Businessman who ran against the incumbent democratic governor. A buffer zone between us and i wont forget the men who died who gave that life to me i have to stand up next to you aint no doubt i love this land d bless the usa [applause] [cheering] from the plains of minnesota i have been to houston from new york to l. A. It is time for them to say that i am proud to be an american where at least i know i am free. And i wont forget the men who died who gave that life to me. I gladly stand up next to you and defend her until today. Nt no doubt i love this land. Usabless the im proud to be an american where at least i know i am free. I will not forget the men who died who gave the life to me next to yound up and defend her until today cause there aint no doubt i love this land god bless the u. S. A. [cheering] [chanting usa] pres. Trump thank you, very much. Hello, louisiana. Hello, louisiana. I happened to watch a Football Game last weekend. That was not a bad game. Not too bad, was it .
Fighter program. As i have consistently said, the f 35 Program Remains one of my top acquisition and sustainment priorities. Earlier this month and our last press briefing i made a commitment to come back to you when we were ready to announce the next f 35 contract. Here we aare. The f 35 Program Milestone authority alongside abwe are here to announce the u. S. Department of defense and Lockheed Martin have made tremendous progress and now have an Agreement Regarding the lot 12 to 14 Production Contract. This is a historic milestone to the f35 enterprise. As the f35 is our largest taxpayer investment and will form the backbone of the u. S. And allied fifthgeneration inventory for the foreseeable future. Anf in the joint Program Office are laser focused on driving cost out, quality up, and achieving timely deliveries of our capability to our war fighters. With respect to ontime delivery weve exceeded the total aircraft quantity we delivered to the war fighter last year. We have a 96 per
Minnesota i have been to houston from new york to l. A. It is time for them to say that i am proud to be an american where at least i know i am free. And i wont forget the men who died who gave that life to me. I gladly stand up next to you and defend her until today. Nt no doubt i love this land. Usabless the im proud to be an american where at least i know i am free. I will not forget the men who died who gave the life to me next to yound up and defend her until today cause there aint no doubt i love this land god bless the u. S. A. [cheering] [chanting usa] pres. Trump thank you, very much. Hello, louisiana. Hello, louisiana. I happened to watch a Football Game last weekend. That was not a bad game. Not too bad, was it . I am thrilled to be back in the beautiful by you state with state with thousands of hardworking americans who believe in god, state and country. But i am down for a reason. Es ofsaturday the ey history are looking upon the great people of louisiana. Remember, saturd
Largest taxpayer investment with the backbone of us and ally fifth generation inventory for the foreseeable future. The joint Program Office are laser focus to drive cost ou out, quality up and achieving timely deliveries to our war fighters. With respect to ontime deliver delivery, we exceeded the total aircraft quantity we delivered to the war fighter last year and have 96 percent ontime delivery rate. A tremendous improvement for one from where we were last year with an average ontime delivery rate of 64 percent. While we made progress there is significant opportunities for improvement and we continue to communicate specific concerns to lockheed based on the data we collect. The 34 billiondollar agreement f 35 production includes the delivery of 478 f 35 aircraft 149 lot 12160 lot 13169 lot 14 in support of Us Military Services our partner nations and sales customers this represents our continued commitment to reduce the f 35 cost to deliver advanced capabilities to our war fighters
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