The F-35 will play an integral role in the Department's ability to engage any adversary in an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environment.

I am also proud to have supported new congressional sanctions on North Korea.

Beijing has been willing to accept a high level of risk to achieve its strategic goals.

I think intervention is more of a likelihood, in my mind, in the few years that I have been in command now, than it was, say, 2 years or 3 years ago.

That is where you come up with the $85 million ultimately, taking that into consideration.

I think they have underestimated the danger of KJU [Kim Jong-un], at this point.

what is the status of ALIS version 2.0.2 and how will it impact Air Force IOC?

The greatest risk in this regard is that Vladimir Putin continues to hold our national security space launch capability in the palm of his hand.

has the cause of the Block 3i and 3F software instability been identified? If yes, what is the fix?

The deteriorating military strength is an invitation for conflict.

This is a national security threat in addition to a moral outrage at a time when Russian forces continued to destabilize Ukraine.

We must guard against the lowering of standards.