 From 1980 through 2018, McKeown was also employed with the military division of Boeing Defense and Space in Philadelphia where he worked as a representative in Product Support and a Program Manager in New Business.He received multiple awards from the company and Army customer for his contributions in cost avoidance, creating processes that are still in use since his retirement after 38 years of service.In 1984 McKeown had mitigated an emergent issue for a couple of CH-47D aircraft in Korea, both needing Aft Pylon Assemblies with a manufacturing lead time of over 2 years.