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.

Thank you all for being here and your focus on what we need to be doing better when it comes to accelerating in the acquisition space.

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

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.

Count me amongst those that are worried about our shipbuilding capacity and our infrastructure.

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

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

more than 50 percent said they would not transfer to the Active Duty Space Force.

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.

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

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.

I would commit to you that we will look at that, but I would like to look at it in the context of some of the other programs that we are doing as well.

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

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

What is really going to cost us is when these people vote with their feet, when they leave, and then we lose that experience that we have invested in them.

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

I think would be a strategic critical error.

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