To all of you. This is dean i would like to thank air combat general mike holmes for joining us today. Now, after so many years of service, in key positions throughout our air force, he needs no little introduction. Ill summarized by saying he has excelled in operational, staff and academic pursuits at every level. As a result, he is brought in an surpassed degree of competence to his current job. As the command of air combat command, hes responsible for organizing, training and equipping air force and Intelligence Forces for rapid deployment. With that i would like to turn it over to you, to share with us what issues are at the top of your priority list these days. Especially when it comes to the operational employment vero space assets in key regions, around the globe. Im shaking his stick over to you. Thank you thanks for those kind words. Hello everybody, thanks for spending some time with the Mitchell Institute thanks for giving me a chance to talk a little bit. As he point out ai
29, when hundreds of american citizens were evacuated from wuhan and quarantined in california. Since then we have been doing everything in our power to protect their personnel, families, and the American People during this challenging time. I would like to provide an the response to the pandemic. S big over 50,000 Service Members are working tirelessly to help protect the American People. We continue to stay ahead of and remain responsive to the requests of state and local authorities so we meet the need as the situation changes around the country. Our most important resource in this fight continues to be the brave men and women of the u. S. Military. To date we have employed over 4000 doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel across all components to bolster the capacity of some of the nations most severely affected areas. I have had numerous conversations with both Governor Cuomo and mayor de blasio, as we continue to surge resources into new york city and make adjustments to our
The Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the department of defense fiscal year 2021 budget request. Welcome our witnesses and thank them for their service in both dr. Mark esper and general mark we have a pair of marks in this morning. This committees top priority is ensuring the effectiveness of the National Defense strategy. Thats our vote that we had heard, adhere for a long period of time now. About three years. Unfortunately, the last administration we ask our military to do more with less and that got us into trouble between 2012 and 2017 we lost 150 billion to sequestration. Our Defense Budget in the readiness of our forces were devastated. I think we all understand that. As a result, when President Trump came to office, he inherited American Military and crisis, thankfully he delivered on his promise to begin rebuilding the u. S. Armed forces. He negotiated the highest level of defense spending ever, a down payment toward getting our military back to where it needs t
And joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley were on capitol hill to testify on the president s 2021 budget request for the pentagon. They were also asked about military modernization efforts and defense funds being diverted from border wall construction being diverted for border wall construction. [indiscernible conversations] [indiscernible conversations] the Committee Meets today to receive testimony for the 2021 budget request. We welcome our witnesses and thank them for their service. After mark esper and general mark milley. Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness and implementation of the National Defense strategy. Unfortunately under the last administration, we asked our military to do more with less, and that got us into trouble and 2017. 12 we lost 150 billion to sequestration. Our forces were devastated. I think we all understand that. As a result, when President Trump came to office, he a country in crisis. Rican military and crisis, thankfully he delivered on his
The departments f. Y. 2021 budget request. Know, i was in afghanistan on saturday with president ghani and nato stoltenburg where we announced a joint declaration on ringing peace to afghanistan which reaffirms United Statess partnership with the government of afghanistan. This was an important first step toward a political solution to end the war in afghanistan. Afghan terated to our partners, this is a conditionsbased agreement. Conditionsbased agreement. Were watching the talibans actions closely to assess whether they are upholding their commitments. I also had the opportunity to address our troops and coalition orces while i was in kabul and speak with m. S. O. , v. S. O. Groups while back to the United States. Must not foregoat this forget this agreement was part sacrifices ourus service men and women have made over the past 18plus years. Work, ntinue to do great supporting Afghan Security forces and taking terrorists ffer the battlefield whenever they emerge. My message to the c