russia. in particular, that includes two tri-lateral exercises that we had scheduled with the russians, one canadians and the russians, the other with the norwegians and the russians. also this morning, the defense department is pursuing measures to support our allies, including stepping up joint training through our aviation detachment in poland. it is an area that i visited a few weeks ago. augmenting our participation in nato's air policing mission on the baltic peninsula. our yukon commander is convenienting central and eastern european chiefs of defense. mr. chairman, i think everyone on this committee knows, and in