US | military spending Cities Brace for Fallout From New Defense Budget By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 8, 2009 2:00 PM CDT Copied Dan Korte, Boeing's vice president & general manager for Global Strike Systems, speaks during the unveiling of the F-15 Silent Eagle Tuesday, March 17, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) With President Obama and Robert Gates hoping to reconfigure defense spending, cities and towns around the country are bracing for the economic fallout, ABC News reports. Some of the places most likely to be pinched if Gates’ budget stands: Marietta, Ga.: Where Boeing and Lockheed Martin assemble F-22s. About 2,000 jobs could be lost here. Seattle: The F-22’s wings and fuselage are built here, accounting for 1,200 positions. Middletown, Conn.: United Technologies builds the F-22’s engine here; 2,000 to 3,000 jobs could be lost. St. Louis: Could suffer seriously if the Boeing C-17 transport is discontinued. About 1,800 work on that plane, and 4,000 work on F/A-18s. Long Beach, Calif.: C-17 cuts would really hurt here; 5,000 work on the plane. Read These Next An 11-year-old girl gave birth at home. The story gets worse. 'How can you be that ignorant?' senator asks RFK Jr. Grandpa might want to look more closely next time. Looks like hackers have pulled off another major data breach. Report an error