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Good evening , ladies and gentlemen , I 

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am Major Annabelle Monroe from the 

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Secretary of the Air Force Public 

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Affairs . And in just a few moments , 

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uh , the honorable Kristen Jones 

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performing the duties of 

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undersecretary's Assistant 

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Secretary of the Air Force for budget 

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will be presenting the Department of 

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the Air Force fiscal year 2025 . 

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President , President's budget overview 

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briefing . If you were unable to pick 

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up a packet earlier in the day , we 

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have some of those . So please let us 

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know and we'll make sure you have a 

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packet . And then following the brief 

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briefing , honorable Jones and General 

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Griner will take your questions . We , 

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uh don't have anybody on the line so we 

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don't need questions from the line . 

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But when possible , we ask in the 

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interest of time , you limit it to one 

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question and then one follow up 

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question uh , without further ado the 

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honorable Kristen Jones . Good 

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afternoon . I'm Kristen Jones here 

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today performing the duties of under 

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Secretary of the Air Force . I also 

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Financial Management and Comp 

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controller . I'm joined by Major 

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General Mike Grier , the Deputy 

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for budget . Thank you for joining us . 

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Next slide , please . During this 

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presentation of the Department of the 

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Air Force's fiscal year 2025 

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president's budget request . I'll 

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provide the strategic backdrop for our 

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budgetary decisions . Outline the 

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overview of the department's request 

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and present the air and space 

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capabilities required to support the 

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national defense strategy . Major 

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appropriation level details . Next 

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slide please . The national defense 

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strategy identifies the People's 

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Republic of China as the pacing 

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challenge and most consequential 

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strategic competitor for the department . 

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It also recognizes the acute threat of 

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Russia and its continued aggression and 

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the persistent threats posed by North 

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Air Force fy 25 president's budget 

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request is guided around this framework . 

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It funds essential nuclear 

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modernization preserves previous years , 

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imperatives focuses on foundational 

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our force and ensures an executable 

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budget year . The Air force's core 

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functions remain unchanged , air 

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global mobility , command and control 

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and intelligence , surveillance and 

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reconnaissance . The space force's 

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efforts reflect its indispensable 

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support that underpins all other joint 

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operations . And since space has become 

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a contested domain , the space force is 

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continuing its transformation into a 

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war fighting service to secure our 

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interests in from and to space . 

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These efforts are guided by the three 

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overarching department of Defense 

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priorities of defending the nation , 

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taking care of people and succeeding 

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through teamwork . Next slide , please , 

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defending the nation requires constant 

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vigilance in all domains . The DAF 

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supports this priority through 

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investments in air and space 

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readiness , the ability to compete 

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deter and if necessary win future high 

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end conflicts requires a force that is 

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right sized , capable , sustainable and 

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recognizing the fiscal responsibility 

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act spending caps affordable and can 

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operate across the entire continuum of 

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mission sets . To that end this budget 

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request sustains the modernization 

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momentum of the operational imperatives 

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while taking measured risk in the near 

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term , safeguarding necessary 

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investments in readiness which is a top 

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priority of the department . We 

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preserve funds supporting our readiness 

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enablers such as weapon system 

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sustainment and our flying hour program 

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for the Air Force . Our fy 25 budget 

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request procures 42 F-35s 

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munitions to enhance our competitive 

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capabilities and maintain air domain 

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lethality and precision attack . 

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Nuclear modernization remains a top 

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priority , foundational to integrated 

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deterrence and requires capitalizing 

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the ICBM and bomber legs of the triad 

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the nuclear program . Our ICBM 

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replacement Sentinel is continuing in 

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development . The B 21 raider is 

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executing its flight test campaign and 

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was recently approved for low rate . 

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Initial production for the space force . 

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proliferated multi orbit missile 

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warning architecture operating across 

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different orbits and utilizing a 

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variety of sensor technologies this 

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capability limits an adversary's 

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ability to act against us interests 

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without our knowledge and supports 

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Providing critical information in real 

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the da is committed to attracting and 

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retaining the best airmen and guardians 

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in the world . We've continued to break 

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down barriers to service and make 

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progress . Thanks to Congress's 

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significant support , increasing 

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economic security for our airmen and 

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guardians through cost of living 

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adjustments to basic pay , 

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Bahbas and the basic needs allowance . 

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And through the passage of the Space 

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Force Personnel Management Act , this 

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landmark piece of legislation will 

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enable us to build the first truly 

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modern personnel management system in 

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the armed forces and we believe it will 

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allow us to better align service 

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requirements with member intent . In 

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fiscal year 2024 active duty , Air 

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Force and Space Force are on track to 

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meet recruiting goals exceeding numbers 

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from the last several years . Reserves 

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and Air National Guard recruiting are 

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trending upward with the reserves 

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expected to reach 98% of its goal and 

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the Air National Guard exceeding fy 23 

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by 12% to improve our ability to 

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attract the best possible talent from 

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all backgrounds and geographic regions . 

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communities , showcasing the value of 

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service to the public . We're back on 

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track to meet our recruiting goals . In 

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part because of the bonuses and 

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incentive pays we offered last year . 

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billion to recruit and retain airmen 

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and guardians and funding $1.1 billion 

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in bonuses and retention programs for 

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100 and 18,000 critical positions to 

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maintain our talent . The DAF is 

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focused on quality of life improvement 

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for airmen and guardians , investing 

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$1.5 billion for mission facilities , 

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care centers to ensure they have the 

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resources required to thrive . The 

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department remains focused on truly 

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taking care of our people at every 

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implementation of the independent 

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review commissions recommendations and 

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programs , expanding victim care and 

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and guardians for the challenges of 

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great power competition by building 

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command climates . This includes $451 

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resilience and well being . We are also 

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mental health personnel in line units 

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Secretary Austin's priority of 

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succeeding through teamwork . We are 

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working diligently with our sister 

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of operations . These partnerships are 

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a center of gravity for national 

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security and are critical to achieving 

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our objectives and ensuring integrated 

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deterrence as an example , we're 

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providing $538 million to sustain agile 

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combat employment , to set the theater , 

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establish distributed command and 

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control and train mission ready airmen . 

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These efforts set conditions to achieve 

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the joint warfighting concept scheme of 

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maneuver . And we are working with 

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allies and partners to integrate these 

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approaches into joint exercises and 

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agencies to unify efforts for mutual 

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the joint force . Additionally , the fy 

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communications constellations capable 

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of operating through contested and 

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degraded environments . Finally , we're 

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investing $3.4 billion in the next 

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generation air dominance family of 

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systems . This includes $600 million 

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CC A which alongside work with the Navy 

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testing and fielding of platforms to 

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increase joint force lethality and 

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survivability at an affordable cost . 

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the right . The stacked columns here 

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request consisting of the Air Force and 

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bar chart for fy 25 excluding the 

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$45.1 billion in non blue funding . 

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requesting $217.5 billion . This is a 

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2.4 billion or 1.1% increase 

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over the 24 president's budget request . 

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The Air Force budget of $188.1 billion 

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the 24 request . And the Space Force 

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the Air Force baseline and the Space 

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next slides will de detail our efforts 

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the department's budget requests . Now 

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Griner to cover the overall top line 

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Ladies and gentlemen . On each 

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appropriation slide , you will see a 

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similar format . The funding table show 

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the overall department budget request 

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and additional details for both the Air 

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Force and Space Force . You will also 

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see key budgetary changes between 

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fiscal year 24 and fiscal year 25 the 

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pipe chart in the top right corner 

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highlights the relative respective 

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appropriations portion of the total 

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budget . The department's fiscal year 

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25 RDT and E budget request is $56.4 

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billion a $1 billion increase over the 

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fiscal year 24 requested position . 

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This growth showcases the department's 

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commitment to making the investments 

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necessary to implement the national 

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defense strategy . The Air Force's RDT 

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and E fiscal year 25 budget request is 

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$37.7 billion . A 1.5 billion or 

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4.1% increase over the fiscal year 24 

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requested position . This budget 

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request provides $3.7 billion for the 

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sentinel program continuing development 

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efforts ensuring our land based nuclear 

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forces ability to hold global targets 

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at risk . It provides $2.7 billion for 

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the B 21 radar program . The 

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cornerstone of the department's 

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conventional and nuclear capable deep 

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strike force as well as $623 million 

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for the long range standoff weapon 

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program . The Air Force continues to 

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invest in air superiority modernization 

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with the next generation air dominance 

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family system . This budget request as 

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$815 million for continued technology 

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maturation , risk reduction activities 

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and hardware prototyping efforts . NGD 

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will provide survivability , lethality 

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and interoperability while integrating 

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future capabilities including un reed , 

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collaborative combat aircraft . On the 

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next ride . Next slide , we will look 

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at the space or the Space force RDT 

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request next slide please . The Space 

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Force's RDTE fiscal year 25 budget 

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request which accounts for 63% of the 

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Space Force . Total budget is $18.7 

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billion representing a $500 million or 

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2.6% decrease from the fiscal year 24 

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requested position . This budget 

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request continues to implement 

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resilient architectures and embodies an 

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an uh integrated deterrence approach to 

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strengthening Space Force's ability to 

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operate in a highly contested 

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environment . Our fiscal year 25 budget 

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request continues to modernize the sat 

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com enterprise , both strategic and 

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tactical capabilities . This request 

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adds $413 million for the evolved 

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strategic SAT com program providing 

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global secure jam resistant and 

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survivable sat com for presidential and 

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national command authorities . This 

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request also adds $237 million to begin 

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the protected se uh technical SAT com 

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global program . PTSG will disaggregate 

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the X and K A band capabilities on 

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separate satellites in Geostationary 

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earth orbit . Additionally , an 

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increase of $267 million in funding is 

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requested from missile warning missile 

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tracking capabilities continuing to 

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build out a proliferated architecture 

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across low and medium earth orbits to 

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detect and track advanced missile 

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launch signatures . The Space 

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Development Agency's tranche one 

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efforts are focused on launching 28 Leo 

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space vehicles beginning in fiscal year 

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25 . While space systems command 

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continues their work , integrating and 

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testing nine neo space vehicles for 

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epic one plan launches in the fiscal 

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year 26 and 27 time frame . Finally , 

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the budget request adds $111 million 

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for space domain awareness systems 

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which include new network sensors and 

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improved information integration 

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capabilities across the space 

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surveillance network and provides $1.7 

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billion for the space development 

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agencies proliferated war fighter space 

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architecture , a resilient military 

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sensing and data transport layer in low 

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earth orbit , delivering key 

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capabilities for clothing , closing 

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long range kill chains at speed and at 

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scale . Next , let's review the 

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highlights of the procurement portfolio . 

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The department continues to invest in 

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advanced capabilities ensuring that our 

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systems provide a war fighting edge 

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over those of potential adversaries . 

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The fiscal year 25 procurement request 

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is $33.3 billion . A 2.1 billion or 

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5.9% increase from the fiscal year 24 

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requested position for the Air Force . 

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The budget request provides $5.9 

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billion to procure 42 F-35s which is 

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six less than the plan for in the 

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fiscal year 24 budget request in fiscal 

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year 25 . Additionally , we request 

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$1.8 billion to procure 18 F-15 exs 

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six less than planned for in the fiscal 

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year 24 budget requests in fiscal year 

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25 . This budget request continues to 

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make gains in the air Force's global 

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strike core function . Adding $353 

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million to the B 21 radar program . The 

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request also highlights our focus on 

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procuring those critical munitions 

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necessary to win in a high end conflict . 

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Continuing the multiyear procurement 

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strategy requested in the fiscal year 

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24 budget to achieve synergies in 

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producing 550 Jazz M er 

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115 L rasm and 100 and 28 

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RMBR missiles . Our ability to operate 

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in from and to space effectively 

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requires a shared access . Access being 

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first to field new war fighting 

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capabilities and the ability to 

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reconstitute them if necessary driven 

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by mission requirements . $2.2 billion 

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is requested to support the procurement 

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of a total of 11 launches , seven 

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national security space launches and 

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four space development agency launches 

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in fiscal year 25 . Compared to 15 

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total launches in fiscal year 24 fiscal 

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year , 25 will mark the first year of 

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the N SSL phase three launch service 

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procurement . The phase three dual lane 

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approach grows the number of launch 

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service providers while ensuring high 

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reliability for critical national 

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security missions . Finally , the 

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budget adds $527 million to procure two 

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GPS . Three follow on space vehicles in 

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fiscal year 25 . Now let's look at the 

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request for operation and maintenance . 

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Next slide please . Operation and 

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maintenance is the largest 

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appropriation making up 37% or $80.8 

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billion of the overall department's 

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budget requests . O and M funds daily 

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operations critical to sustaining 

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sustaining readiness building 

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resiliency and enhancing our war 

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fighting posture . The $2.3 billion or 

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2.9% growth or our fiscal year que 24 

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requests is largely driven by 

446
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additional investments in people weapon 

447
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system sustainment and flying hours . 

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The fiscal year 25 request continues to 

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prioritize the department's most 

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resilient resource , its people . Our 

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budget request adds two point uh sorry , 

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$251 million to fully fund a two per 2% 

453
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civilian pay raise . Maintains support 

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to family programs funding $419 million 

455
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for child development centers and youth 

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programs provides $380 million for 

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continued implementation of the 

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independent Review . Commission's 

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recommendations for violence , sexual 

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assault and suicide prevention and 

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response and targets $300 million for 

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29 unaccompanied dormitory and $50 

463
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million for child Development center 

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FSRM projects for the Air Force weapon 

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system sustainment requirements 

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continue to grow , grow due to both 

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aging legacy platforms and the 

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acquisition of new more complex weapon 

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systems . In fiscal year 25 the Air 

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Force adds $872 million to this 

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portfolio . Maintaining funding for 87% 

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of our requirements . The fiscal year 

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25 Space Force oo and M budget request 

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increases to $5.2 billion including 

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$1.4 billion to support weapon system 

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sustainment at 81% of the requirement . 

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Maintaining 52 weapon systems . We also 

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add $42 million for defenses , cyber 

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operations , providing the capability 

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to demand key space Force mission 

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systems and infrastructure . The budget 

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request also provides $114 million to 

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enhance the operational test and 

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training infrastructure . A key 

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readiness in investment that enables 

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high end testing and training , 

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providing both blue and aggressive 

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force training environments across the 

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National Space Test and training 

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complex . And finally , it dedicates 

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$29 million towards space for Space 

492
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Force of the future infrastructure 

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initiatives . Next , I'll provide an 

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overview of the military appropriations 

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request . The Department of the Air 

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Force's fiscal year 25 military 

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personnel request is $42.9 billion and 

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808 $100 million or 1.9% increase 

499
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over the fiscal year 24 request total 

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military end strength requested for the 

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fiscal year 25 is 504,500 members which 

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closely aligns to end strength levels 

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authorized in the fiscal year 24 NDA A , 

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our request resource is a 4.5% military 

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pay rates for airmen and guardians . 

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Additionally , to strengthen economic 

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security for our service members and 

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their families , the request adds $40 

509
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million to provide for a basic needs 

510
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allowance . Income eligibility 

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threshold increase included in this 

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request is $1.1 billion for air force 

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bonuses supporting critically manned 

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career fields including $327 million in 

515
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aviation retention programs and $21 

516
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million for cyber retention programs . 

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This funding represents an investment 

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in airmen and guardians that supports a 

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strategy of attracting and retaining 

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high quality recruits building on an 

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improved fiscal year 24 recruiting 

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environment . The Space force military 

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personnel appropriation request 

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supports growing and strength to 9800 

525
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guardians an increase of 400 . The 

526
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budget request also funds $25 million 

527
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for Space Force selective retention 

528
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bonuses and initial enlistment bonuses . 

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A 450% increase over the fiscal year 24 

530
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budget requests . Finally let's turn to 

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the military construction and military 

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family housing appropriation . Next 

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slide please . We thank Congress for 

534
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passing the 20 fy 24 military 

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construction appropriations bill . This 

536
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legislation provides a total of $4.5 

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billion for Department of the Air Force 

538
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Mil con and military family housing 

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projects and operations . $786 million 

540
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above the fiscal year 24 budget 

541
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requests . The fiscal year 25 budget 

542
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request resources , 40 mil con projects 

543
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in 18 states and six overseas locations 

544
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including $1.4 billion for 24 weapon 

545
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system beddow projects across 17 

546
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installations . This budget request 

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continues to foster the department's 

548
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commitment to take care of the force 

549
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and their families . While also 

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focusing on investments for modern 

551
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weapon system bed downs and critical 

552
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infrastructure investments deliver an 

553
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increased glo global warfare 

554
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capabilities . This budget requests 

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$110 million for a European defense 

556
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initiative project at Karo Denmark and 

557
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$228 million for two Indo Pacific 

558
00:21:57,849 --> 00:22:00,040
projects at Yap Airfield , Micronesia 

559
00:22:00,219 --> 00:22:02,619
and Kadena Airbase Japan . Additionally , 

560
00:22:02,630 --> 00:22:04,574
this request continues to focus on 

561
00:22:04,574 --> 00:22:06,741
addressing unaccompanied housing needs 

562
00:22:06,741 --> 00:22:09,250
by resourcing $158 million for 

563
00:22:09,260 --> 00:22:11,204
dormitory projects at joint base , 

564
00:22:11,204 --> 00:22:12,982
Langley Eustace and the medical 

565
00:22:12,982 --> 00:22:15,130
education and trading campus at joint 

566
00:22:15,140 --> 00:22:17,439
base . San Antonio also included in our 

567
00:22:17,449 --> 00:22:19,579
request is $40 million in mil con 

568
00:22:19,589 --> 00:22:21,756
funding for a child Development center 

569
00:22:21,756 --> 00:22:24,033
at Bound Home Air Force Base . Finally , 

570
00:22:24,033 --> 00:22:26,869
$222 million is included in our request 

571
00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,880
for housing improvement projects at 

572
00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:30,991
Yokota Airbase and Ramstein Airbase . 

573
00:22:31,060 --> 00:22:33,171
Mil K and military family housing are 

574
00:22:33,171 --> 00:22:35,393
the final budget . Appropriations of my 

575
00:22:35,393 --> 00:22:37,449
portion of today's roll out and I'll 

576
00:22:37,449 --> 00:22:39,449
turn the briefing back to Secretary 

577
00:22:39,449 --> 00:22:39,040
Jones for final thoughts . Thank you . 

578
00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,750
Thank you , General Griner . We're 

579
00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:46,579
facing challenging times with acute and 

580
00:22:46,589 --> 00:22:49,199
persistent threats and adversaries like 

581
00:22:49,209 --> 00:22:51,140
Russia and China who are working 

582
00:22:51,150 --> 00:22:53,619
diligently to undermine our competitive 

583
00:22:53,630 --> 00:22:57,069
advantages . Our fy 25 budget request 

584
00:22:57,079 --> 00:22:59,239
is informed by these threats and is 

585
00:22:59,250 --> 00:23:01,083
designed to support the National 

586
00:23:01,083 --> 00:23:03,306
Defense strategy and Secretary Austin's 

587
00:23:03,306 --> 00:23:06,010
priorities by taking care of our people 

588
00:23:06,079 --> 00:23:08,510
maintaining near term readiness and 

589
00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,479
investing in the technologies and 

590
00:23:10,489 --> 00:23:13,300
capabilities necessary to secure our 

591
00:23:13,310 --> 00:23:15,532
competitive advantage in the long run . 

592
00:23:16,239 --> 00:23:18,128
We're in a race for technological 

593
00:23:18,479 --> 00:23:21,069
superiority that we expect to last 

594
00:23:21,079 --> 00:23:23,819
several decades . The battle space is 

595
00:23:23,829 --> 00:23:25,959
increasing , decision , space is 

596
00:23:25,969 --> 00:23:28,790
shrinking , the pace is accelerating 

597
00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,216
and we're competing with adversaries 

598
00:23:31,216 --> 00:23:33,430
who are very serious about preparing 

599
00:23:33,439 --> 00:23:36,589
for potential conflict and none of them 

600
00:23:36,609 --> 00:23:39,829
operate under AC R . We've been in a 

601
00:23:39,839 --> 00:23:42,540
current cr for five months and since 

602
00:23:42,550 --> 00:23:45,579
2011 have spent nearly five years 

603
00:23:45,589 --> 00:23:48,280
operating under AC R . And the most 

604
00:23:48,290 --> 00:23:50,457
devastating impact is the time we lose 

605
00:23:50,457 --> 00:23:52,979
standing still while our adversaries 

606
00:23:52,989 --> 00:23:55,780
accelerate forward . That is time we 

607
00:23:55,790 --> 00:23:59,000
cannot afford to lose . We cannot fight 

608
00:23:59,010 --> 00:24:01,619
with one hand tied behind our back and 

609
00:24:01,630 --> 00:24:03,920
we cannot properly compete in this era 

610
00:24:03,930 --> 00:24:06,097
of great power competition with only a 

611
00:24:06,097 --> 00:24:09,209
partial deck . I urge lawmakers to 

612
00:24:09,219 --> 00:24:11,770
quickly pass all remaining fy 24 

613
00:24:11,780 --> 00:24:14,209
appropriations bills and approve our fy 

614
00:24:14,219 --> 00:24:18,079
25 budget request on time . That is the 

615
00:24:18,089 --> 00:24:20,449
best way our lawmakers can serve our 

616
00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:23,109
department , our service members and 

617
00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,680
our families . Thank you . And now 

618
00:24:25,689 --> 00:24:27,633
General Griner and I will open the 

619
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:30,000
floor for questions , Lee , go ahead 

620
00:24:30,010 --> 00:24:32,066
with the first question , Lee Hudson 

621
00:24:32,066 --> 00:24:34,121
Politico . Uh What went into your uh 

622
00:24:34,121 --> 00:24:37,170
decision to not fund aero production 

623
00:24:37,430 --> 00:24:39,489
and what do you hope to learn from 

624
00:24:39,500 --> 00:24:42,239
testing in fiscal year ? 2024 ? 

625
00:24:43,739 --> 00:24:45,739
So you're right . We don't have any 

626
00:24:45,739 --> 00:24:48,010
additional funding in 25 . Um There is 

627
00:24:48,020 --> 00:24:50,180
still one remaining uh one remaining 

628
00:24:50,189 --> 00:24:52,109
test . Uh And we'll see when that 

629
00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,439
happens . Um I can tell you is that we 

630
00:24:54,449 --> 00:24:56,449
continue to learn from that . Um We 

631
00:24:56,449 --> 00:24:58,760
have funded hack . Um um got , I think 

632
00:24:58,770 --> 00:25:02,000
a $517 million total in that for tw uh 

633
00:25:02,010 --> 00:25:05,079
for 25 . And so , um , we continue to 

634
00:25:05,089 --> 00:25:07,089
move forward with , uh , you know , 

635
00:25:07,089 --> 00:25:09,256
hypersonics are important piece of the 

636
00:25:09,256 --> 00:25:11,478
portfolio . So we continue to fund hack 

637
00:25:11,478 --> 00:25:10,410
them . But right now there's no 

638
00:25:10,420 --> 00:25:12,890
additional funding in Fy 25 for Arrow 

639
00:25:12,900 --> 00:25:16,010
going forward . Thank you , Steve Loy . 

640
00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:18,816
Hi , it's Steven Lowy defense news . 

641
00:25:18,816 --> 00:25:20,982
The air force has repeatedly said that 

642
00:25:20,982 --> 00:25:22,816
it needs 72 fighters per year to 

643
00:25:22,816 --> 00:25:24,649
modernize its fleet , reduce the 

644
00:25:24,649 --> 00:25:26,593
overall age of the fleet . You say 

645
00:25:26,593 --> 00:25:28,760
you've got , you don't have that . You 

646
00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:30,704
got 60 in there . How much is this 

647
00:25:30,704 --> 00:25:32,649
gonna set your modernization , age 

648
00:25:32,649 --> 00:25:34,704
reduction efforts back ? And are you 

649
00:25:34,704 --> 00:25:36,927
concerned that we're returning to 72 at 

650
00:25:36,927 --> 00:25:38,982
some point in the future , beyond 25 

651
00:25:38,982 --> 00:25:42,410
might be out of reach for the F-15 exs . 

652
00:25:42,420 --> 00:25:45,750
We are reducing the total program to 98 . 

653
00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,119
So that is a change that is almost 

654
00:25:48,130 --> 00:25:50,352
exclusively due to fiscal constraints . 

655
00:25:50,352 --> 00:25:53,160
Uh The F-35 story is different . Uh We 

656
00:25:53,170 --> 00:25:55,920
want the planes that we want and the um 

657
00:25:55,930 --> 00:25:58,041
tr three block four capabilities have 

658
00:25:58,041 --> 00:26:00,314
been delayed . So our , our approach is 

659
00:26:00,324 --> 00:26:03,765
to uh minimize the impact of that by 

660
00:26:03,775 --> 00:26:06,145
procuring fewer of those in the first 

661
00:26:06,155 --> 00:26:08,044
years of the fit up . And then as 

662
00:26:08,044 --> 00:26:10,099
you'll see from our more detailed uh 

663
00:26:10,099 --> 00:26:12,211
budget exhibits that we start to come 

664
00:26:12,211 --> 00:26:14,211
back toward the end of the fit up , 

665
00:26:14,211 --> 00:26:13,954
hopefully , uh with all those 

666
00:26:13,964 --> 00:26:16,020
capabilities that we need in place . 

667
00:26:17,250 --> 00:26:19,459
Tara . Hi , thank you for both for 

668
00:26:19,469 --> 00:26:21,636
doing this talk up with the associated 

669
00:26:21,636 --> 00:26:23,802
press . Um I was hoping you could talk 

670
00:26:23,802 --> 00:26:25,636
a little bit about the real life 

671
00:26:25,636 --> 00:26:27,802
impacts of having AC R for five months 

672
00:26:27,802 --> 00:26:29,747
this year and some of the previous 

673
00:26:29,747 --> 00:26:31,913
years , the compounding effect of that 

674
00:26:31,913 --> 00:26:34,080
um particularly on your ability to get 

675
00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,302
flight hours to your cruise maintenance 

676
00:26:36,302 --> 00:26:36,239
hours . And if you end up with a year 

677
00:26:36,250 --> 00:26:40,069
long , cr what happens ? So we have 

678
00:26:40,079 --> 00:26:42,079
lots of details . Uh General Griner 

679
00:26:42,079 --> 00:26:44,246
wants to go into some of the details . 

680
00:26:44,246 --> 00:26:46,357
Um All of the operational imperatives 

681
00:26:46,357 --> 00:26:48,609
that the da has worked so hard to do 

682
00:26:48,619 --> 00:26:50,397
the analysis and determine what 

683
00:26:50,397 --> 00:26:52,630
capabilities we need are basically on 

684
00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:56,069
hold during AC R uh 89 new starts . As 

685
00:26:56,079 --> 00:26:58,250
one example , um National Security 

686
00:26:58,260 --> 00:27:00,469
space launches dropped from 10 to 3 

687
00:27:00,479 --> 00:27:02,646
that these are things that some of you 

688
00:27:02,646 --> 00:27:04,646
have heard us say a number of times 

689
00:27:04,646 --> 00:27:06,812
that mil con projects delayed , um our 

690
00:27:06,812 --> 00:27:09,635
munitions ramp ups delayed . So uh we 

691
00:27:09,645 --> 00:27:11,645
have a long list of , of what we've 

692
00:27:11,645 --> 00:27:13,805
been having to adjust to so far and 

693
00:27:13,814 --> 00:27:16,324
those impacts carry forward into fy 25 . 

694
00:27:16,334 --> 00:27:18,604
We assumed that we would have those 

695
00:27:18,614 --> 00:27:20,670
dollars at the beginning of the year 

696
00:27:20,670 --> 00:27:22,781
and be able to execute those programs 

697
00:27:22,781 --> 00:27:24,836
throughout all of 24 . And now we're 

698
00:27:24,836 --> 00:27:26,947
halfway into the year without those . 

699
00:27:26,947 --> 00:27:26,655
But do you wanna go into some of the 

700
00:27:26,665 --> 00:27:28,776
additional details with a year long , 

701
00:27:28,776 --> 00:27:30,998
just a couple other examples perhaps on 

702
00:27:30,998 --> 00:27:33,109
the O and M side ? It makes it really 

703
00:27:33,109 --> 00:27:35,165
challenging . We're trying to thread 

704
00:27:35,165 --> 00:27:35,160
that needle , making sure we don't burn 

705
00:27:35,170 --> 00:27:37,337
too fast . Should we have to implement 

706
00:27:37,337 --> 00:27:39,503
some sort of a reduced funding level , 

707
00:27:39,503 --> 00:27:41,920
either at 2523 levels or 23 minus 1% . 

708
00:27:42,180 --> 00:27:44,402
And so , you know , trying to make sure 

709
00:27:44,402 --> 00:27:46,569
that we continue to fly the hours , we 

710
00:27:46,569 --> 00:27:48,791
need to uh not delay any weapons or any 

711
00:27:48,791 --> 00:27:51,124
uh aircraft or anything into our depots . 

712
00:27:51,124 --> 00:27:53,069
Um So it's a , that's a little bit 

713
00:27:53,069 --> 00:27:52,660
challenging , same with the FSRM 

714
00:27:52,670 --> 00:27:54,781
projects . We're having to slow a few 

715
00:27:54,781 --> 00:27:56,948
of those down because I need to ensure 

716
00:27:56,948 --> 00:27:59,170
that I have the headroom . It's about a 

717
00:27:59,170 --> 00:28:01,337
$5 billion cut to my O and M account . 

718
00:28:01,337 --> 00:28:03,559
If we actually had to implement this in 

719
00:28:03,559 --> 00:28:05,781
24 I would tell you one of the , one of 

720
00:28:05,781 --> 00:28:07,948
the challenges with planning for fy 25 

721
00:28:07,948 --> 00:28:10,170
with an extended cr um I'll give you an 

722
00:28:10,170 --> 00:28:12,392
example in the munitions lane . So we , 

723
00:28:12,392 --> 00:28:12,160
if you requested last year , we had 

724
00:28:12,170 --> 00:28:14,609
requested multiyear procurements . Um 

725
00:28:14,619 --> 00:28:16,680
And so when we don't know how that's 

726
00:28:16,689 --> 00:28:19,022
gonna land , especially since the , the , 

727
00:28:19,022 --> 00:28:21,245
the the both chambers of the house have 

728
00:28:21,245 --> 00:28:23,300
kind of given us a different view on 

729
00:28:23,300 --> 00:28:22,640
what that's gonna look like on the 

730
00:28:22,650 --> 00:28:24,761
marks . And I don't know where that's 

731
00:28:24,761 --> 00:28:26,817
gonna land . We basically have moved 

732
00:28:26,817 --> 00:28:28,983
forward with a multiyear assuming that 

733
00:28:28,983 --> 00:28:28,770
we're gonna get that multiyear 

734
00:28:28,890 --> 00:28:30,834
procurement availability . There's 

735
00:28:30,834 --> 00:28:33,057
about a billion dollars that was in the 

736
00:28:33,057 --> 00:28:35,168
24 budget . That moved economic order 

737
00:28:35,168 --> 00:28:37,279
quantity funding to the left . But if 

738
00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:39,501
that doesn't come through , if the , at 

739
00:28:39,501 --> 00:28:38,310
the end of the day , the conference 

740
00:28:38,380 --> 00:28:40,658
report doesn't allow for us to do that , 

741
00:28:40,658 --> 00:28:42,602
then the , the numbers that I just 

742
00:28:42,602 --> 00:28:44,547
talked about those plans are gonna 

743
00:28:44,547 --> 00:28:46,602
probably change because I won't have 

744
00:28:46,602 --> 00:28:48,824
had invested the funds that I needed in 

745
00:28:48,824 --> 00:28:50,936
24 in order to move out quickly and , 

746
00:28:50,936 --> 00:28:53,102
and continue that ramp in 25 . So that 

747
00:28:53,102 --> 00:28:53,040
just gives you a couple of examples of 

748
00:28:53,050 --> 00:28:55,217
some of the things we continue to work 

749
00:28:55,217 --> 00:28:58,099
through with the long term cr Hi , 

750
00:28:58,109 --> 00:29:00,331
Shelly Mesh with inside defense . Could 

751
00:29:00,331 --> 00:29:03,109
you talk about what um counter UAs 

752
00:29:03,119 --> 00:29:05,420
funding looks like in this budget ? Is 

753
00:29:05,430 --> 00:29:08,300
there anything in rdtne or procurement ? 

754
00:29:08,890 --> 00:29:12,020
There ? Is there's about $25 million in 

755
00:29:12,030 --> 00:29:15,260
counter UAs specifically in 25 I can't 

756
00:29:15,270 --> 00:29:17,381
give you , I don't have the details . 

757
00:29:17,381 --> 00:29:19,548
We can probably track that down but as 

758
00:29:19,548 --> 00:29:21,659
to what that goes after , but there's 

759
00:29:21,659 --> 00:29:21,260
about $25 million in there for the Air 

760
00:29:21,270 --> 00:29:23,530
Force for counter small UAs . And then 

761
00:29:23,569 --> 00:29:26,050
I also wanted to ask , how does the fit 

762
00:29:26,060 --> 00:29:28,239
up for this year change compared to 

763
00:29:28,449 --> 00:29:30,560
what you had planned when you thought 

764
00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,727
you were going to get more funding for 

765
00:29:32,727 --> 00:29:34,671
this year ? Has it changed the out 

766
00:29:34,671 --> 00:29:36,671
years much ? I would say one of the 

767
00:29:36,671 --> 00:29:38,782
biggest concerns that we have for the 

768
00:29:38,782 --> 00:29:40,505
out years is our weapon system 

769
00:29:40,505 --> 00:29:42,810
sustainment . Um We had to add about a 

770
00:29:42,819 --> 00:29:44,930
billion dollars between weapon system 

771
00:29:44,930 --> 00:29:46,986
sustainment and flying hours just to 

772
00:29:46,986 --> 00:29:49,640
keep those even with 24 given the caps 

773
00:29:49,650 --> 00:29:52,130
that we have and the uh the top line 

774
00:29:52,140 --> 00:29:54,307
that we have for the out years , we do 

775
00:29:54,307 --> 00:29:56,140
see a continued decline in those 

776
00:29:56,140 --> 00:29:58,307
accounts . Um So that's something that 

777
00:29:58,307 --> 00:30:00,473
we're looking at as we're planning for 

778
00:30:00,473 --> 00:30:02,307
26 . How can we uh ramp back our 

779
00:30:02,307 --> 00:30:04,390
readiness without too negatively 

780
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,456
impacting the modernization programs 

781
00:30:06,456 --> 00:30:08,511
that we have ? So trying to find the 

782
00:30:08,511 --> 00:30:10,844
right balance in the out years ? Thanks , 

783
00:30:10,844 --> 00:30:13,011
Shelly Miguel . Hi , I'm K Easley with 

784
00:30:13,011 --> 00:30:15,178
defense scoop . Thanks for your time . 

785
00:30:15,178 --> 00:30:17,289
Um Back to hypersonics . I was hoping 

786
00:30:17,289 --> 00:30:16,790
if you could maybe just detail what 

787
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,939
that 517 million for ha um will um 

788
00:30:19,949 --> 00:30:22,209
cover for this year and then also the 

789
00:30:22,219 --> 00:30:24,441
request this year is slightly less than 

790
00:30:24,441 --> 00:30:26,849
557 million that was predicted for 

791
00:30:26,859 --> 00:30:29,109
fiscal year for this year , last budget 

792
00:30:29,119 --> 00:30:30,841
cycle . So can you provide any 

793
00:30:30,841 --> 00:30:32,730
rationale as to why there is that 

794
00:30:32,730 --> 00:30:34,841
slight decrease at all ? Is it budget 

795
00:30:34,841 --> 00:30:36,952
related fr a related ? Thank you . So 

796
00:30:36,952 --> 00:30:36,609
for hack and I'll have to go back and 

797
00:30:36,619 --> 00:30:38,675
double check the numbers because I'm 

798
00:30:38,675 --> 00:30:40,786
tracking an increase of about 100 and 

799
00:30:40,786 --> 00:30:43,008
$35 million . So let me take that , let 

800
00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:43,000
me take that question to double check 

801
00:30:43,010 --> 00:30:44,788
because we're showing an actual 

802
00:30:44,788 --> 00:30:46,954
increase in the hack line for what was 

803
00:30:46,954 --> 00:30:49,660
predicted for um in the last year . Ok . 

804
00:30:49,969 --> 00:30:52,025
Yeah , I'll have to go back and I'll 

805
00:30:52,025 --> 00:30:54,191
have to go back and get the details on 

806
00:30:54,191 --> 00:30:56,247
what's changed across there . Thanks 

807
00:30:56,247 --> 00:30:58,358
and I'm sorry for what is part of the 

808
00:30:58,358 --> 00:31:00,469
um the 517 million , but we will fund 

809
00:31:00,469 --> 00:31:02,469
this year just for development . Uh 

810
00:31:02,469 --> 00:31:04,136
Yeah , just for additional on 

811
00:31:04,136 --> 00:31:06,579
development . Thanks Michael , um 

812
00:31:06,819 --> 00:31:08,930
Michael Moore with breaking the fence 

813
00:31:08,930 --> 00:31:10,969
uh following up on the trim to the 

814
00:31:10,979 --> 00:31:13,250
fighter buy , did that have any impact 

815
00:31:13,260 --> 00:31:15,093
on planned divestments since you 

816
00:31:15,093 --> 00:31:17,316
weren't able to buy as many fighters to 

817
00:31:17,316 --> 00:31:19,538
replace some of those aircraft that you 

818
00:31:19,538 --> 00:31:22,829
want to retire ? Um 

819
00:31:23,109 --> 00:31:25,689
So for the most part , our divestments 

820
00:31:25,699 --> 00:31:27,810
were planned because we need to start 

821
00:31:27,810 --> 00:31:29,366
moving the funding into the 

822
00:31:29,366 --> 00:31:31,588
modernization programs . Um I'd have to 

823
00:31:31,588 --> 00:31:33,755
look and see if there were any changes 

824
00:31:33,755 --> 00:31:35,921
at all , but I would say if there were 

825
00:31:35,921 --> 00:31:38,143
they were very minor . Um We do have um 

826
00:31:38,143 --> 00:31:40,619
some divestments that are prohibited by 

827
00:31:40,630 --> 00:31:42,686
congressional language and we are in 

828
00:31:42,686 --> 00:31:44,797
line with all of those . Um And so in 

829
00:31:44,797 --> 00:31:46,908
general , we're doing what we need to 

830
00:31:46,908 --> 00:31:49,074
do to keep our current force available 

831
00:31:49,074 --> 00:31:51,130
while shifting as much funding as we 

832
00:31:51,130 --> 00:31:51,020
can to the next generation . Thank you , 

833
00:31:51,030 --> 00:31:53,410
ma'am , Courtney . Uh Yes . Um Space 

834
00:31:53,420 --> 00:31:55,642
Force officials have talked a lot about 

835
00:31:55,642 --> 00:31:57,253
the importance of commercial 

836
00:31:57,253 --> 00:31:59,198
technologies and integrating these 

837
00:31:59,198 --> 00:32:01,619
capabilities . Um How does the fiscal 

838
00:32:01,630 --> 00:32:04,479
25 budget reflect that priority ? What 

839
00:32:04,489 --> 00:32:07,069
are some examples of that ? Uh So 

840
00:32:07,079 --> 00:32:09,150
definitely the work with uh Space 

841
00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:10,827
Domain Awareness and launches 

842
00:32:10,827 --> 00:32:12,771
commercial launches is a big one . 

843
00:32:12,771 --> 00:32:14,993
We're continuing to look for more areas 

844
00:32:14,993 --> 00:32:17,479
to use commercial analytics um in , in 

845
00:32:17,489 --> 00:32:19,656
terms of our missile warning , missile 

846
00:32:19,656 --> 00:32:21,878
tracking and , and other capabilities . 

847
00:32:21,878 --> 00:32:23,933
Um Do you have any other , the other 

848
00:32:23,933 --> 00:32:23,209
big piece I would add is there's about , 

849
00:32:23,219 --> 00:32:25,163
there's about $1.2 billion that go 

850
00:32:25,163 --> 00:32:27,709
toward that goes towards um commercial 

851
00:32:27,719 --> 00:32:29,729
sat com . So a big piece uh in that 

852
00:32:29,739 --> 00:32:31,850
lane as well . So , you know , well , 

853
00:32:31,850 --> 00:32:33,906
over $3 billion in just those couple 

854
00:32:33,906 --> 00:32:36,017
areas along if I can um sort of along 

855
00:32:36,017 --> 00:32:38,183
those lines . Um Space systems command 

856
00:32:38,183 --> 00:32:40,295
has been kind of pushing for there to 

857
00:32:40,295 --> 00:32:43,339
be a dedicated um program line for um 

858
00:32:43,349 --> 00:32:45,550
spa commercial space services is this 

859
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:47,469
included um in this year's budget 

860
00:32:47,479 --> 00:32:49,590
request , I , I do not know that I'll 

861
00:32:49,590 --> 00:32:51,701
have to take that for a question to , 

862
00:32:51,701 --> 00:32:53,599
to answer back . Thanks . Uh Hi 

863
00:32:53,609 --> 00:32:55,553
Courtney . Maybe it's been there a 

864
00:32:55,553 --> 00:32:57,609
couple times . Um I wanted to ask so 

865
00:32:57,609 --> 00:32:59,942
the Air Force is kind of remaining flat . 

866
00:32:59,942 --> 00:33:02,109
Uh There's 8000 less uh active duty uh 

867
00:33:02,109 --> 00:33:04,949
personnel um than last year that were 

868
00:33:04,959 --> 00:33:06,903
sought that are being sought . Are 

869
00:33:06,903 --> 00:33:08,959
there programs or career fields that 

870
00:33:08,959 --> 00:33:11,181
are looked at that are being that could 

871
00:33:11,181 --> 00:33:13,403
be cut or prioritized as a , you know , 

872
00:33:13,403 --> 00:33:15,459
as the service is looking to sort of 

873
00:33:15,459 --> 00:33:17,570
fit its workforce needs . I'm looking 

874
00:33:17,570 --> 00:33:20,170
at like tech P and so forth . So I 

875
00:33:20,180 --> 00:33:22,347
think , I think it's important to note 

876
00:33:22,347 --> 00:33:24,513
that the reduction that we saw between 

877
00:33:24,513 --> 00:33:26,569
the 24 budget requests and 25 is not 

878
00:33:26,569 --> 00:33:28,791
really a reduction of people . I mean , 

879
00:33:28,791 --> 00:33:30,958
we had , we had probably overestimated 

880
00:33:30,958 --> 00:33:30,560
what we thought we could grow to 

881
00:33:30,569 --> 00:33:32,979
between 23 and 24 . So this is really 

882
00:33:32,989 --> 00:33:35,100
just a reduction of those funds . And 

883
00:33:35,100 --> 00:33:36,989
as you see , we're , we're almost 

884
00:33:36,989 --> 00:33:39,045
almost , you know , within 500 total 

885
00:33:39,045 --> 00:33:41,939
alignment with the 24 NDA A . Um with 

886
00:33:41,949 --> 00:33:44,171
regards to specific puts and takes , we 

887
00:33:44,171 --> 00:33:46,338
can give you a break out on that . But 

888
00:33:46,338 --> 00:33:48,560
again , um most of those puts and takes 

889
00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,616
are from legacy systems . So think A 

890
00:33:50,616 --> 00:33:52,782
tens is an example and then continuing 

891
00:33:52,782 --> 00:33:54,727
to bring on F-35s KC 40 sixes , um 

892
00:33:54,727 --> 00:33:57,060
those types of things . So that's where , 

893
00:33:57,060 --> 00:33:56,550
you know , on the air side , that's 

894
00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,727
where most of those are going . What's 

895
00:33:58,727 --> 00:34:00,893
a little bit different in on the Space 

896
00:34:00,893 --> 00:34:03,116
Force side is last year . If you recall 

897
00:34:03,116 --> 00:34:05,227
from 23 to 24 we were moving our last 

898
00:34:05,227 --> 00:34:07,338
mission over the J tags mission . And 

899
00:34:07,338 --> 00:34:09,282
so this is our first year in Space 

900
00:34:09,282 --> 00:34:11,393
force where we will not actually move 

901
00:34:11,393 --> 00:34:11,290
over any additional mission 

902
00:34:11,300 --> 00:34:13,411
capabilities from other services . So 

903
00:34:13,411 --> 00:34:15,633
this is just a plan based on analysis , 

904
00:34:15,633 --> 00:34:17,856
obviously , of what we think we need to 

905
00:34:17,856 --> 00:34:20,133
execute the mission in the space force . 

906
00:34:20,133 --> 00:34:22,467
And so we think the growth of 400 it is , 

907
00:34:22,467 --> 00:34:24,689
is keeps us lean , keeps us agile , but 

908
00:34:24,689 --> 00:34:26,800
also allows us the right number there 

909
00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:29,022
to get after the to get off the mission 

910
00:34:29,022 --> 00:34:31,244
set . Thanks . Thanks , Courtney Tony . 

911
00:34:31,244 --> 00:34:31,089
I have a sentinel question . The arms 

912
00:34:31,099 --> 00:34:33,210
control community is gonna be looking 

913
00:34:33,210 --> 00:34:35,155
through your budget just to see if 

914
00:34:35,155 --> 00:34:35,099
there's any Minuteman three system 

915
00:34:35,168 --> 00:34:38,148
funds because of the uh N MRE breach . 

916
00:34:38,610 --> 00:34:40,554
Are there any ? And when would you 

917
00:34:40,554 --> 00:34:42,899
start seeing none mccurdy uh additions , 

918
00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,729
you know , 2829 or next year ? Right ? 

919
00:34:46,739 --> 00:34:48,628
So there is Minuteman sustainment 

920
00:34:48,628 --> 00:34:50,850
through the fit up . So you will see uh 

921
00:34:50,850 --> 00:34:53,129
the ability to continue Minuteman as a 

922
00:34:53,139 --> 00:34:55,770
viable platform . Um As far as the nun 

923
00:34:55,780 --> 00:34:58,570
mccurdy impacts that process is ongoing . 

924
00:34:58,580 --> 00:35:00,747
OS D is leading that we're cooperating 

925
00:35:00,747 --> 00:35:02,636
with all of the analysis that's , 

926
00:35:02,636 --> 00:35:04,747
that's ongoing . Uh The report is due 

927
00:35:04,747 --> 00:35:08,399
back um to Congress in July . Um And so 

928
00:35:08,409 --> 00:35:11,540
there won't be any impacts to the 25 

929
00:35:11,550 --> 00:35:13,770
budget . We fully funded 24 and 25 

930
00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,967
compared to the current requirements . 

931
00:35:15,967 --> 00:35:18,520
But as the program rooks requirements 

932
00:35:18,530 --> 00:35:20,697
possible rehasing or other things like 

933
00:35:20,697 --> 00:35:23,310
that , that will be done after the 

934
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:25,729
results are , are in in July and would 

935
00:35:25,739 --> 00:35:27,795
impact next year's budget in the out 

936
00:35:27,795 --> 00:35:30,090
years . Is it possible that Minuteman 

937
00:35:30,100 --> 00:35:32,979
three funds after 2026 or 27 could be 

938
00:35:32,989 --> 00:35:35,110
boosted up , beefed up to sustain the 

939
00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,009
Minuteman three line if in fact , 

940
00:35:37,009 --> 00:35:39,120
Sentinel delays ? Yes , I mean , what 

941
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,287
we'll be looking at risk reduction for 

942
00:35:41,287 --> 00:35:43,398
the whole nuclear portfolio and there 

943
00:35:43,398 --> 00:35:43,120
would certainly be things in that 

944
00:35:43,129 --> 00:35:45,129
regard that we would be considering 

945
00:35:45,365 --> 00:35:47,525
barker this new satellite uh spice . 

946
00:35:49,446 --> 00:35:51,613
You're cutting parts of it . According 

947
00:35:51,613 --> 00:35:53,613
to the briefing book here , this is 

948
00:35:53,613 --> 00:35:55,502
reduce , reduce the Silent Barker 

949
00:35:55,502 --> 00:35:57,613
program to remove replenishment third 

950
00:35:57,613 --> 00:35:59,613
system delivery . I do you know why 

951
00:35:59,615 --> 00:36:01,615
they're cutting it since it's a new 

952
00:36:01,615 --> 00:36:03,671
program , they just put up the first 

953
00:36:03,671 --> 00:36:05,893
increments . So Silent Barker is a , is 

954
00:36:05,893 --> 00:36:08,115
a , is a kind of a partnership with the 

955
00:36:08,115 --> 00:36:10,282
NRO . So I'll have to double check and 

956
00:36:10,282 --> 00:36:10,052
see if there's something that's moving 

957
00:36:10,062 --> 00:36:12,173
there . But we'll have to , I'll have 

958
00:36:12,173 --> 00:36:14,229
to get that back with that answer on 

959
00:36:14,229 --> 00:36:16,395
the , on the on the budget over . Ok . 

960
00:36:16,395 --> 00:36:18,781
Thanks Chris . Go ahead in Space Force 

961
00:36:18,791 --> 00:36:22,342
magazine in very simple terms . Why is 

962
00:36:22,352 --> 00:36:24,519
the Space Force budget going down ? Is 

963
00:36:24,519 --> 00:36:26,574
that because you haven't had any new 

964
00:36:26,574 --> 00:36:28,630
missions trends uh for over ? And uh 

965
00:36:28,802 --> 00:36:31,122
what is the trend look like long term ? 

966
00:36:31,699 --> 00:36:33,810
So with the Fiscal Responsibility Act 

967
00:36:33,820 --> 00:36:35,987
caps across the department , we needed 

968
00:36:35,987 --> 00:36:37,709
to look at how to preserve the 

969
00:36:37,709 --> 00:36:39,931
readiness of the force . Space Force is 

970
00:36:39,931 --> 00:36:41,931
a little bit different in the sense 

971
00:36:41,931 --> 00:36:43,876
that the O and M and the mill pers 

972
00:36:43,876 --> 00:36:45,820
accounts are very small . So there 

973
00:36:45,820 --> 00:36:48,042
really wasn't much to trade . So as the 

974
00:36:48,042 --> 00:36:50,098
department prioritized , prioritized 

975
00:36:50,098 --> 00:36:52,320
across all services , we needed to make 

976
00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:54,209
some puts and takes and some hard 

977
00:36:54,209 --> 00:36:56,098
decisions . Um There was also the 

978
00:36:56,098 --> 00:36:58,340
fiscal reality related to some of the 

979
00:36:58,350 --> 00:37:00,572
execution of programs . The Space Force 

980
00:37:00,572 --> 00:37:02,739
budget had been increasing quite a bit 

981
00:37:02,739 --> 00:37:04,628
over the last couple of years and 

982
00:37:04,628 --> 00:37:06,572
making sure that , that we weren't 

983
00:37:06,572 --> 00:37:08,739
going to have any execution issues and 

984
00:37:08,739 --> 00:37:11,017
then just the launch schedule was down . 

985
00:37:11,017 --> 00:37:10,360
And so that , um , has some procurement 

986
00:37:10,370 --> 00:37:13,030
savings . Is that just a coincidence or 

987
00:37:13,040 --> 00:37:15,729
issues with contractors and getting 

988
00:37:15,739 --> 00:37:17,795
things on time ? No , I mean , the , 

989
00:37:17,795 --> 00:37:19,906
the only issue as I mentioned earlier 

990
00:37:19,906 --> 00:37:22,239
was due to the long cr um , we've had a 

991
00:37:22,250 --> 00:37:24,560
delay of the N SSL launches , but we 

992
00:37:24,570 --> 00:37:26,737
expect if we get an appropriation here 

993
00:37:26,737 --> 00:37:28,737
in the next couple of weeks that we 

994
00:37:28,737 --> 00:37:30,959
would be back on track . Yeah , I think 

995
00:37:30,959 --> 00:37:30,159
it's worth noting too when we , when we 

996
00:37:30,169 --> 00:37:32,336
procure launches . So for example , as 

997
00:37:32,336 --> 00:37:34,558
we procure launches in 24 launches will 

998
00:37:34,558 --> 00:37:36,613
actually take place for like another 

999
00:37:36,613 --> 00:37:38,780
1824 months , right ? So we still have 

1000
00:37:38,780 --> 00:37:41,002
time as the under secretary mentioned , 

1001
00:37:41,002 --> 00:37:43,002
we've been able to procure eight of 

1002
00:37:43,002 --> 00:37:45,169
them in 24 . We still need to do seven 

1003
00:37:45,169 --> 00:37:44,485
more to get us to where we need to be . 

1004
00:37:44,495 --> 00:37:46,662
But we think we still have runway left 

1005
00:37:46,662 --> 00:37:48,884
if we get an appropriation bill here in 

1006
00:37:48,884 --> 00:37:50,995
the next couple of weeks , that allow 

1007
00:37:50,995 --> 00:37:53,106
us to keep us on track there . Fine . 

1008
00:37:53,106 --> 00:37:54,828
Go ahead . Right . Um The B 21 

1009
00:37:54,828 --> 00:37:56,773
procurement saw an increase but it 

1010
00:37:56,773 --> 00:37:58,828
wasn't to what was expected at about 

1011
00:37:58,828 --> 00:38:01,051
$300 million less than what last year's 

1012
00:38:01,051 --> 00:38:00,580
budget projected . Can you elaborate 

1013
00:38:00,590 --> 00:38:03,179
any of the thinking on that and related ? 

1014
00:38:03,189 --> 00:38:05,411
Is there any funding continuing for the 

1015
00:38:05,411 --> 00:38:07,411
long range strike family of systems 

1016
00:38:07,411 --> 00:38:10,429
operational imperative . So on the B 21 

1017
00:38:10,439 --> 00:38:12,606
just at the classification issue , I'm 

1018
00:38:12,606 --> 00:38:14,550
not going to be able to give you a 

1019
00:38:14,550 --> 00:38:16,606
whole lot of details on that . Um On 

1020
00:38:16,606 --> 00:38:18,772
the second , can you repeat the second 

1021
00:38:18,772 --> 00:38:17,830
question , please ? The long range 

1022
00:38:17,850 --> 00:38:19,906
strike family of systems operational 

1023
00:38:19,906 --> 00:38:21,794
imperative . There was a few $100 

1024
00:38:21,794 --> 00:38:23,850
million in that budget last year . I 

1025
00:38:23,850 --> 00:38:25,850
did that at all . Just a quick look 

1026
00:38:25,850 --> 00:38:28,310
here . Yeah , I know there's something 

1027
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,542
there . I was looking for the numbers . 

1028
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,167
I'll take that one as well . I'll have 

1029
00:38:33,167 --> 00:38:35,389
the details on that . Thanks , Sandra . 

1030
00:38:35,389 --> 00:38:37,611
Thank you , Sandra . Irwin Space News , 

1031
00:38:37,649 --> 00:38:41,030
the uh space force uh funding 29.4 

1032
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,580
billion . Does that include classified 

1033
00:38:43,590 --> 00:38:46,689
programs ? It does include classified 

1034
00:38:46,699 --> 00:38:48,866
programs . It doesn't include programs 

1035
00:38:48,866 --> 00:38:50,977
that are in the pass through . So how 

1036
00:38:50,977 --> 00:38:53,389
much of the uh total is classified 

1037
00:38:53,399 --> 00:38:55,677
programs ? Do you have a , a breakdown ? 

1038
00:38:55,677 --> 00:38:57,677
I don't think we're allowed to give 

1039
00:38:57,677 --> 00:38:59,732
that out either . I don't , yeah , I 

1040
00:38:59,732 --> 00:38:59,159
don't have , I don't have a roll up of 

1041
00:38:59,169 --> 00:39:01,447
the classified piece of that . I don't . 

1042
00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:03,972
And then this will be our last question . 

1043
00:39:03,972 --> 00:39:05,750
Yes , ma'am . Hi , Theresa Hins 

1044
00:39:05,750 --> 00:39:07,917
breaking defense . Thank you for doing 

1045
00:39:07,917 --> 00:39:10,195
this today . My question was about the , 

1046
00:39:10,195 --> 00:39:12,417
about the um protected sat com global . 

1047
00:39:12,417 --> 00:39:14,770
Um Is this , are these new payloads 

1048
00:39:14,780 --> 00:39:16,947
that you're procuring or are these new 

1049
00:39:16,947 --> 00:39:19,002
satellites under the space systems ? 

1050
00:39:19,002 --> 00:39:21,113
That space systems command is gonna , 

1051
00:39:21,113 --> 00:39:23,447
there'll be new space vehicles actually , 

1052
00:39:23,447 --> 00:39:23,159
right ? So they'll be , yeah , they'll 

1053
00:39:23,169 --> 00:39:24,899
still be , you know , separate 

1054
00:39:24,909 --> 00:39:27,076
satellites for Xan desegregation and K 

1055
00:39:27,076 --> 00:39:29,810
A band . Um uh I think initially right 

1056
00:39:29,820 --> 00:39:32,042
now our plan is for four space vehicles 

1057
00:39:32,042 --> 00:39:34,264
but it , it , it could be changing , it 

1058
00:39:34,264 --> 00:39:36,487
could change over time , but we're just 

1059
00:39:36,487 --> 00:39:38,598
getting started on that program . And 

1060
00:39:38,598 --> 00:39:42,560
then since that was the one , I 

1061
00:39:42,590 --> 00:39:44,800
just wanna back to the uh fighter 

1062
00:39:44,810 --> 00:39:46,921
question , I just wanna make sure I'm 

1063
00:39:46,921 --> 00:39:49,088
understanding it correctly . So you're 

1064
00:39:49,088 --> 00:39:51,254
deferring the F-35s because of T three 

1065
00:39:51,254 --> 00:39:54,030
delays , not because of funding 

1066
00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:56,790
constraints . It's , yeah , we haven't 

1067
00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,911
changed the total program of record , 

1068
00:39:58,911 --> 00:40:01,022
but given the fiscal constraints this 

1069
00:40:01,022 --> 00:40:03,290
year as well as the delays in getting 

1070
00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:05,244
the capabilities that we need . We 

1071
00:40:05,244 --> 00:40:07,356
repassed the program , but we haven't 

1072
00:40:07,356 --> 00:40:09,860
cut off the , the total numbers . Thank 

1073
00:40:09,870 --> 00:40:12,148
you , ladies and gentlemen . Thank you , 

1074
00:40:12,148 --> 00:40:14,370
ma'am . Thank you , sir . Uh That's all 

1075
00:40:14,370 --> 00:40:16,426
we have time for today . If you have 

1076
00:40:16,426 --> 00:40:16,199
any follow up questions at all , just 

1077
00:40:16,209 --> 00:40:18,376
let us know , come see us afterwards . 

1078
00:40:18,376 --> 00:40:18,620
Thank you so much .