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Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen , 

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thank you for joining us today to 

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discuss the army's fy 23 budget request 

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the honorable Gabe camarillo 

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undersecretary of the army and Major 

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General Mark Bennett , the director of 

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the Army budget , will provide you an 

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in depth overview and take a few 

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questions . I'll be alternating between 

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reporters in the room and phone line . 

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If we have it on the phone line . Um , 

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we'll also hold a media roundtable 

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tomorrow morning . You'll have more 

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opportunity than to ask additional 

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questions today . We have uh , 40 

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minutes for this . Gentlemen , the 

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floor is yours . Good afternoon ladies 

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and gentlemen , it's a pleasure to be 

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here with all of you . And what I'd 

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like to do is maybe begin by opening up 

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by highlighting some of the key 

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investments in the army's Fy 23 budget 

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submission . And then I'll turn it over 

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to Major General Mark Bennett to my 

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left to give you more detailed rundown 

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of our our PB submission . So I think 

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I'd like to begin by just noting that 

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the FY23 budget is a positive one for 

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the army because it really lets us do 

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two things simultaneously . First , we 

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maintain a high level of readiness with 

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robust funding for our CTC rotations 

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are flying hours and this is really 

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important because it allows us , uh , 

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you know , to kind of continue building 

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upon the just the record of tremendous 

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performance across varied missions over 

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the last year . You look back and 

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there's the COVID response where over 

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50,000 soldiers mobilized in support of 

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nationwide response efforts . Disaster 

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response at home where the National 

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Guard mobilized to respond to flooding 

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and wildfires and then operation Allies 

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welcome support where we responded to 

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support over 40,000 displaced afghans 

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at six army installations . And then of 

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course I would be remiss if I didn't 

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highlight our most recent example of 

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that readiness in our response to 

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Ukraine , Supporting the NATO 

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deterrence mission in Europe with over 

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45,000 soldiers deployed to Germany and 

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Poland . But the second reason that 

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this budget is positive for us is that 

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it enables a continued transformation 

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to the army of 2030 as we strategically 

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pivot from two decades of a focus on 

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counterterrorism to an army adapted to 

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meet our top pacing challenge in China 

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and the acute threat of Russian 

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aggression . The armies continued 

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transformation is done by maintaining 

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momentum in this budget on our 

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modernization programs were including 

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the fielding of our mobile protected 

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firepower and the next generation squad 

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weapon and continuing our investment in 

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people in talent management and 

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building a positive command climate at 

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scale as well as cutting edge 

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formations . So as part of that ongoing 

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transformation , I'd like to just 

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highlight a few of the ways that our 

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budget invests in capabilities that 

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will enable the army to meet the 

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objectives of the national defense 

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strategy and our joint warfighting 

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needs . So the department well , as 

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you've heard today achieve its 

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strategic objectives through integrated 

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deterrence active campaigning and 

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building an enduring advantage . We use 

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this framework to illustrate how our 

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investments are aligned to the NDS . So 

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I'll start with enabling integrated 

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deterrence , which as you've heard 

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already , this is work working really 

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across warfighting domains , across 

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theaters and spectrums of conflict as 

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part of the joint force and as we look 

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at this , investing in some of our 

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capabilities . Just a few of our 

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examples include delivering the long 

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range hypersonic weapon prototype , the 

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ultra fast maneuverable long range 

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missiles that provide a powerful 

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deterrent to adversaries and the next 

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generation capability in combat 

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operations , a mid range capability 

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missile prototype that integrates 

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another next generation deterrence 

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platform in support of the Army's long 

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range precision fires and fielding our 

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precision strike missiles with extended 

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range lethality and survivability using 

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current launcher platforms and with 

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investments in this budget to further 

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force structure as part of integrated 

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multi domain task force which 

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integrates fires cyber E W and info 

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warfare As well as project convergence 

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combine experimentation and exercises 

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with our partners and allies to promote 

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that interoperability that's so 

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improve situational awareness and 

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accelerated decision making timelines . 

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armies and strength . So for the army 

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to keep momentum on our modernization 

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programs And to transform to the Army 

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of 2030 . It's absolutely important 

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that we maintain our emphasis on high 

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quality talent that we need for our 

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cutting edge formations and as we feel 

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new capabilities , just as I said that 

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we would use in our MTD F . We did not 

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want to lower our standards in Fy 23 to 

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address any gaps in our recruiting 

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projections . So we proactively made a 

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decision to temporarily reduce our end 

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strength from 485,000 soldiers to 

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would just want to emphasize that this 

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is not a budget driven decision . It's 

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about maintaining high quality of our 

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talent and of our recruiting and we 

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will look to build back up our end 

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fighting . Next , I'd like to talk 

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about the second pillar which is 

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executing our global campaigning where 

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as part of the joint force , the army 

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enhances deterrence and gains military 

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advantage over time by campaigning And 

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here I'd like to note that our budget 

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includes investments for R . S . Fabs 

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are rotations in you , calm and indo 

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pay calm that enhance interoperability 

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and combined arms training at the 

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tactical level . Our continued funding 

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for pacific pathway exercises and 

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defender europe , which obviously 

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continue to build on the great work 

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being done there in those two theaters 

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implementing the army's arctic strategy 

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to build capacity and improved 

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capabilities to our army units in 

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Alaska and further investments in army 

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preposition stock . Next slide please . 

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enduring advantage and as we've heard 

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the investments that are needed to make 

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our capabilities enduring as part of a 

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defense ecosystem and maintaining that 

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joint force advantage . And first I 

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would have to emphasize our investment 

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in people within this budget . People 

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are by far our greatest asset and 

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talent is our greatest advantage . So 

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we have investments to build positive 

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command climate at scale to include 

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funding for cohesion assessment teams , 

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that includes funding of prevention , 

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cap and see cap programs to help us get 

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the right people with the right skills 

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in the right job quality of life , 

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that we are investing in our people and 

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their resiliency . Next I'd like to 

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point here is tackling climate change 

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The army led the way in issuing the 

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first climate strategy within the 

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Department of Defense among the 

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services and that includes funding and 

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investments in this budget for 

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installation resilience to include 

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electric tactical vehicles . That will 

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reduce signatures on the battlefield 

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and ultimately reduce the logistical 

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burdens of fuel and adaptive training 

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funding in this budget will support 

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investments in hypersonic weapons to 

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support that growing industrial base 

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ammunition plants , which are a key 

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fighters . So now with that said , I'd 

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like to turn over to Major General 

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additional details regarding the budget 

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request . Thank you . Honorable camera . 

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Today . I will present an overview of 

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2023 budget request , which is fully 

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I do want to express the army's thanks 

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to Congress for providing the funding 

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for this 2000 and 22 fiscal year and 

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thank them for their continued support . 

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billion which rounds up to roughly 100 

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in a row is all in base program funding . 

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and european commands . It is also 

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the army did receive additional 

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supplemental funding and several of the 

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continuing resolution measures in 

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support of humanitarian assistance for 

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Operation Allies . Welcome and 

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supplemental funding . In the fy 22 

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omnibus of preparation for support to 

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Ukraine . That is not represented in 

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the Fy 22 columns . I will now address 

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additional details of how our request 

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takes care of our people , maintains 

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our near term readiness and continues 

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our modernization efforts as we review 

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each of the armies of preparations . 

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increase of roughly 2.8 billion above 

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the 22 enacted appropriation . This 

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funding level total reflects the 

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combined resource requirements for all 

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include r overseas operations costs Our 

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military personnel a Crown Screw 3.2 

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billion . These funds enabled the army 

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to recruit , train and promote and 

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retain quality soldiers . These funds 

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also pay reserve components . Soldiers 

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on active duty needed to support 

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operational missions . The military pay 

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accounts also provide recruiting and 

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retention bonuses necessary to maintain 

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the all volunteer force . The 

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operations and maintenance funding 

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requests increased 3.6 billion from the 

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22 enacted levels . This funding 

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provides readiness and also enhances 

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our sharp suicide prevention and 

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criminal investigation , division 

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restructuring efforts . O and M also 

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resources improvements for the civilian 

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workforce such as the pay raise and 

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continues to invest in the quality of 

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life of soldiers through increased 

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funding for the improvement of barracks 

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and facilities . The procurement and 

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research , development , test and 

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evaluation request of $35 billion 

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dollars allows the army to maintain 

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momentum of our modernization efforts 

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as we continue our transition from 

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irregular warfare to strategic 

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competition . The army also continues 

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to emphasize our six signature priority 

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efforts that are critical to 

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maintaining the competitive edge . The 

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military construction request of 1.9 

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billion supports a total of 29 projects 

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across the total army . The priorities 

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for facility investments remain as 

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quality of life readiness and 

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modernization . Lastly , you will note 

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on our other accounts , the elimination 

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of the roughly $3.3 billion in the 

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Afghan security forces fund from our Fy 

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22 enactment and the Fy 23 presidents 

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budget request . I will now begin a 

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more in depth look at the budget 

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request . Beginning with the armies and 

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strength As previously addressed by 

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honorable Camarillo . We did not want 

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to lower our recruiting standards so we 

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proactively made a decision to 

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temporarily reduce end strength from 

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485,000 soldiers . 2 473,000 soldiers 

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in Fy 23 Army National Guard and Army 

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Reserve and strength remains unchanged . 

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This was not a budget driven decision . 

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It's about quality and we will look to 

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build and strength over the future 

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years . Defense program For the army to 

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keep momentum on modernization and to 

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transform to the army of 2030 . We must 

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maintain emphasis on high quality 

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talent needed for cutting edge 

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formations and new capabilities like we 

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use in our multi domain task forces 

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funding that would have been used for 

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the previously higher end strength was 

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placed against reserve component 

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mobilization requirements funded 

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through the active military personnel 

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appropriation . The requested and 

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strength enables the army to fill units 

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and provide new capabilities designed 

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to face emerging threats and supports 

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the old domain fight . Military 

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personnel accounts are the second 

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largest portion of the army's based 

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budget . The FY 23 request of 69.1 

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billion is an increase of 3.2 billion 

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from the FY 22 enacted levels . The 

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request compensate soldiers with a 4.6% 

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pay raise , the largest in 20 years and 

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provides the recruiting and retention , 

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incentives increases allowances for 

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housing by 3.9% And also an increase in 

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food subsistence allowance by 3.4% . 

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The National Guard and Army Reserve 

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components . Military personnel 

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accounts fund their statutory training 

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days , exercise participation , 

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recruiting and retention incentives and 

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education benefits and full time 

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support . Now let's take a look at 

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operations and maintenance . The army's 

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operation and maintenance accounts 

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represent the largest of preparation 

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category within the army and provide 

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funds to recruit , organized , train 

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and sustain active Army component 

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forces worldwide . The Fy 23 Active 

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Army request to $58.3 billion reflects 

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an increase of approximately $3 billion 

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from fy 22 Or roughly 5.4% above the 22 

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inactive level . The operations and 

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maintenance , Army account resources , 

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home station training and that required 

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directed readiness table levels for 

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active brigade combat teams and our 

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combat aviation brigades , armies O and 

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M focused also funds further 

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implementation of the regionally 

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aligned modern Reading this 

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modernization model or rearm to 

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increase readiness for joint all domain 

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operations . There is also an increase 

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for two for a total of 22 Combat 

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Training center rotations eight at the 

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National Training Center , eight at the 

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Joint Readiness Training Center , four 

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at the Joint multinational Readiness 

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Center and two exportable rotations . I 

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want to eat one each in Alaska and 

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Hawaii . Two of these rotations are 

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Army National Guard bCT rotations at J . 

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R . T . C . The Joint Readiness 

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Training Center emphasizing total army 

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readiness and our interoperability 

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operations and maintenance funding 

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supports numerous multilateral 

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exercises around the globe and 

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supportive allies and in partnership 

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activities and partnership building to 

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include our pacific pathways , theater 

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exercise activities . It also allows 

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for the continuation of the army's 

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multiyear campaign for project 

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convergence , which the next event is 

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scheduled to begin this september In Fy 

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23 , the army will implement 28 of the 

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Independent Review Commission 

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recommendations to include further 

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implementation of the army prevention 

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workforce across all components of the 

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army , continuing the restructure of 

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the army , sexual harassment assault 

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response and prevention program and 

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implementing criminal justice reforms 

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to include the establishment of the 

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centralized Office of Special Trial 

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Counsel . The army will also focus its 

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efforts on installation resiliency 

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where we will see energy improvements 

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and efficiency to include plan design 

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and execution of energy and utility 

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projects . We will use engineering 

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solutions and partnerships to increase 

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installation , energy resilience 

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through energy savings , performance 

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contracts and utility Energy Service 

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contracts . In Fy 23 , the active army 

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addresses several critical installation 

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and facility readiness programs by 

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increasing funding for the restoration 

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and modernization of our facilities by 

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$420 million . Increasing funding for 

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facility sustainment from 80 to 85% of 

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the requirement And increasing funding 

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for based operations and support to 93% 

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of the requirements . We'll now take a 

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look at the A . And M . For the Army 

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National Guard and Army Reserve . The 

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Army's 23 budget request supports a 

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combined $11.4 billion om requirement 

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for the Army National Guard and the US 

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Army Reserve . The operation and 

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maintenance . National Guard request of 

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8.2 billion represents an increase of 

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$500 million 22 enacted amount and 

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resources . The National Guard to 

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enhance warfighter readiness and 

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increased lethality while 

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simultaneously investing in sustainment 

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restoration and modernization of 

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facilities . The budget funds Army 

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National Guard , B . C . T . S . 

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Brigade combat teams to a platoon level 

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of proficiency and provides a force 

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that can support combatant commander 

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requirements , defend against threats 

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to the homeland and remain responsive 

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to governors for natural disasters and 

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emergencies . The operation and 

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maintenance , Army Reserve request of 

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$3.2 billion $200 million Fy 22 

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enacted level . The Army reserves 23 0 

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and M . Budget focuses on the core 

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competency of units supporting a 

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responsive , flexible enduring Army 

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Reserve capable of providing essential 

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combat enablers who are trained , 

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equipped and lethal . The budget also 

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provides sufficient funding to train 

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the Army Reserve to a platoon level 

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proficiency . It provides resources to 

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increase the Army reserves , home 

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station flying our program to support 

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the rotational requirements of reserve 

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aviation units , increasing aviation 

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units training to a company level 

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proficiency . Now that I've discussed 

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the Army , Army's personnel and 

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operations and maintenance readiness 

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accounts . I'll present the Army's 23 

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budget request aimed towards our 

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modernization strategy and our research , 

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development and acquisition accounts . 

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The 23 budget request for research , 

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development and acquisition is $35 

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billion . The army's modernization 

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efforts are critical to maintaining our 

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competitive edge as we transition our 

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focus from irregular warfare to 

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strategic power competition . We 

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continue to emphasize the six signature 

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priority efforts of long range fires . 

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Next generation combat vehicles , 

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future vertical lift , the network air 

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and missile defense and soldier 

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lethality . The army is focusing its 

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signature efforts to focusing on its 

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signature efforts to enable a holistic 

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approach to our modernization efforts 

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to provide the joint force with 

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relevant , credible and modernized 

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forces and capabilities to meet future 

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challenges . Over the next few slides . 

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I will highlight how our budget request 

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supports army modernization priorities 

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as seen through our R . D . T . Any and 

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procurement appropriation requests . 

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The army is $13.7 billion dollar 

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research development test and 

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evaluation request accelerates 

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incremental upgrades to existing 

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systems , delivering greater 

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capabilities to our soldiers sooner and 

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advances cutting edge technologies that 

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will generate the decision dominance 

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and overmatch required to win the next 

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fight . Accounting for one time funding 

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received in Fy 22 . The Fy 23 RD TNT 

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request is 1.6 billion higher than the 

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remaining Fy 22 enacted amount which 

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facilitates the army's momentum and its 

529
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modernization efforts . The Fy 23 

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request includes $2.7 billion for 

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science and technology efforts to 

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continue to seek out and mature 

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technologies that address army 

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modernization along with enabling 

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technologies including project 

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convergence and artificial intelligence 

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that support the transformation towards 

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a data centric army . With integration 

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across our modernization priorities . 

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In Fy 23 we plan to deliver prototypes 

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with continued investments in the long 

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range hypersonic weapon for one battery , 

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mid range capability , missile and 

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flight testing and the precision strike 

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munitions . The Fy 23 presidents budget 

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request also includes $90.8 million in 

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fy 23 funding for project convergence . 

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This is a combination of O and M and R 

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D . T and E . This funding will enable 

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the joint force to continue to focus on 

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joint experimentation that incorporates 

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our closest allies and partners . 

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Project convergence will continue to 

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experiment with emerging technologies 

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and joint concepts that will result in 

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the combined Joyce's ability to 

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demonstrate offensive and defensive 

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capabilities that can deter a peer 

559
00:20:28,629 --> 00:20:30,740
adversaries and if necessary , defeat 

560
00:20:30,740 --> 00:20:32,962
them in large scale combat operations . 

561
00:20:32,962 --> 00:20:35,184
Army R . D . T . Nd investments support 

562
00:20:35,184 --> 00:20:37,184
the army's modernization priorities 

563
00:20:37,184 --> 00:20:39,407
through early integration of concepts , 

564
00:20:39,407 --> 00:20:41,296
prototyping and testing to ensure 

565
00:20:41,296 --> 00:20:43,518
future generations of soldiers continue 

566
00:20:43,518 --> 00:20:45,740
to be the most lethal fighting force in 

567
00:20:45,740 --> 00:20:47,462
the world . Next we'll move to 

568
00:20:47,462 --> 00:20:51,400
procurement . The Army's 23 procurement 

569
00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:53,450
request of 21.3 billion supports 

570
00:20:53,450 --> 00:20:55,339
enduring equipment as well as the 

571
00:20:55,339 --> 00:20:57,506
transition to procuring are modernized 

572
00:20:57,506 --> 00:20:59,672
capabilities . I will continue through 

573
00:20:59,672 --> 00:21:01,950
each of the procurement appropriations . 

574
00:21:01,950 --> 00:21:04,061
Army aircraft procurement , continues 

575
00:21:04,061 --> 00:21:06,006
investment in operational enduring 

576
00:21:06,006 --> 00:21:08,061
aviation platforms and systems While 

577
00:21:08,061 --> 00:21:10,283
modernization efforts , progress on the 

578
00:21:10,283 --> 00:21:12,006
research and development phase 

579
00:21:12,006 --> 00:21:14,061
discussed earlier . The reduction of 

580
00:21:14,061 --> 00:21:16,228
roughly $500 million is due largely to 

581
00:21:16,228 --> 00:21:18,394
the reductions for one time funding in 

582
00:21:18,394 --> 00:21:20,394
the Gray Eagle , you H 60 and CH 47 

583
00:21:20,394 --> 00:21:22,890
aircraft programs . The 23 air and 

584
00:21:22,890 --> 00:21:24,890
missile defense munitions portfolio 

585
00:21:24,890 --> 00:21:26,612
provides critical munitions to 

586
00:21:26,612 --> 00:21:28,723
accommodate the change in the current 

587
00:21:28,723 --> 00:21:30,834
operational environment . The funding 

588
00:21:30,834 --> 00:21:33,057
request supports critical munitions for 

589
00:21:33,057 --> 00:21:35,279
combatant commanders with the increased 

590
00:21:35,279 --> 00:21:34,370
purchase of the joint air to ground 

591
00:21:34,370 --> 00:21:36,370
missile and the missile segment and 

592
00:21:36,370 --> 00:21:38,760
Hansel missile programs . We are also 

593
00:21:38,760 --> 00:21:40,704
replenishing wartime stockpiles of 

594
00:21:40,704 --> 00:21:43,870
preferred and advanced munitions and 

595
00:21:43,870 --> 00:21:45,981
weapons and tracked combat vehicles . 

596
00:21:46,010 --> 00:21:47,621
The army has transitioned to 

597
00:21:47,621 --> 00:21:49,732
modernization efforts for the armored 

598
00:21:49,732 --> 00:21:51,454
multi purpose vehicle , mobile 

599
00:21:51,454 --> 00:21:53,288
protected firepower and the next 

600
00:21:53,288 --> 00:21:55,399
generation squad weapon while slowing 

601
00:21:55,399 --> 00:21:57,399
enduring systems , enhancements for 

602
00:21:57,399 --> 00:21:59,232
Abrams , Bradley striker and the 

603
00:21:59,232 --> 00:22:01,510
paladin integrated management programs . 

604
00:22:02,140 --> 00:22:03,918
The army continues to invest in 

605
00:22:03,918 --> 00:22:05,584
maintaining and upgrading the 

606
00:22:05,584 --> 00:22:07,307
organizational industrial base 

607
00:22:07,307 --> 00:22:09,473
production facilities with investments 

608
00:22:09,473 --> 00:22:11,473
at the Holston ammunition plant and 

609
00:22:11,473 --> 00:22:13,196
Watervliet arsenal to meet the 

610
00:22:13,196 --> 00:22:14,862
requirements of upcoming next 

611
00:22:14,862 --> 00:22:16,973
generation ammunition and equipment , 

612
00:22:16,973 --> 00:22:19,084
environmental standards and workplace 

613
00:22:19,084 --> 00:22:21,196
safety . The army's other procurement 

614
00:22:21,196 --> 00:22:23,418
account account decreases by just under 

615
00:22:23,418 --> 00:22:25,420
$1 billion dollars due to one time 

616
00:22:25,420 --> 00:22:27,642
increases in other reductions including 

617
00:22:27,642 --> 00:22:29,698
for all terrain cranes and explosive 

618
00:22:29,698 --> 00:22:32,910
ordinance . Render safe sets notably 

619
00:22:32,910 --> 00:22:35,170
increases in our request include 

620
00:22:35,170 --> 00:22:37,620
counter small U . S . Division sets in 

621
00:22:37,620 --> 00:22:39,840
service retrofit kits for Humvees and 

622
00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,062
the tactical intelligence target access 

623
00:22:42,062 --> 00:22:44,284
node , which is a critical intel system 

624
00:22:44,284 --> 00:22:45,896
in support of our number one 

625
00:22:45,896 --> 00:22:47,951
modernization priority of long range 

626
00:22:47,951 --> 00:22:49,896
fires . Now let's take a look at a 

627
00:22:49,896 --> 00:22:52,118
select set of quantity comparisons from 

628
00:22:52,118 --> 00:22:56,090
Fy 22 to 23 . This 

629
00:22:56,090 --> 00:22:58,090
chart provides a snapshot of select 

630
00:22:58,090 --> 00:23:00,146
procurement program quantities . The 

631
00:23:00,146 --> 00:23:02,312
armored multi purpose vehicle schedule 

632
00:23:02,312 --> 00:23:04,257
was re baselined due to production 

633
00:23:04,257 --> 00:23:06,368
startup issues and pandemic impacts , 

634
00:23:06,368 --> 00:23:08,479
which is why there were none in fy 22 

635
00:23:08,479 --> 00:23:10,870
now 72 requested in 23 Our next 

636
00:23:10,870 --> 00:23:12,759
generation squad weapon purchased 

637
00:23:12,759 --> 00:23:14,814
supports fielding to over six combat 

638
00:23:14,814 --> 00:23:17,040
brigades . I will pause a few moments 

639
00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:18,873
to allow you to review further . 

640
00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:27,440
We can now move on to facilities . The 

641
00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,440
army's facility infrastructure is a 

642
00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,440
critical aspect of army readiness . 

643
00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,329
Army senior leaders recognize our 

644
00:23:33,329 --> 00:23:35,551
soldiers , civilians and their families 

645
00:23:35,551 --> 00:23:37,607
should be provided a quality of life 

646
00:23:37,607 --> 00:23:37,290
commensurate to their selfless service 

647
00:23:37,460 --> 00:23:39,182
and commitment to our nation , 

648
00:23:39,340 --> 00:23:41,507
Accounting for roughly one billion and 

649
00:23:41,507 --> 00:23:43,673
one time increased funding received in 

650
00:23:43,673 --> 00:23:46,180
Fy 22 . Our FY 23 military construction 

651
00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:48,430
and family housing request Is roughly 

652
00:23:48,430 --> 00:23:50,600
200 million below the FY 22 enacted 

653
00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:52,740
levels . The request addresses 

654
00:23:52,740 --> 00:23:54,907
requirements to recapitalization needs 

655
00:23:54,907 --> 00:23:57,540
including $153 million for two barracks 

656
00:23:57,540 --> 00:23:59,484
projects , one at joint base Lewis 

657
00:23:59,484 --> 00:24:02,450
mcchord and the other at Germany $32 

658
00:24:02,450 --> 00:24:04,339
million for one child development 

659
00:24:04,339 --> 00:24:06,380
center at Fort Polk Louisiana , $69 

660
00:24:06,380 --> 00:24:08,436
million dollars for a medical clinic 

661
00:24:08,436 --> 00:24:11,500
clinic at Kwajalein Atoll . $229 

662
00:24:11,500 --> 00:24:13,722
million for 11 readiness centers , nine 

663
00:24:13,722 --> 00:24:15,778
in the National Guard and two in the 

664
00:24:15,778 --> 00:24:19,280
Army Reserve . 135 million for minor 

665
00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:21,169
construction for active guard and 

666
00:24:21,169 --> 00:24:23,470
reserve components . $202 million 

667
00:24:23,470 --> 00:24:25,637
dollars for planning design across all 

668
00:24:25,637 --> 00:24:28,290
components and 100 and 52 million for 

669
00:24:28,290 --> 00:24:29,846
two overseas family housing 

670
00:24:29,846 --> 00:24:31,568
construction projects , One in 

671
00:24:31,568 --> 00:24:33,568
bondholder Germany and the other in 

672
00:24:33,568 --> 00:24:36,480
Vicenza Italy , There is 185.4 million 

673
00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:38,591
in support of our European deterrence 

674
00:24:38,591 --> 00:24:40,758
initiative efforts , including for two 

675
00:24:40,758 --> 00:24:42,591
battalion training complexes for 

676
00:24:42,591 --> 00:24:44,702
operations and vehicle maintenance at 

677
00:24:44,702 --> 00:24:47,050
Grafenwoehr Germany . The army's brack 

678
00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:49,267
funding request supports environmental 

679
00:24:49,267 --> 00:24:51,378
cleanup restoration and conveyance of 

680
00:24:51,378 --> 00:24:53,156
excess properties and locations 

681
00:24:53,156 --> 00:24:55,378
designated under previous BRAC rounds . 

682
00:24:55,730 --> 00:24:58,250
Fy 23 requested funds keep the army's 

683
00:24:58,250 --> 00:25:00,194
planned cleanup efforts on track . 

684
00:25:01,940 --> 00:25:03,996
Next up is the army's other accounts 

685
00:25:04,650 --> 00:25:06,539
and the army's other accounts are 

686
00:25:06,539 --> 00:25:08,150
request includes other basic 

687
00:25:08,150 --> 00:25:10,206
requirements that are funded outside 

688
00:25:10,206 --> 00:25:12,206
our main appropriations , including 

689
00:25:12,206 --> 00:25:11,870
that one of our most important sites . 

690
00:25:12,340 --> 00:25:14,660
This year's request includes $156 

691
00:25:14,660 --> 00:25:16,604
million for the Arlington National 

692
00:25:16,604 --> 00:25:18,771
Cemetery to fund day to day operations 

693
00:25:18,771 --> 00:25:20,716
of the final resting place for our 

694
00:25:20,716 --> 00:25:22,549
fallen heroes . The army is also 

695
00:25:22,549 --> 00:25:24,716
requesting over $1 billion dollars for 

696
00:25:24,716 --> 00:25:26,938
the chemical demilitarization program . 

697
00:25:26,938 --> 00:25:29,250
And lastly , the Fy 23 armies working 

698
00:25:29,250 --> 00:25:32,310
capital fund request is $29.9 million 

699
00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:34,431
which due to rounding only displays a 

700
00:25:34,431 --> 00:25:36,600
zero on the chart . The last funding 

701
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,378
type I will discuss is overseas 

702
00:25:38,378 --> 00:25:42,300
operations costs . The army has 

703
00:25:42,300 --> 00:25:44,189
managed large overseas operations 

704
00:25:44,190 --> 00:25:47,020
caught budget since 2001 . The funding 

705
00:25:47,020 --> 00:25:49,131
required for these operations changes 

706
00:25:49,131 --> 00:25:51,440
from year to year and starting in Fy 22 

707
00:25:51,460 --> 00:25:54,020
funding formerly known as Oco is now 

708
00:25:54,020 --> 00:25:56,076
referred to as overseas operations . 

709
00:25:56,076 --> 00:25:58,298
With all the funds in the base budget . 

710
00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,910
The army is requesting over 14.6 

711
00:26:00,910 --> 00:26:02,910
billion in overseas operation costs 

712
00:26:03,140 --> 00:26:04,973
primarily for our operations and 

713
00:26:04,973 --> 00:26:07,140
support here in the Continental United 

714
00:26:07,140 --> 00:26:09,307
States and in the central european and 

715
00:26:09,307 --> 00:26:11,790
Horn of Africa area of operations . The 

716
00:26:11,790 --> 00:26:13,790
military personnel request supports 

717
00:26:13,790 --> 00:26:16,020
roughly 25,000 mobilized RC soldiers 

718
00:26:16,290 --> 00:26:18,457
that will serve overseas as well as in 

719
00:26:18,457 --> 00:26:20,234
the continental United States . 

720
00:26:20,234 --> 00:26:22,457
Operations and maintenance costs of 9.7 

721
00:26:22,457 --> 00:26:24,679
billion are requested to support direct 

722
00:26:24,679 --> 00:26:26,512
and enduring costs for operation 

723
00:26:26,512 --> 00:26:28,623
inherent resolve , operation enduring 

724
00:26:28,623 --> 00:26:30,734
sentinel and Operation Spartan shield 

725
00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,760
as well as counterterrorism support 

726
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:34,982
Operations , Guantanamo and the Horn of 

727
00:26:34,982 --> 00:26:36,980
Africa . Our european deterrence 

728
00:26:36,980 --> 00:26:38,647
initiative . Funding grows an 

729
00:26:38,647 --> 00:26:40,758
additional 464 million to 2.8 billion 

730
00:26:40,758 --> 00:26:43,310
request that includes $942 million for 

731
00:26:43,310 --> 00:26:45,532
increased presence through the rotation 

732
00:26:45,532 --> 00:26:47,588
of a division headquarters , armored 

733
00:26:47,588 --> 00:26:49,699
brigade combat team and other enabler 

734
00:26:49,699 --> 00:26:51,866
units supported with additional active 

735
00:26:51,866 --> 00:26:53,977
and mobilized reserve component units 

736
00:26:53,977 --> 00:26:55,950
and soldiers . $305 million 

737
00:26:55,950 --> 00:27:00,140
Europe 

738
00:27:00,150 --> 00:27:01,983
operation , Atlantic resolve and 

739
00:27:01,983 --> 00:27:05,880
Operation Joint Guardian in Kosovo And 

740
00:27:05,880 --> 00:27:08,047
$41 million dollars is being requested 

741
00:27:08,047 --> 00:27:09,880
to enhance a sustained a mission 

742
00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,010
partner environment network . As a 

743
00:27:13,010 --> 00:27:15,340
reminder , The Afghan Security Forces 

744
00:27:15,340 --> 00:27:17,750
Fund was neither enacted in 22 nor 

745
00:27:17,750 --> 00:27:19,920
requested in Fy 23 . As shown in the 

746
00:27:19,920 --> 00:27:22,620
table , the army still manages funding 

747
00:27:22,620 --> 00:27:24,731
for the counter Islamic State of Iraq 

748
00:27:24,731 --> 00:27:26,731
and Syria trying to train and equip 

749
00:27:26,731 --> 00:27:29,290
fund or CTF . The CTF is a pass through 

750
00:27:29,290 --> 00:27:31,290
account for the military support of 

751
00:27:31,290 --> 00:27:33,568
partner nations in combating terrorism . 

752
00:27:33,568 --> 00:27:35,679
And while it is called a pass through 

753
00:27:35,679 --> 00:27:37,679
account , the army exercises fiscal 

754
00:27:37,679 --> 00:27:39,901
stewardship and oversight in accordance 

755
00:27:39,901 --> 00:27:38,910
with the D . O . D . Financial 

756
00:27:38,910 --> 00:27:42,360
management regulations . Thank you for 

757
00:27:42,360 --> 00:27:44,082
your time and attention . This 

758
00:27:44,082 --> 00:27:46,082
afternoon . I will now turn it back 

759
00:27:46,082 --> 00:27:48,082
over to honorable camarillo for his 

760
00:27:48,082 --> 00:27:50,193
summary closing comments . Ladies and 

761
00:27:50,193 --> 00:27:52,416
gentlemen , I'll be very brief and just 

762
00:27:52,416 --> 00:27:54,304
say that this budget puts us on a 

763
00:27:54,304 --> 00:27:56,360
sustainable strategic path to get to 

764
00:27:56,360 --> 00:27:58,471
the army of 2030 are three priorities 

765
00:27:58,471 --> 00:28:00,693
of readiness . People and modernization 

766
00:28:00,693 --> 00:28:02,638
are all addressed . It enables our 

767
00:28:02,638 --> 00:28:04,804
ability to maintain that high level of 

768
00:28:04,804 --> 00:28:06,693
readiness that I mentioned at the 

769
00:28:06,693 --> 00:28:09,670
outset invests in key capabilities to 

770
00:28:09,740 --> 00:28:11,907
uh support soldiers and their families 

771
00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:14,129
and then of course maintains continuity 

772
00:28:14,129 --> 00:28:16,351
on the modernization of our warfighting 

773
00:28:16,351 --> 00:28:18,550
capabilities . So we look forward to 

774
00:28:18,550 --> 00:28:20,606
hearing your questions and thank you 

775
00:28:20,606 --> 00:28:22,717
all for being here today . As many as 

776
00:28:22,717 --> 00:28:24,717
possible here . Start out with Tony 

777
00:28:25,990 --> 00:28:28,270
over two questions . One , when in a 

778
00:28:28,270 --> 00:28:30,820
fit of do you start building back up to 

779
00:28:30,820 --> 00:28:32,876
12,000 ? You both mentioned a couple 

780
00:28:32,876 --> 00:28:35,240
times temporarily . What year is 26 27 ? 

781
00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,700
And for General Bennett three bill 

782
00:28:37,700 --> 00:28:39,978
about $3 billion increase over enacted . 

783
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,870
Is that negative real growth or what is 

784
00:28:42,870 --> 00:28:44,537
the real growth that the army 

785
00:28:44,537 --> 00:28:46,648
experience ? Secretary McCord earlier 

786
00:28:46,648 --> 00:28:49,920
said the D . O . D . Experience A 1.5% 

787
00:28:49,930 --> 00:28:52,420
real growth over the enacted once 

788
00:28:52,420 --> 00:28:54,840
inflation is factored in . I don't get 

789
00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,930
it . So I think first I'll address the 

790
00:28:57,940 --> 00:29:00,190
the gets the answering questions and um 

791
00:29:00,370 --> 00:29:02,537
the army will continually assess as as 

792
00:29:02,537 --> 00:29:04,703
honorable McCord mentioned kind of our 

793
00:29:04,703 --> 00:29:06,926
our posture on towards that and and T . 

794
00:29:06,926 --> 00:29:08,926
V . That and take a look at that in 

795
00:29:08,926 --> 00:29:11,037
strength there . So I think that will 

796
00:29:11,037 --> 00:29:10,900
be an ongoing assessment as we continue 

797
00:29:10,900 --> 00:29:12,956
forward into the future now for your 

798
00:29:12,956 --> 00:29:16,640
inflation question . The as an 

799
00:29:16,650 --> 00:29:20,470
honorable core did mention we did take 

800
00:29:20,470 --> 00:29:22,637
a look , we paid a lot of attention to 

801
00:29:22,637 --> 00:29:26,570
it . Um The 1.5% real growth 

802
00:29:26,570 --> 00:29:28,626
above the 22 . They already inflated 

803
00:29:28,626 --> 00:29:30,348
position there . So the army's 

804
00:29:30,348 --> 00:29:32,403
perspective we did receive roughly a 

805
00:29:32,403 --> 00:29:34,348
billion dollars to cover their pay 

806
00:29:34,348 --> 00:29:36,459
raises that supported that as well as 

807
00:29:36,459 --> 00:29:39,160
we got roughly $3 billion non-fuel 

808
00:29:39,160 --> 00:29:41,380
price growth to help answer your 

809
00:29:41,380 --> 00:29:43,420
question there . What is it what 

810
00:29:43,420 --> 00:29:45,531
percentage of real growth of the army 

811
00:29:45,531 --> 00:29:48,100
experience ? You know 1% or negative 

812
00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:50,470
growth or what I just I'll have to get 

813
00:29:50,470 --> 00:29:52,414
back to you on the percent of real 

814
00:29:52,414 --> 00:29:54,581
growth question to address the problem 

815
00:29:54,581 --> 00:29:56,692
is that it's more complicated than it 

816
00:29:56,692 --> 00:29:59,950
sounds . Okay . Thank you gen defense 

817
00:29:59,950 --> 00:30:02,600
news . Um I just have a quick question . 

818
00:30:02,600 --> 00:30:04,700
I think we're all asking um which is 

819
00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:06,700
the acquisition programs by weapons 

820
00:30:06,700 --> 00:30:08,756
system book that the D . O . D . Put 

821
00:30:08,756 --> 00:30:10,960
out . Um Does it match or trifled for 

822
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,016
specific programs in our DEA there's 

823
00:30:13,016 --> 00:30:15,530
only some of them that are listed ? Um 

824
00:30:15,540 --> 00:30:17,720
So what number should we trust ? The 

825
00:30:17,730 --> 00:30:19,841
numbers and the little trifled or the 

826
00:30:19,841 --> 00:30:22,360
numbers in the D . O . D . Wide book ? 

827
00:30:23,140 --> 00:30:25,307
Do you have a specific example I might 

828
00:30:25,307 --> 00:30:28,420
be able to address or I think 

829
00:30:30,230 --> 00:30:33,890
that one is confusing . 

830
00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:39,650
The The little trifled says 260 

831
00:30:39,660 --> 00:30:43,070
million for prism and then the Dogg 

832
00:30:43,070 --> 00:30:46,910
weapons cost says 472.7 

833
00:30:46,910 --> 00:30:47,910
million . 

834
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:52,640
Okay , 

835
00:30:56,340 --> 00:30:58,451
we can look together . We're going to 

836
00:30:58,451 --> 00:31:00,784
have to get that answer because I'm not , 

837
00:31:00,784 --> 00:31:02,729
what I would just say is obviously 

838
00:31:02,729 --> 00:31:01,950
there's different increments of the 

839
00:31:01,950 --> 00:31:04,061
precision strike missile program that 

840
00:31:04,061 --> 00:31:06,283
are happening simultaneously . So there 

841
00:31:06,283 --> 00:31:08,228
is obviously increment the current 

842
00:31:08,228 --> 00:31:10,228
increment were on and then the next 

843
00:31:10,228 --> 00:31:12,394
increment which will do the multi mode 

844
00:31:12,394 --> 00:31:12,080
seeker . So to the extent that those 

845
00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,858
are overlapping in any of those 

846
00:31:13,858 --> 00:31:16,024
characterizations , I think that might 

847
00:31:16,024 --> 00:31:17,969
be it . But we'll double check and 

848
00:31:17,969 --> 00:31:20,136
verify . Um and then just the question 

849
00:31:20,136 --> 00:31:21,913
that I actually had was you had 

850
00:31:21,913 --> 00:31:24,080
mentioned that you're slowing Abrams , 

851
00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:26,470
Bradley striker and Pim . Um I think I 

852
00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,480
had a little fidelity on Abrams and 

853
00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,313
striker already . So how much is 

854
00:31:30,313 --> 00:31:32,369
Bradley and pim slowed based on what 

855
00:31:32,369 --> 00:31:34,850
you were were planning in fy 22 for fy 

856
00:31:34,850 --> 00:31:38,070
23 . Um how has that changed ? Um And 

857
00:31:38,070 --> 00:31:40,960
then for the MPV numbers you're 

858
00:31:40,970 --> 00:31:43,790
procuring 72 I believe or your funding ? 

859
00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,030
The procurement of 72 ? So is that what 

860
00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,760
be a , is capable of delivering in a 

861
00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:50,760
year or could they go faster And is 

862
00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:54,460
this a budget based decision ? So I'll 

863
00:31:54,460 --> 00:31:56,530
start obviously when we balance the 

864
00:31:56,530 --> 00:31:58,197
overall portfolio for our D a 

865
00:31:58,197 --> 00:31:59,974
particularly in our procurement 

866
00:31:59,974 --> 00:32:01,919
programs . It it is a careful fine 

867
00:32:01,919 --> 00:32:03,770
tuning of systems that we are 

868
00:32:03,770 --> 00:32:05,870
developing with R and D R D T any 

869
00:32:05,870 --> 00:32:08,092
funding . And then of course what we're 

870
00:32:08,092 --> 00:32:10,203
procuring as we're transitioning from 

871
00:32:10,203 --> 00:32:12,426
the enduring systems to the new . So it 

872
00:32:12,426 --> 00:32:14,592
is a careful balance every single year 

873
00:32:14,592 --> 00:32:16,481
and that always is the case . The 

874
00:32:16,481 --> 00:32:18,203
quantities as far as a MPB are 

875
00:32:18,203 --> 00:32:20,370
concerned . We'll have to double check 

876
00:32:20,370 --> 00:32:20,200
whether that's just a carry over from 

877
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,311
the prior year as they were obviously 

878
00:32:22,311 --> 00:32:24,367
experiencing the supply chain issues 

879
00:32:24,367 --> 00:32:26,533
but we can get back to you on that one 

880
00:32:26,533 --> 00:32:28,700
and then I believe your other question 

881
00:32:28,700 --> 00:32:31,033
was with respect to , was it pin . Okay . 

882
00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:33,089
And I'll turn to General Bennett for 

883
00:32:33,089 --> 00:32:35,144
that . Now . Again , we're slowing . 

884
00:32:35,144 --> 00:32:37,200
It's slowing down . It's roughly 181 

885
00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,230
million for Bradley And 170 170 million 

886
00:32:40,460 --> 00:32:42,627
in pim . And that's just the different 

887
00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:44,960
last year to this year . What does that , 

888
00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:47,071
what does that not get you ? That you 

889
00:32:47,071 --> 00:32:49,238
were planning in Fy 22 though . Do you 

890
00:32:49,238 --> 00:32:51,404
have like a sense like I know that for 

891
00:32:51,404 --> 00:32:53,404
instance , the Abrams and striker . 

892
00:32:53,404 --> 00:32:55,627
Abrams , I think the original attention 

893
00:32:55,627 --> 00:32:57,870
in Fy 22 for Fy 23 was that you were 

894
00:32:57,870 --> 00:32:59,814
gonna , I may have this rock three 

895
00:32:59,814 --> 00:33:03,000
quarters of an abc T . But now it's 

896
00:33:03,010 --> 00:33:04,890
half of an Abc T . Do you have 

897
00:33:04,890 --> 00:33:07,860
something like that for Bradley and Pim 

898
00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,220
laid out that you could help us get 

899
00:33:11,220 --> 00:33:13,640
that information to the dollar amount 

900
00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:16,290
is hard for me to understand . Hi 

901
00:33:16,290 --> 00:33:18,900
Ashley , rookie with James , you've 

902
00:33:18,900 --> 00:33:20,789
mentioned some of the procurement 

903
00:33:20,789 --> 00:33:23,067
slowdowns . Could you talk about any R . 

904
00:33:23,067 --> 00:33:25,233
D . T . Any um programs that you might 

905
00:33:25,233 --> 00:33:27,580
have slowed down um to help fund other 

906
00:33:27,590 --> 00:33:29,757
modernization priorities and then also 

907
00:33:29,757 --> 00:33:31,812
going through the P one's . I didn't 

908
00:33:31,812 --> 00:33:34,034
see anything for infantry squad vehicle 

909
00:33:34,034 --> 00:33:35,868
or I've asked so I'm not sure if 

910
00:33:35,868 --> 00:33:37,979
they're just listed somewhere else or 

911
00:33:37,979 --> 00:33:40,034
something is missing or if you could 

912
00:33:40,034 --> 00:33:42,257
just update us . Let me just answer the 

913
00:33:42,257 --> 00:33:42,060
question generally . And alternative . 

914
00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:44,116
General Bennett . So obviously there 

915
00:33:44,116 --> 00:33:46,227
are a fact of life changes every year 

916
00:33:46,227 --> 00:33:47,893
with programs that are in the 

917
00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:49,893
developmental phase . So if it is a 

918
00:33:49,893 --> 00:33:52,004
test event that gets delayed as we've 

919
00:33:52,004 --> 00:33:53,782
seen with IV's , there could be 

920
00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:55,838
adjustments obviously to the funding 

921
00:33:55,838 --> 00:33:55,690
profile that are associated with those . 

922
00:33:55,700 --> 00:33:58,170
Uh , so you know , were the sources 

923
00:33:58,170 --> 00:34:00,680
where the programs in the developmental 

924
00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,950
phase sources for wholesale changes in 

925
00:34:02,950 --> 00:34:05,117
the portfolio . That certainly was not 

926
00:34:05,117 --> 00:34:07,228
our approach but again , if there are 

927
00:34:07,228 --> 00:34:09,283
kind of puts and takes it would just 

928
00:34:09,283 --> 00:34:11,228
reflect the realities of where the 

929
00:34:11,228 --> 00:34:13,339
programs are executing . So as far as 

930
00:34:13,339 --> 00:34:15,506
um the specific programs you mentioned 

931
00:34:15,506 --> 00:34:15,250
alternative General Bennett to answer 

932
00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:18,080
your questions . We did a maybe 2% of 

933
00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,191
our R . D . T . and E . budget at our 

934
00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:22,413
top six priorities . So a lot of effort 

935
00:34:22,413 --> 00:34:24,580
focusing would be aimed towards that . 

936
00:34:24,580 --> 00:34:26,469
And I'll have to provide you some 

937
00:34:26,469 --> 00:34:28,469
specific examples of R . D . T . ND 

938
00:34:28,469 --> 00:34:30,413
accounts . They were being reduced 

939
00:34:31,880 --> 00:34:35,230
and temperature squad vehicle . There's 

940
00:34:35,230 --> 00:34:37,119
like nothing in the budget . Both 

941
00:34:37,119 --> 00:34:39,230
programs are moving forward forward . 

942
00:34:39,230 --> 00:34:41,230
You are not sure on , I guess we're 

943
00:34:41,230 --> 00:34:43,452
just moving forward to the IOT that was 

944
00:34:43,452 --> 00:34:45,563
obviously slightly delayed and then I 

945
00:34:45,563 --> 00:34:47,841
continued , we are continuing on the I . 

946
00:34:47,841 --> 00:34:50,063
S . P . Program . So as far as whatever 

947
00:34:50,063 --> 00:34:49,940
numbers did or didn't show up in the 

948
00:34:49,950 --> 00:34:52,061
justification documents or any of the 

949
00:34:52,061 --> 00:34:54,228
materials you have , we'll get that to 

950
00:34:54,228 --> 00:34:56,283
you . I'm gonna go to the phone line 

951
00:34:56,283 --> 00:34:59,330
real quick steve Bannon . Hi , can you 

952
00:34:59,330 --> 00:35:02,460
guys hear me ? Hello , 

953
00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:04,640
you got me ? 

954
00:35:10,140 --> 00:35:12,420
No . Okay . Alright . We'll come back 

955
00:35:12,420 --> 00:35:15,790
to steve Haley . Thank you to task and 

956
00:35:15,790 --> 00:35:17,710
purpose . Um I noticed are you 

957
00:35:17,710 --> 00:35:20,560
mentioned CTC rotations 22 funded . 

958
00:35:20,570 --> 00:35:22,626
That seems to be pretty in line with 

959
00:35:22,626 --> 00:35:24,910
years past but um in 2020 I know the 

960
00:35:24,910 --> 00:35:27,021
army said you know , we're looking to 

961
00:35:27,021 --> 00:35:29,077
reduce some of that to reduce the up 

962
00:35:29,077 --> 00:35:30,910
tempo and stress on families and 

963
00:35:30,910 --> 00:35:32,799
soldiers . I mean are we seeing a 

964
00:35:32,799 --> 00:35:34,910
reduction in that ? Is that no longer 

965
00:35:34,910 --> 00:35:37,132
really an option given what's happening 

966
00:35:37,132 --> 00:35:39,243
in europe . That is being set aside . 

967
00:35:39,243 --> 00:35:39,220
Um and then also with the constraint 

968
00:35:39,220 --> 00:35:41,220
numbers and you've mentioned , it's 

969
00:35:41,220 --> 00:35:43,387
about quality of recruits , not like a 

970
00:35:43,387 --> 00:35:45,331
budget issue . What issue with the 

971
00:35:45,331 --> 00:35:47,498
quality of the recruiting pool ? Now , 

972
00:35:47,498 --> 00:35:49,553
are you expecting to no longer be an 

973
00:35:49,553 --> 00:35:51,720
issue in a few years to build up those 

974
00:35:51,720 --> 00:35:51,650
numbers again ? Yeah , let me answer 

975
00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:53,650
your second question first and then 

976
00:35:53,650 --> 00:35:55,372
I'll take your first . Uh , so 

977
00:35:55,372 --> 00:35:57,428
certainly I think unlike every other 

978
00:35:57,428 --> 00:35:59,594
employer in the economy , we're facing 

979
00:35:59,594 --> 00:36:01,706
obviously some challenging conditions 

980
00:36:01,706 --> 00:36:03,872
in terms of our ability to recruit and 

981
00:36:03,872 --> 00:36:06,206
attract talent . Uh , it's no different . 

982
00:36:06,206 --> 00:36:08,372
All of us in the Department of Defense 

983
00:36:08,372 --> 00:36:10,261
are all in a war for talent every 

984
00:36:10,261 --> 00:36:10,210
single year . And what we're just 

985
00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:11,932
seeing is given the particular 

986
00:36:11,932 --> 00:36:14,266
conditions of a very tight labor market . 

987
00:36:14,266 --> 00:36:15,988
Our ability to meet all of our 

988
00:36:15,988 --> 00:36:17,877
projected recruiting goals were a 

989
00:36:17,877 --> 00:36:20,110
little bit challenged in Fy 22 and 23 . 

990
00:36:20,120 --> 00:36:22,310
And so we made the assessment that we 

991
00:36:22,310 --> 00:36:25,330
would not want to adjust our , you know , 

992
00:36:25,330 --> 00:36:27,750
specific criteria uh , for quality . 

993
00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:29,704
And so we want the highest quality 

994
00:36:29,704 --> 00:36:32,220
caliber recruits that we can bring into 

995
00:36:32,220 --> 00:36:34,387
the army . And so we made the decision 

996
00:36:34,387 --> 00:36:36,609
to just temporarily reduced in strength 

997
00:36:36,609 --> 00:36:38,776
as opposed to lowering our standards . 

998
00:36:38,776 --> 00:36:40,776
So we don't anticipate that it is a 

999
00:36:40,776 --> 00:36:42,664
lasting change as we talked about 

1000
00:36:42,664 --> 00:36:44,831
earlier . It is something that we hope 

1001
00:36:44,831 --> 00:36:47,053
to bring back up over the course of the 

1002
00:36:47,053 --> 00:36:49,109
fight up and it is something that we 

1003
00:36:49,109 --> 00:36:51,220
certainly think is reflective of what 

1004
00:36:51,220 --> 00:36:53,331
we hope to be transient conditions in 

1005
00:36:53,331 --> 00:36:55,276
the labor market as to your second 

1006
00:36:55,276 --> 00:36:57,442
point , Your first question on the CTC 

1007
00:36:57,442 --> 00:36:59,442
rotations , you know , certainly we 

1008
00:36:59,442 --> 00:37:01,553
feel that maintaining that high level 

1009
00:37:01,553 --> 00:37:03,664
of readiness is consistent with the , 

1010
00:37:03,664 --> 00:37:03,340
you know , consistent demand for what 

1011
00:37:03,340 --> 00:37:05,562
the army does year in and year out . We 

1012
00:37:05,562 --> 00:37:07,860
have seen in all three compose that 

1013
00:37:07,870 --> 00:37:10,148
they have been asked to do quite a bit . 

1014
00:37:10,148 --> 00:37:12,100
So we are always conscious uh and 

1015
00:37:12,100 --> 00:37:14,100
concerned about the stresses on the 

1016
00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:16,390
force , particularly our families as 

1017
00:37:16,390 --> 00:37:18,550
well . So we are looking at ways that 

1018
00:37:18,550 --> 00:37:20,661
we can perhaps mitigate some of those 

1019
00:37:20,661 --> 00:37:22,772
burdens on , on our soldiers that are 

1020
00:37:22,772 --> 00:37:24,994
have deployed quite a bit over the last 

1021
00:37:24,994 --> 00:37:26,994
couple of years to perform pretty , 

1022
00:37:26,994 --> 00:37:29,217
pretty extraordinary missions . Is that 

1023
00:37:29,217 --> 00:37:31,383
2020 decision , has that just not been 

1024
00:37:31,383 --> 00:37:33,494
enacted to reduce some of that or has 

1025
00:37:33,494 --> 00:37:35,439
that , is that something that will 

1026
00:37:35,439 --> 00:37:35,190
happen slowly over the next several 

1027
00:37:35,190 --> 00:37:37,950
years ? I was wondering where we are in 

1028
00:37:37,950 --> 00:37:40,006
that compared to what the funding is 

1029
00:37:40,006 --> 00:37:41,894
now . Yeah , and I'll let general 

1030
00:37:41,894 --> 00:37:44,061
benefit chime in because that predates 

1031
00:37:44,061 --> 00:37:46,117
me . So to be honest with you , that 

1032
00:37:46,117 --> 00:37:48,339
decision was not made when I was here . 

1033
00:37:48,339 --> 00:37:50,506
Um but certainly I know we are looking 

1034
00:37:50,506 --> 00:37:52,506
at across the spectrum of different 

1035
00:37:52,506 --> 00:37:54,839
ways that we can try to address kind of , 

1036
00:37:54,839 --> 00:37:57,006
that that churn and that those impacts 

1037
00:37:57,006 --> 00:37:59,117
on , on military families . So um but 

1038
00:37:59,117 --> 00:38:01,339
again , we , we are , we are doing what 

1039
00:38:01,339 --> 00:38:03,283
we need to do to make sure that we 

1040
00:38:03,283 --> 00:38:05,450
maintain our readiness levels at where 

1041
00:38:05,450 --> 00:38:07,506
we need them , given what the army's 

1042
00:38:07,506 --> 00:38:11,430
requirements are . Thanks for you and I 

1043
00:38:11,430 --> 00:38:13,652
think I can add to that , that the like 

1044
00:38:13,652 --> 00:38:15,597
honorable camarillo said um we are 

1045
00:38:15,597 --> 00:38:17,708
taking a look at obviously the impact 

1046
00:38:17,708 --> 00:38:19,874
on our families but I'll also add that 

1047
00:38:19,874 --> 00:38:19,570
one of the best ways to take care of 

1048
00:38:19,570 --> 00:38:22,240
soldiers is to train them okay and they 

1049
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:24,462
like training and they like to focus on 

1050
00:38:24,462 --> 00:38:26,518
it , being ready to do their job and 

1051
00:38:26,518 --> 00:38:28,684
readiness being one of the things that 

1052
00:38:28,684 --> 00:38:28,640
the army has demonstrated this year 

1053
00:38:28,660 --> 00:38:30,771
that is able to bring to the table to 

1054
00:38:30,771 --> 00:38:32,771
for our combatant commanders , both 

1055
00:38:32,771 --> 00:38:34,993
here with the allies welcome mission as 

1056
00:38:34,993 --> 00:38:37,049
well as we've just demonstrated here 

1057
00:38:37,049 --> 00:38:39,216
recently in europe . So , but that's , 

1058
00:38:39,216 --> 00:38:38,430
that's how I would say it's getting 

1059
00:38:38,430 --> 00:38:40,652
them ready and ready , makes them makes 

1060
00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:42,874
them happy and makes them ready to go . 

1061
00:38:42,874 --> 00:38:45,152
Alright brian Epstein of Aviation week , 

1062
00:38:45,152 --> 00:38:47,374
I was hoping to drill down a little bit 

1063
00:38:47,374 --> 00:38:49,374
more on the FBL funding . Does this 

1064
00:38:49,374 --> 00:38:49,200
support the regular schedule ? The 

1065
00:38:49,210 --> 00:38:51,440
schedule for IOC in 2030 for source 

1066
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:53,551
selection coming up and can you drill 

1067
00:38:53,551 --> 00:38:55,773
down anymore on the breakdown for Flora 

1068
00:38:55,773 --> 00:38:57,940
Flora Flora I tep within that amount , 

1069
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:01,631
I am going to have to get back to you 

1070
00:39:01,631 --> 00:39:03,742
on that level of detail . I'm not the 

1071
00:39:03,742 --> 00:39:05,909
expert on FTL and foreign . Let me let 

1072
00:39:05,909 --> 00:39:08,131
me jump in if I could just for a little 

1073
00:39:08,131 --> 00:39:08,060
bit , so we have not adjusted the 

1074
00:39:08,060 --> 00:39:09,893
schedule for kind of the two FBL 

1075
00:39:09,893 --> 00:39:12,350
programs were hoping to make that make 

1076
00:39:12,350 --> 00:39:14,572
the milestones that we had set in place 

1077
00:39:14,572 --> 00:39:16,739
given the current competition . I know 

1078
00:39:16,739 --> 00:39:18,961
that particular in the case of Farrah , 

1079
00:39:18,961 --> 00:39:18,940
I think we had to realign some of the 

1080
00:39:18,940 --> 00:39:21,051
funding dollars just to align them to 

1081
00:39:21,051 --> 00:39:23,051
the I tech program . But you'll see 

1082
00:39:23,051 --> 00:39:25,218
kind of those kind of puts and takes . 

1083
00:39:25,218 --> 00:39:27,162
As I said earlier , a fact of life 

1084
00:39:27,162 --> 00:39:29,051
changes within the current budget 

1085
00:39:29,051 --> 00:39:31,107
submission . Um , I think your third 

1086
00:39:31,107 --> 00:39:33,162
question was just on it or was there 

1087
00:39:33,162 --> 00:39:35,273
another platform break ? Is there any 

1088
00:39:35,273 --> 00:39:37,440
breakdown for the going to get you the 

1089
00:39:37,440 --> 00:39:37,080
full breakdown between the three 

1090
00:39:37,080 --> 00:39:39,840
programs ? All right . We'll try steve 

1091
00:39:39,840 --> 00:39:43,370
on line one more time . I 

1092
00:39:43,380 --> 00:39:45,213
appreciate it . Um , I see we're 

1093
00:39:45,213 --> 00:39:47,158
getting a lot more next generation 

1094
00:39:47,158 --> 00:39:49,102
squad weapons . Can we just get an 

1095
00:39:49,102 --> 00:39:52,440
update on where we are at and who is 

1096
00:39:52,450 --> 00:39:54,570
testing those weapons this year ? And 

1097
00:39:54,570 --> 00:39:56,792
uh , can we also get a few more details 

1098
00:39:56,792 --> 00:39:59,520
on the arctic strategy of what money is 

1099
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:02,800
going there ? Thank you . Let me start 

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with the question with regard to the 

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arctic strategy . Uh , you know , 

1102
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certainly as we begin to operationalize 

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that there are some investments in this 

1104
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budget . I believe it's just south of 

1105
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$100 million . I want to say it's about 

1106
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90 $91 million if I'm correct . And 

1107
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General Bennett can correct me and that 

1108
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funds a variety of efforts to include 

1109
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additional training efforts . Uh , some 

1110
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of the cold weather equipment that we 

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have certainly prioritized as part of 

1112
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the strategy for our soldiers that are 

1113
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stationed in Alaska and some of the 

1114
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other things that we can do to kind of 

1115
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help operationalize it um , with regard 

1116
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to the next generation squad weapon , 

1117
00:40:39,364 --> 00:40:41,476
we can get back to you with regard to 

1118
00:40:41,476 --> 00:40:43,642
specific production quantities that we 

1119
00:40:43,642 --> 00:40:43,420
are funding in this budget unless 

1120
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General Bennett has it . I've got some 

1121
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details to when you were very close on 

1122
00:40:47,753 --> 00:40:49,809
the , on the arctic strategy , We've 

1123
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got just over $101.101.8 million 

1124
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first we're going to purchase 13 

1125
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cold all weather all terrain vehicles 

1126
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or the cat vis . We've got 

1127
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winterization of equipment . We're also 

1128
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including the exportable CTC that I 

1129
00:41:04,532 --> 00:41:06,532
previously mentioned and we're also 

1130
00:41:06,532 --> 00:41:08,866
continuing to purchase Winter O . C . I . 

1131
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E to your next generation squad weapon 

1132
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question , the planned replacement for 

1133
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the saw . Um , the plan um , 

1134
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we're purchasing 

1135
00:41:18,910 --> 00:41:22,710
17,164 N . G . S . W 

1136
00:41:22,840 --> 00:41:25,370
fire control modules as well as 

1137
00:41:25,810 --> 00:41:26,720
purchasing 

1138
00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:33,150
1704 

1139
00:41:33,150 --> 00:41:35,317
Automatic Rifles and 1 16348 Rifles in 

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23 . All right , ladies and gentlemen 

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concludes the time we have for today as 

1142
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a reminder , we have a media roundtable 

1143
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tomorrow . You should have the 

1144
00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:44,322
information in your email if you do not 

1145
00:41:44,322 --> 00:41:46,433
please see me after the brief . Thank 

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you