, HENRY KISSINGER, MRS. MARTIN

THE EXXON-IBM-LOCKHEED-DELOITTE TABLE COULD HAVE BEEN A WILLIAM HAMILTON SKETCH

PROTEGE AND MENTOR, DEPUTY DEFENSE SECRETARY ASH CARTER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT

GEN. SCOWCROFT ON STAGE AFTER RECEIVING AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION. H.A.K. ON THE RIGHT

GEN. BRENT SCOWCROFT