Last year you testified that the Air National Guard makes up 30 percent of our Nation's Space Force capacity.

So, let me ask a question about the expansion of research and the modernization funding in OSD.

I think that tight coupling is where when the dollars get big there needs to be a service partner identified in advance before the money gets too big.

we're moving forward with the first deep water Arctic port, the Port of Nome. It's going to be incredibly important to our national defense interests.

if we fail to invest adequately in our soldiers, that is where we fail, that is where we have the vulnerabilities.

Thank you for being here, thank you for your leadership.

the concern here of course is that you are going to have an impact on the mission on our preparedness.

I think would be a strategic critical error.

I need to know and I'd like your commitment, Admiral, that the Navy as the contract agent for this effort is proactively supporting the Coast Guard and their acquisition of additional icebreakers.

We are appreciative and grateful. We recognize, so many of us recognize just the role of our Reserve Forces.

I think many of us in this committee, in this Congress are very concerned about where we are with our naval fleet.

We are trying and we are making some headway, but again, it is these little things.

In the fiscal year 2025 budget, Air Force is acquiring less fighters than originally projected six less F-35s, six less F-15EXs than originally planned.

The United States is an Arctic nation, and of course, this is a strategically important region to us.

Last year you testified that the Air National Guard makes up 30 percent of our Nation's Space Force capacity.

we're moving forward with the first deep water Arctic port, the Port of Nome. It's going to be incredibly important to our national defense interests.

I look at the Marines' role in Arctic Ops as absolutely necessary.

I think many of us in this committee, in this Congress are very concerned about where we are with our naval fleet.