Richard Shelby: “Well, we will try to do our share of the work up here. You do your share already.”

As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.

We have got to get our arms, one, around the inflation first, and then try to boost our defense capabilities in a dangerous world.

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

A complex and evolving security environment requires a serious commitment to our national defense.