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We would also like an explanation... on how you calculate your mental health staffing requirements.

Thank you very much.

We have to do more throughout Central--Mexico and Central and South America with those mission partners.

I would like to thank Senator Ayotte. She's been a great partner in this effort to try to stop the flow of heroin.

We not only want to protect our country from our enemies overseas, but to keep our people safe.

If we had this, we could stop this much more.

We appreciate the investments in making that which we've got, as best as we got.

We have a strong commitment to the success of our GMD [Ground Based Midcourse Defense] system.

An air force that does not stay ahead of the technology curve will fail.

Are you willing to provide us, you know, as time provides, a classified briefing regarding the threats our airmen are facing?

In the last basing decision, the Air Force emphasized the importance of Reserve-led associate units, which aligns with the recommendation of the Air Force Commission report that recommended expanding the number of associate units.

But while that is a reality, we also need to be prepared for a more immediate concern, which is the spread of advanced Russian and Chinese weapon systems into the wars we are already fighting.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Secretary James, I want to start by thanking you for the time you spent with me at Grissom Air Base in Indiana last year.

Admiral Harris, what do you see as the top A2/AD challenges we face in the Asia-Pacific region?

Fifth generation aircraft provide significant advantages in the contested airspace over the Korean Peninsula.

The Pacific theater requires fifth generation fighters equipped with the payload and range that provides the air superiority necessary to win decisively against threats such as the MiG-29s.

In order to project power in the Asia-Pacific Theater, PACOM forces require capabilities that can operate and survive in an Anti-Access / Area-Denial (A2/AD) environment against China and Russia.

Given limited resources, what priority should be given to investments in base dispersion, base hardening, enhancing the ability to operate from further away, and enhancing CONUS-based global strike capabilities?