Good morning. Its a considering the nomination of b schultz men for promotion to general, and to be the next chief of Space Operations. General, thank. You i welcome you for your decades of service, and willingness to serve in this very important position. I would like to welcome your wife, jennifer, your son john, and your daughter sarah. While not present today, let me also acknowledge your parents, randy and the Lynda Schultz men who are watching from home, im sure. They know theyre very proud of you nomination. Recognizing the increasing importance of the space demand, and the growing threats to our critical space by china and russia, congress established the space for us in the fiscal year of 2020. Under the National Defense authorization act. The first chief space general raymond, then the commander of the u. S. Air force space command, was legislatively transferred in 2020 to be the chief. You are the first to be nominated, and have a hearing for this position. Given that the sp