WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.500 Today to discuss the army's fiscal year 00:02.500 --> 00:05.380 24 budget request . The honorable Gabe 00:05.380 --> 00:07.560 Camarillo , undersecretary of the army 00:07.570 --> 00:09.626 and Major General Mark Bennett , the 00:09.626 --> 00:11.459 director of the army budget will 00:11.459 --> 00:13.570 provide you with an in depth overview 00:13.570 --> 00:15.737 and then take a few questions . Please 00:15.737 --> 00:17.792 hold all questions until the end and 00:17.792 --> 00:19.626 until called upon to give us the 00:19.626 --> 00:21.848 opportunity to get to microphone to you 00:21.848 --> 00:23.737 before asking for transcription . 00:23.737 --> 00:25.792 Please also state your name and your 00:25.792 --> 00:27.959 news organization uh for the time that 00:27.959 --> 00:30.237 we have , please limit to one question . 00:30.237 --> 00:32.070 Um and we will also hold a media 00:32.070 --> 00:34.126 roundtable for any questions that we 00:34.126 --> 00:36.403 don't get to on this topic on Thursday , 00:36.403 --> 00:38.570 March 16 . Well , well , you will have 00:38.570 --> 00:38.410 the opportunity to ask additional 00:38.410 --> 00:40.620 questions . We have 40 minutes total 00:40.620 --> 00:42.842 for today's event . And gentlemen , the 00:42.842 --> 00:45.120 floor is yours . Well , good afternoon , 00:45.120 --> 00:47.231 everyone . It's great to be here with 00:47.231 --> 00:49.342 all of you . I'm Gabe Camarillo , the 00:49.342 --> 00:51.398 undersecretary of the army . And for 00:51.398 --> 00:51.180 the second straight year in a row , I 00:51.180 --> 00:53.180 get to do this rollout presentation 00:53.180 --> 00:55.450 with Major General Mark Bennett , our 00:55.450 --> 00:58.050 director of the army Budget office . So 00:58.050 --> 00:59.939 if you can go to the next slide , 00:59.939 --> 01:02.460 please , we're very pleased to be able 01:02.460 --> 01:04.920 to roll out the fy 24 budget submission 01:04.930 --> 01:07.200 which enables us to continue to 01:07.210 --> 01:09.432 implement our national defense strategy 01:09.432 --> 01:12.480 with a top line of 100 and 85 billion 01:12.490 --> 01:15.820 overall for the army . The budget 01:15.820 --> 01:18.042 submission enables us to do a couple of 01:18.042 --> 01:20.042 different things at the same time . 01:20.042 --> 01:22.098 First , we continue to implement the 01:22.098 --> 01:24.264 NDS and transform the army to meet the 01:24.264 --> 01:26.487 demands and requirements of large scale 01:26.487 --> 01:28.653 combat operations and a shift to multi 01:28.653 --> 01:30.876 domain operations . And it also enables 01:30.876 --> 01:32.876 us to maintain a budget that's very 01:32.876 --> 01:34.876 much driven by our strategy and the 01:34.876 --> 01:36.931 priority set out by Secretary Austin 01:36.931 --> 01:39.098 and Secretary of War meth . So first , 01:39.098 --> 01:41.264 I point out on this point , people are 01:41.264 --> 01:43.598 our top priority and our greatest asset . 01:43.598 --> 01:45.487 So we're able to fund significant 01:45.487 --> 01:47.542 investments to address our continued 01:47.542 --> 01:49.710 challenge faced across all of D O D to 01:49.710 --> 01:51.821 meet our recruiting goals and to help 01:51.821 --> 01:53.988 invest in attracting the nation's best 01:53.988 --> 01:55.766 talent to the army . There is a 01:55.766 --> 01:59.020 significant emphasis in soldier housing , 01:59.030 --> 02:01.308 both in barracks and in family housing , 02:01.308 --> 02:03.419 significant investments in quality of 02:03.419 --> 02:05.450 life and in access to child care . 02:06.160 --> 02:08.650 Second , there's a key point in terms 02:08.650 --> 02:10.261 of emphasizing readiness and 02:10.261 --> 02:12.483 capabilities , defending the nation and 02:12.483 --> 02:14.483 building deterrence . Uh First , we 02:14.483 --> 02:16.594 fully fund all of our C T C rotations 02:16.594 --> 02:18.706 and flying hours and we invest in key 02:18.706 --> 02:20.928 exercises such as specific pathways and 02:20.928 --> 02:23.094 defender Europe . And then of course , 02:23.094 --> 02:25.150 we continue a lot of momentum on our 02:25.150 --> 02:27.420 modernization strategy with continued 02:27.420 --> 02:29.531 development and procurement of all of 02:29.531 --> 02:31.753 our major programs while increasing our 02:31.753 --> 02:33.976 overall investment in capabilities that 02:33.976 --> 02:36.087 are relevant to the Indo Pacific long 02:36.087 --> 02:38.031 range fires , air defense and deep 02:38.031 --> 02:40.031 sensing , as well as logistics in a 02:40.031 --> 02:42.087 contested environment . Next slide , 02:42.087 --> 02:44.530 please . But it turned her over to 02:44.530 --> 02:46.752 General Bennett . Thank you , honorable 02:46.752 --> 02:48.919 Camarillo . Good afternoon . I'm major 02:48.919 --> 02:51.030 General Mark Bennett and I am honored 02:51.030 --> 02:53.252 to serve as the army's 32nd director of 02:53.252 --> 02:55.419 the army budget . This slide shows the 02:55.419 --> 02:57.474 comparison between last year's fy 23 02:57.474 --> 02:59.308 presidents budget request to the 02:59.308 --> 03:01.641 current fy 24 presidents budget request . 03:01.641 --> 03:03.808 The 24 request resources , the army to 03:03.808 --> 03:06.090 train , operate , sustain and modernize 03:06.090 --> 03:09.440 the force . The army's fy 24 base 03:09.440 --> 03:12.370 budget request is $185.5 billion an 03:12.370 --> 03:14.426 increase of roughly $8 billion above 03:14.426 --> 03:16.750 our 23 request . This total reflects 03:16.750 --> 03:18.917 the combined resource requirements for 03:18.917 --> 03:21.220 all three components , active U S Army 03:21.220 --> 03:23.442 Reserve and the Army National Guard and 03:23.442 --> 03:25.498 includes overseas operations costs . 03:26.460 --> 03:28.682 Addressing the increases you see within 03:28.682 --> 03:30.738 the R D T any increase . I will note 03:30.738 --> 03:32.682 that 82% of the army's science and 03:32.682 --> 03:34.904 technology budget is aligned to our top 03:34.904 --> 03:36.880 modernization priorities . Two 03:36.880 --> 03:39.102 significant examples of our R D T . Any 03:39.102 --> 03:41.290 investment areas are 24 funding of a 03:41.290 --> 03:43.234 billion dollars for the long range 03:43.234 --> 03:45.068 hypersonic weapon to support the 03:45.068 --> 03:47.179 further development and demonstration 03:47.179 --> 03:49.123 of the prototype battery that will 03:49.123 --> 03:51.234 provide the army , a strategic attack 03:51.234 --> 03:53.234 weapon system to defeat anti access 03:53.234 --> 03:55.457 area denial capabilities . There's also 03:55.457 --> 03:57.679 optional man fighting vehicle RDT , any 03:57.679 --> 03:59.790 funding of nearly a billion dollars , 03:59.790 --> 04:01.790 $997 million dollars to support the 04:01.790 --> 04:03.679 maturation of detailed design and 04:03.679 --> 04:05.346 prototyping phases . With the 04:05.346 --> 04:08.320 competition increased procurement 04:08.510 --> 04:10.288 includes critical munitions for 04:10.288 --> 04:12.121 combatant commanders such as the 04:12.121 --> 04:13.970 precision strike missile at $584 04:13.970 --> 04:16.192 million and the patriot missile segment 04:16.192 --> 04:18.192 enhanced missiles of $1.2 billion . 04:18.310 --> 04:20.366 Other modernization priority efforts 04:20.366 --> 04:22.254 include the armored multi purpose 04:22.254 --> 04:24.460 vehicle at $555 million mobile 04:24.460 --> 04:27.580 protected firepower , $395 million and 04:27.580 --> 04:29.636 the next generation squad weapon for 04:29.636 --> 04:32.470 $293 million . The army continues as 04:32.470 --> 04:34.637 well to invest in upgrading industrial 04:34.637 --> 04:36.748 base facilities with over 1.5 billion 04:36.748 --> 04:38.803 to meet the requirements of upcoming 04:38.803 --> 04:40.526 next generation ammunition and 04:40.526 --> 04:42.137 equipment Increased military 04:42.137 --> 04:44.137 construction funding addresses Army 04:44.137 --> 04:46.026 Senior leadership's commitment to 04:46.026 --> 04:48.137 soldier housing and barracks which we 04:48.137 --> 04:50.137 will talk more about later . Lastly 04:50.137 --> 04:52.248 included in this budget is a 5.2% pay 04:52.248 --> 04:54.192 raise , which is the highest in 20 04:54.192 --> 04:56.137 years for our military and for our 04:56.137 --> 04:58.610 civilian employees . 40 years increases 04:58.610 --> 05:00.777 for housing and subsistence allowances 05:00.777 --> 05:02.999 for our soldiers and their families are 05:02.999 --> 05:05.166 included as well . Honorable Camarillo 05:05.166 --> 05:07.054 back to you . Thanks next slide , 05:07.054 --> 05:08.999 please . So just briefly wanted to 05:08.999 --> 05:10.943 highlight as the army continues to 05:10.943 --> 05:13.166 transform to the army of 2030 . Engaged 05:13.166 --> 05:15.277 in multi domain operations as part of 05:15.277 --> 05:17.388 our national defense strategy . There 05:17.388 --> 05:17.340 are a couple of highlights we'd like to 05:17.340 --> 05:19.910 flag as part of the fy 24 budget , you 05:19.910 --> 05:21.577 know , first as our continued 05:21.577 --> 05:23.799 investment in key capabilities that are 05:23.799 --> 05:26.090 ramping up in fy 24 deep sensing , 05:26.090 --> 05:28.180 significant investments in Titan in 05:28.180 --> 05:30.970 Haiti's 100 and 42 million uh first for 05:30.970 --> 05:33.070 Titan and 100 and 91 million for 05:33.070 --> 05:35.910 Haiti's respectively . Long range fires , 05:35.920 --> 05:38.087 continued development of our mid range 05:38.087 --> 05:40.031 capability , long range hypersonic 05:40.031 --> 05:42.142 weapon . As general Bennett just said 05:42.142 --> 05:44.142 an increment , one of our precision 05:44.142 --> 05:46.253 strike missile , as well as continued 05:46.253 --> 05:48.309 development of prisms capabilities , 05:48.309 --> 05:50.531 air defense to protect all of our joint 05:50.531 --> 05:52.531 forces in any theater . Significant 05:52.531 --> 05:54.870 investments in if pick em show rod and 05:54.870 --> 05:57.580 counter us with the latter being 400 05:57.580 --> 05:59.560 million integrated air and missile 05:59.560 --> 06:02.790 defense , 697 million M sure at 06:02.790 --> 06:06.400 590 million and if pick 509 million . 06:07.100 --> 06:08.933 And also don't want to forget to 06:08.933 --> 06:11.044 mention the significant investment in 06:11.044 --> 06:13.156 our major modernization programs like 06:13.156 --> 06:15.378 future vertical lift and combat vehicle 06:15.378 --> 06:17.433 modernization as well as significant 06:17.433 --> 06:19.544 investments as I mentioned earlier in 06:19.544 --> 06:21.767 contested logistics . But how does this 06:21.767 --> 06:23.989 come together ? We develop capabilities 06:23.989 --> 06:26.100 but we field units and formations and 06:26.100 --> 06:27.933 that's how we actually fight and 06:27.933 --> 06:30.044 significant effort and ground will be 06:30.044 --> 06:32.211 covered in fy 24 to include converting 06:32.211 --> 06:34.267 our first multi domain task force to 06:34.267 --> 06:36.489 full design with long range fires are S 06:36.489 --> 06:38.378 Febreze continue efforts to build 06:38.378 --> 06:40.600 partnership capacity around the world , 06:40.600 --> 06:42.822 the development of watercraft companies 06:42.822 --> 06:44.989 and cyberwarfare detachments to name a 06:44.989 --> 06:46.989 few . And we wanted to also mention 06:46.989 --> 06:49.156 that there is investment within the fy 06:49.156 --> 06:51.267 24 budget to build and develop skills 06:51.267 --> 06:53.156 that we need . Particularly . For 06:53.156 --> 06:55.211 example , data science to access and 06:55.211 --> 06:57.211 unlock data and technical skills to 06:57.211 --> 06:59.433 help us drive interoperability with our 06:59.433 --> 07:01.489 joint sister services , our partners 07:01.489 --> 07:03.830 and our allies . Next slide , please . 07:05.310 --> 07:07.421 So as we said , people are number one 07:07.421 --> 07:09.670 priority . And as we looked ahead and 07:09.670 --> 07:11.559 we talked last year at the budget 07:11.559 --> 07:13.503 rollout about and strength and the 07:13.503 --> 07:15.614 uncertain recruiting environment . We 07:15.614 --> 07:17.726 wanted to flag where we are in the fy 07:17.726 --> 07:20.020 24 budget . Certainly , we did not 07:20.020 --> 07:21.964 choose and nor are we selecting to 07:21.964 --> 07:24.076 choose to reduce the size of the army 07:24.076 --> 07:27.030 in the fy 24 submission . We do plan an 07:27.040 --> 07:28.707 active duty and strength . We 07:28.707 --> 07:30.818 programmed against the requirement of 07:30.818 --> 07:33.990 452,000 , but this really reflects our 07:33.990 --> 07:36.580 desire over the fight up to build our 07:36.580 --> 07:38.191 end strength . But there are 07:38.191 --> 07:40.413 significant uncertainties regarding the 07:40.413 --> 07:42.636 recruiting market . As Secretary warmth 07:42.636 --> 07:44.858 has said in many instances , it did not 07:44.858 --> 07:46.580 take one year to get into this 07:46.580 --> 07:48.747 situation . It will take several years 07:48.747 --> 07:50.913 to get us out of it . We are not alone 07:50.913 --> 07:52.858 across the department and facing a 07:52.858 --> 07:54.913 historic recruiting challenge and we 07:54.913 --> 07:56.913 are pulling a significant number of 07:56.913 --> 07:58.969 levers and undertaking a significant 07:58.969 --> 08:01.024 number of reforms , all of which are 08:01.024 --> 08:03.136 resourced in the FY 24 budget to help 08:03.136 --> 08:05.358 us improve our recruiting performance . 08:05.990 --> 08:08.520 So what we programmed in this budget is 08:08.520 --> 08:10.576 based on our projections of where we 08:10.576 --> 08:12.798 think we will be . But that's two years 08:12.798 --> 08:14.742 from now and there's a significant 08:14.742 --> 08:16.631 amount of uncertainty and we will 08:16.631 --> 08:18.742 continue to update those numbers both 08:18.742 --> 08:20.853 with Congress and our stakeholders as 08:20.853 --> 08:23.131 we continue to get closer to execution . 08:23.131 --> 08:25.187 But I do want to take a moment about 08:25.187 --> 08:27.409 what we're doing in the fy 24 budget as 08:27.409 --> 08:29.464 it relates to recruiting . So we are 08:29.464 --> 08:31.631 fundamentally improving our recruiting 08:31.631 --> 08:33.798 enterprise , which we've begun already 08:33.798 --> 08:35.742 and we continue to fund efforts to 08:35.742 --> 08:37.742 train our recruiters to ensure that 08:37.742 --> 08:39.853 they're placed in those markets where 08:39.853 --> 08:41.853 they can have the greatest impact , 08:41.853 --> 08:44.020 giving them the best tools , utilizing 08:44.020 --> 08:46.076 incentives like our soldier referral 08:46.076 --> 08:48.760 program , creating targeted incentives 08:48.760 --> 08:51.160 for potential recruits such as a duty 08:51.160 --> 08:53.280 station of choice and our various 08:53.280 --> 08:55.224 recruiting bonuses that we've been 08:55.224 --> 08:56.780 employing since last year . 08:57.360 --> 08:59.027 Communicating with our target 08:59.027 --> 09:01.249 population is a significant part of our 09:01.249 --> 09:02.971 efforts to drive and build our 09:02.971 --> 09:04.916 recruiting performance . And so we 09:04.916 --> 09:06.971 fully fund in the fy 24 budget , our 09:06.971 --> 09:09.082 marketing and advertising efforts and 09:09.082 --> 09:11.340 requirements and we also fund emphasis 09:11.340 --> 09:14.370 in select markets such as key 16 cities 09:14.380 --> 09:15.991 that are gonna help us drive 09:15.991 --> 09:17.991 performance , not only in fy 24 but 09:17.991 --> 09:20.047 also in the year preceding it , that 09:20.047 --> 09:21.991 we're currently executing it . But 09:21.991 --> 09:24.102 again , it will take time . I do want 09:24.102 --> 09:26.324 to emphasize to get there . This is not 09:26.324 --> 09:28.491 going to be done overnight and this is 09:28.491 --> 09:28.380 something that we see happening across 09:28.380 --> 09:30.602 the entire Department of Defense to all 09:30.602 --> 09:32.547 the services . We will continue to 09:32.547 --> 09:34.602 innovate and experiment with ways to 09:34.602 --> 09:36.547 improve our recruiting performance 09:36.547 --> 09:38.380 overall . But this is what we're 09:38.380 --> 09:40.920 funding in the FY 24 budget . Next 09:40.920 --> 09:43.190 slide before I leave that slide , if I 09:43.190 --> 09:45.412 could , I just want to also mention the 09:45.412 --> 09:47.412 future soldier prep course , we are 09:47.412 --> 09:49.746 funding expansion of that . As you know , 09:49.746 --> 09:51.801 it's going from Fort Jackson to Fort 09:51.801 --> 09:53.968 Benning . We will continue to use that 09:53.968 --> 09:56.190 pilot as a model for a way to invest in 09:56.190 --> 09:58.412 America's youth , whether it's academic 09:58.412 --> 09:58.355 skills or meeting physical standards . 09:58.505 --> 10:00.672 We're finding that there's significant 10:00.672 --> 10:02.685 success in the number of potential 10:02.685 --> 10:04.796 recruits that are graduating from the 10:04.796 --> 10:07.815 program a little bit over 3700 so far 10:07.825 --> 10:09.936 just through Fort Jackson . And as we 10:09.936 --> 10:12.103 expand , it will continue to track the 10:12.103 --> 10:14.325 data on it , but that program is funded 10:14.325 --> 10:17.780 in fy 24 . Next slide , I want to also 10:17.780 --> 10:19.724 emphasize something that Secretary 10:19.724 --> 10:21.613 Warmth has , has pointed out very 10:21.613 --> 10:23.780 publicly is that if we want to be able 10:23.780 --> 10:26.020 to be uh an employer of choice , if we 10:26.020 --> 10:28.187 want to recruit and attract and retain 10:28.187 --> 10:30.409 the nation's best talent , we also need 10:30.409 --> 10:32.353 to make significant investments in 10:32.353 --> 10:34.750 quality of life and in housing , not 10:34.750 --> 10:36.583 just for families , but also for 10:36.583 --> 10:38.750 individual soldiers and barracks . And 10:38.750 --> 10:40.861 so there are , you'll see that in the 10:40.861 --> 10:42.750 slide , it reflects a significant 10:42.750 --> 10:44.917 increase in emphasis in these areas of 10:44.917 --> 10:46.917 investment with five new barracks , 10:46.917 --> 10:50.505 barracks projects projected in Fy 24 at 10:50.515 --> 10:54.195 287.5 million . And those include 10:54.205 --> 10:56.785 projects at Fort Wainwright Joint Base 10:56.785 --> 10:59.200 Lewis mcchord , two projects at Fort 10:59.200 --> 11:02.320 Bragg and at Soldier Systems , soldier 11:02.320 --> 11:03.820 Systems Center in Natick , 11:03.820 --> 11:06.153 Massachusetts . And these are of course , 11:06.153 --> 11:08.209 just the ones that are entering into 11:08.209 --> 11:09.987 the milk on phase , significant 11:09.987 --> 11:12.098 investment in planning and design for 11:12.098 --> 11:14.209 other projects across the portfolio . 11:14.209 --> 11:16.431 It is really part of an overall 10 year 11:16.431 --> 11:18.431 strategy to invest $10 billion over 11:18.431 --> 11:21.310 time to upgrade and address uh you know , 11:21.310 --> 11:23.477 housing and infrastructure debt across 11:23.477 --> 11:25.532 the army . I'll turn over to general 11:25.532 --> 11:27.754 benefit some more specifics . Thank you 11:27.754 --> 11:29.921 sir . Our family housing program in fy 11:29.921 --> 11:32.032 24 includes two projects at Kwajalein 11:32.032 --> 11:34.143 Atoll and the bomb holder Germany for 11:34.143 --> 11:36.143 100 and $77.3 million as well as to 11:36.143 --> 11:38.254 equity investments at Fort Gordon and 11:38.254 --> 11:40.670 Fort Leonard Wood . Army leadership is 11:40.670 --> 11:42.810 also focused on expanding child care 11:42.810 --> 11:44.977 and there are several initiatives that 11:44.977 --> 11:47.143 are aimed at improving the recruitment 11:47.143 --> 11:49.088 and retention of child care center 11:49.088 --> 11:49.030 providers through an entry level pay 11:49.030 --> 11:51.720 raise increase to $17.34 an hour 11:52.020 --> 11:54.680 providing a 50% employee childcare 11:54.680 --> 11:56.820 discount as well as annual retention 11:56.820 --> 11:59.150 bonuses . The army has also planned to 11:59.150 --> 12:01.094 invest over $200 million in future 12:01.094 --> 12:03.317 child development center facilities and 12:03.317 --> 12:05.317 youth centers over the next several 12:05.317 --> 12:09.220 years . Next slide secretary 12:09.220 --> 12:11.387 warmest , one of our key priorities is 12:11.387 --> 12:13.498 to build positive command climates at 12:13.498 --> 12:15.664 scale , taking care of our people . As 12:15.664 --> 12:17.609 Secretary Austin has said , is our 12:17.609 --> 12:19.776 number one priority and we have done a 12:19.776 --> 12:21.887 lot in the fy 24 budget to be able to 12:21.887 --> 12:24.109 drive that change that we want to see . 12:24.109 --> 12:25.831 First and foremost , continued 12:25.831 --> 12:28.053 investment in strengthening our efforts 12:28.053 --> 12:30.164 to prevent sexual assault anywhere in 12:30.164 --> 12:32.450 the army and to respond to it with $290 12:32.450 --> 12:35.070 million that addresses our ability to 12:35.070 --> 12:37.180 hire prevention expertise across our 12:37.180 --> 12:39.870 installations to help advance our 12:39.880 --> 12:41.790 prevention strategies to prevent 12:41.790 --> 12:43.720 harmful behaviors . And also to 12:43.730 --> 12:45.952 implement some of the reforms that were 12:45.952 --> 12:48.174 legislated by Congress in the N D A and 12:48.174 --> 12:50.008 recommended as part of Secretary 12:50.008 --> 12:52.174 Austin's Independent Review Commission 12:52.174 --> 12:54.286 on sexual assault prevention . So for 12:54.286 --> 12:56.452 example , we're fully implementing the 12:56.452 --> 12:58.674 Office of Special Trial Counsel , which 12:58.674 --> 13:00.508 kicks in at the very end of 2023 13:00.580 --> 13:02.636 suicide prevention measures are also 13:02.636 --> 13:04.802 fully funded in this particular budget 13:04.802 --> 13:06.740 to include expanding access to 13:06.750 --> 13:08.528 behavioral health as much as we 13:08.528 --> 13:11.050 possibly can . To ensure that we're re 13:11.050 --> 13:13.106 sourcing suicide prevention training 13:13.106 --> 13:15.106 for leaders that will help identify 13:15.106 --> 13:17.280 harmful behaviors before they become a 13:17.280 --> 13:20.030 challenge . And then also of course , 13:20.030 --> 13:22.086 investing in how we're selecting and 13:22.086 --> 13:24.252 building our leaders to make sure that 13:24.252 --> 13:26.910 whether it's the B CAP or C CAP program 13:26.920 --> 13:29.142 to be able to identify the right leader 13:29.142 --> 13:31.476 for the right assignment moving forward . 13:31.476 --> 13:33.642 Also , I'll note there's investment in 13:33.642 --> 13:35.420 M W R to help build some of the 13:35.420 --> 13:37.087 positive command climates and 13:37.087 --> 13:39.040 assistance to help place spouse 13:39.040 --> 13:41.096 employment and address some of those 13:41.096 --> 13:43.373 gaps that we have on our installations . 13:44.090 --> 13:47.910 Next slide , I mentioned very early 13:47.910 --> 13:50.132 on that we fully fund readiness in this 13:50.132 --> 13:52.270 budget R C T C rotations and flying 13:52.270 --> 13:54.326 hours . And I'll let General Bennett 13:54.326 --> 13:56.659 give you some of the specifics . Thanks , 13:56.659 --> 13:58.603 sir . We plan to conduct 22 combat 13:58.603 --> 14:00.770 training center rotations in fy 20 for 14:00.770 --> 14:02.881 the same number in fy 23 that include 14:02.881 --> 14:04.826 two for the National Guard and two 14:04.826 --> 14:06.714 exportable rotations conducted in 14:06.714 --> 14:08.937 Hawaii and Alaska . Over 100 and 40,000 14:08.937 --> 14:10.770 soldiers will participate in our 14:10.770 --> 14:13.230 worldwide exercise program including 30 14:13.240 --> 14:15.110 and by training , supporting our 14:15.110 --> 14:17.360 campaigning by training and over 100 14:17.360 --> 14:20.090 and 15 exercises including 33 of those 14:20.090 --> 14:22.320 in the Pacific . We will continue to 14:22.320 --> 14:24.610 implement our regionally armed Alliance 14:24.620 --> 14:26.620 readiness and modernization program 14:26.620 --> 14:28.787 which seeks to balance the building of 14:28.787 --> 14:30.731 readiness and modernization of our 14:30.731 --> 14:32.898 formations and supports the transition 14:32.898 --> 14:35.009 to a division centric army . There is 14:35.009 --> 14:37.120 an increase of 14% in funding for our 14:37.120 --> 14:39.342 preposition stocks that get utilized in 14:39.342 --> 14:41.342 our exercises as well as real world 14:41.342 --> 14:43.564 mission support . And there are several 14:43.564 --> 14:45.731 facilities projects aimed at improving 14:45.731 --> 14:45.300 our total army readiness with 14:45.300 --> 14:47.522 investments in garden reserve readiness 14:47.522 --> 14:49.467 centers , maintenance facilities , 14:49.467 --> 14:51.633 instructional facilities and water and 14:51.633 --> 14:53.890 utilities in Hawaii . Next slide , 14:53.890 --> 14:56.830 please . So I talked earlier about 14:56.830 --> 14:59.020 significant continuity year over year 14:59.030 --> 15:01.141 in our modernization strategy . And I 15:01.141 --> 15:03.363 think you'll see that once you read the 15:03.363 --> 15:05.641 details of our Fy 24 budget submission , 15:05.641 --> 15:08.150 I'd like to note that we are delivering 15:08.150 --> 15:10.317 and , and continuing to build momentum 15:10.317 --> 15:12.410 on our programs to include several I 15:12.410 --> 15:14.660 point out here . First unit equipped 15:14.670 --> 15:16.670 for mid range capability is planned 15:16.670 --> 15:19.470 within fy 20 for delivery of counter 15:19.470 --> 15:21.910 small U S M lids prototypes in the 15:21.910 --> 15:24.900 third quarter , prism increment one 15:24.910 --> 15:26.800 continuing to develop to deliver 15:26.800 --> 15:28.967 prototypes in the fourth quarter of Fy 15:28.967 --> 15:31.720 24 army integrated air and missile 15:31.720 --> 15:34.740 defense fielding in the 1st 1st half of 15:34.740 --> 15:38.010 the year in Fy 24 as well as the next 15:38.010 --> 15:40.232 generation squad weapon with first unit 15:40.232 --> 15:42.454 equipped in the second quarter of Fy 20 15:42.454 --> 15:44.450 for all , demonstrate that we're 15:44.450 --> 15:46.860 continuing to build significant 15:46.870 --> 15:49.980 momentum in this particular effort . Uh 15:49.990 --> 15:52.430 there are procurement quantities of 15:52.430 --> 15:54.486 note in this particular budget as we 15:54.486 --> 15:56.708 continue to invest in programs that are 15:56.708 --> 15:59.460 in full rate to include and be 191 in 15:59.460 --> 16:03.310 terms of the quantity JLTV 16:03.310 --> 16:05.421 1753 . And then of course , continued 16:05.421 --> 16:07.477 procurement of PAC three in terms of 16:07.477 --> 16:10.990 size 230 that fully make use of our 16:10.990 --> 16:13.420 investments and production capacity in 16:13.420 --> 16:15.420 the industrial base , significant 16:15.420 --> 16:17.476 quantities for a whole host of other 16:17.476 --> 16:19.531 programs , all of which I won't list 16:19.531 --> 16:21.642 here , but I will say that across the 16:21.642 --> 16:23.420 board over fy 20 three's budget 16:23.420 --> 16:25.420 submission , you see an increase in 16:25.420 --> 16:27.587 investor R D T and E and procurement . 16:27.587 --> 16:29.698 I'll turn over to General Bennett for 16:29.698 --> 16:31.920 some more details . I'll talk some more 16:31.920 --> 16:30.955 on the program investments which 16:30.955 --> 16:33.177 include developing a resilient tactical 16:33.177 --> 16:36.405 network that includes 13,701 H M S 16:36.405 --> 16:40.220 radios consisting of 5465 of the leader 16:40.330 --> 16:43.320 and 8236 of the man pack variants . 16:43.600 --> 16:45.322 This also addresses are crypto 16:45.322 --> 16:47.322 requirements . We're gonna purchase 16:47.322 --> 16:50.520 34,221 low cost tactical radio 16:50.520 --> 16:52.687 replacements which replaces our cigars 16:52.687 --> 16:56.470 system as well as 2,241 high frequency 16:56.470 --> 16:59.210 radios . Lastly , the mobile protected 16:59.210 --> 17:01.760 firepower for the second lot of 33 low 17:01.760 --> 17:03.927 rate initial production vehicles which 17:03.927 --> 17:05.982 will provide two company sets of mps 17:05.982 --> 17:08.390 for fielding next slide , please . 17:10.400 --> 17:12.511 So it's no secret that is part of our 17:12.511 --> 17:14.678 national defense strategy . The pacing 17:14.678 --> 17:16.900 challenge is in the Indo Pacific region 17:16.900 --> 17:19.067 and we wanted to highlight some of the 17:19.067 --> 17:21.011 significant investments that we're 17:21.011 --> 17:23.122 making in our fy 24 budget submission 17:23.122 --> 17:24.900 that are aligned to that pacing 17:24.900 --> 17:26.900 challenge . As Secretary Warmth has 17:26.900 --> 17:29.620 also said in many cases , were , were 17:29.620 --> 17:31.731 fully funding our efforts to do three 17:31.731 --> 17:33.980 things in the Pacific first . It's to 17:33.980 --> 17:36.091 build deterrence as part of the joint 17:36.091 --> 17:37.924 force and we're supporting those 17:37.924 --> 17:40.170 efforts to build capability and 17:40.170 --> 17:42.281 partnerships with allies and partners 17:42.281 --> 17:44.503 throughout the throughout the region to 17:44.503 --> 17:46.503 include investments in our security 17:46.503 --> 17:48.614 force assistance brigades . The train 17:48.614 --> 17:50.726 with over 12 countries in the Pacific 17:50.726 --> 17:52.781 this last year and fully funding our 17:52.781 --> 17:55.110 exercises like Pacific pathways and 17:55.120 --> 17:57.600 development of the J P M R C for 17:57.600 --> 18:00.190 coalition based training both in Hawaii 18:00.190 --> 18:03.050 and Alaska as the Linchpin Force as 18:03.050 --> 18:05.328 part of the joint force in the Pacific . 18:05.328 --> 18:07.217 We are supporting the joint force 18:07.217 --> 18:09.383 ability to establish potential hubs of 18:09.383 --> 18:11.494 operation in the region and defending 18:11.494 --> 18:13.550 it through investments in integrated 18:13.550 --> 18:15.772 air and missile defense such as patriot 18:15.772 --> 18:18.160 if pick and others . Secondly , we're 18:18.160 --> 18:20.327 enabling ground based long range fires 18:20.327 --> 18:22.327 and deep sensing capabilities to go 18:22.327 --> 18:24.271 with it . As part of the Pacific . 18:24.271 --> 18:26.438 You'll see a significant investment in 18:26.438 --> 18:28.549 the fy 24 budget related to that . As 18:28.549 --> 18:30.327 General Bennett has pointed out 18:30.327 --> 18:32.438 significant investments in long range 18:32.438 --> 18:34.382 hypersonic weapons , the continued 18:34.382 --> 18:36.549 fielding of R M R C capability and the 18:36.549 --> 18:38.520 ongoing development of our prism 18:38.530 --> 18:41.000 precision strike missile capability as 18:41.000 --> 18:44.010 well . And then third , sustaining the 18:44.010 --> 18:46.300 force through contested logistics in 18:46.300 --> 18:48.411 this particular area . So what you'll 18:48.411 --> 18:50.710 see in the fy 24 budget includes 18:50.720 --> 18:52.942 investment in watercraft to include the 18:52.942 --> 18:54.942 maneuver support vessel , light and 18:54.942 --> 18:57.290 heavy , various enablers to support 18:57.290 --> 18:59.457 contested logistics operations such as 18:59.457 --> 19:01.568 fuel distribution and storage systems 19:01.568 --> 19:03.590 and other investments in army 19:03.590 --> 19:05.701 preposition stock alternative General 19:05.701 --> 19:07.990 Bennett for any other detail . I would 19:07.990 --> 19:09.950 note that the 33 exercises in The 19:09.950 --> 19:12.061 Pacific are the highest number of the 19:12.061 --> 19:15.180 army's total program in fy 24 of 115 19:15.180 --> 19:18.080 programs . Um I'll also note the L 19:18.080 --> 19:21.200 TIMES investment of 100 I'm sorry , 19:21.200 --> 19:24.530 $384 million to provide three 19:24.530 --> 19:27.580 sensors . Sir . Back to you , please . 19:28.980 --> 19:31.147 As we all saw last year with the acute 19:31.147 --> 19:33.202 threat of Russian aggression and the 19:33.202 --> 19:35.410 invasion of Ukraine . Obviously , this 19:35.410 --> 19:37.680 tremendous support for the Ukrainians 19:37.690 --> 19:39.579 through drawdown assistance . The 19:39.579 --> 19:41.690 administration has made a significant 19:41.690 --> 19:43.746 effort and I'm proud to say that the 19:43.746 --> 19:46.023 army has played a leading role in that . 19:46.023 --> 19:48.134 One of the things that we are working 19:48.134 --> 19:50.246 through , not only in the base budget 19:50.246 --> 19:50.140 but also with Congress to support 19:50.140 --> 19:52.251 through supplementals is investing in 19:52.251 --> 19:54.500 the resupply , particularly the area of 19:54.500 --> 19:56.500 critical munitions . So I wanted to 19:56.500 --> 19:58.611 talk just a little bit about what the 19:58.611 --> 20:00.389 FY 24 budget does . You know in 20:00.389 --> 20:02.611 addition to the supplementals which are 20:02.611 --> 20:04.722 not part of the fy 24 ask obviously , 20:04.722 --> 20:06.722 and significant investment that has 20:06.722 --> 20:08.889 been made there , not just to buy back 20:08.889 --> 20:10.833 these munitions , but also in many 20:10.833 --> 20:13.000 cases to invest and enhance production 20:13.000 --> 20:15.167 capacity in the industrial base , were 20:15.167 --> 20:17.222 able to take advantage of that as we 20:17.222 --> 20:19.389 put together the fy 24 budget . So for 20:19.389 --> 20:21.222 example , you'll see significant 20:21.222 --> 20:23.278 investment in procurement of patriot 20:23.278 --> 20:25.500 and Tomahawk missile quantities , fully 20:25.500 --> 20:27.667 taking advantage over time investments 20:27.667 --> 20:29.556 that have been made in production 20:29.556 --> 20:31.389 capacity . Gim Lear's is another 20:31.389 --> 20:33.444 example with 942 million in the base 20:33.444 --> 20:36.340 budget , 155 ammo , 20:36.350 --> 20:39.600 221 million just in the base budget 20:39.600 --> 20:41.433 alone , that will be paired with 20:41.433 --> 20:43.656 additional funds that were used or that 20:43.656 --> 20:45.989 were appropriated through supplementals . 20:45.989 --> 20:48.044 And then of course , next generation 20:48.044 --> 20:50.156 squad weapon ammunition , 191 million 20:50.360 --> 20:52.930 we are pursuing as part of the 20:52.940 --> 20:55.190 department wide effort , enhanced 20:55.190 --> 20:57.870 multiyear procurement authority uh in 20:57.870 --> 21:00.970 fy 24 on selected programs . At this 21:00.970 --> 21:03.137 point , we are not prepared to be able 21:03.137 --> 21:05.248 to identify which ones they are , but 21:05.248 --> 21:07.359 we are working our way through that . 21:07.359 --> 21:09.470 And certainly we hope to have more on 21:09.470 --> 21:11.470 that as we are able to work through 21:11.470 --> 21:13.581 those that particular process . But I 21:13.581 --> 21:15.820 would note also that fy 24 base budget 21:15.830 --> 21:18.380 also includes significant investment in 21:18.380 --> 21:20.380 the organic industrial base . Now , 21:20.380 --> 21:22.102 some of this was funded in the 21:22.102 --> 21:24.970 supplementals in Fy 22 Fy 23 . But in 21:24.970 --> 21:27.192 addition , we do have money in the base 21:27.192 --> 21:29.359 budget because we were able to develop 21:29.359 --> 21:31.760 before the Ukrainian invasion . A long 21:31.760 --> 21:34.660 term 10 year organic industrial base 21:34.670 --> 21:37.090 modernization strategy by which we were 21:37.090 --> 21:39.200 able to pull projects forward . When 21:39.200 --> 21:41.478 some were funded from the supplemental . 21:41.478 --> 21:43.589 We had the next wave of projects that 21:43.589 --> 21:45.700 will drive production capacity Across 21:45.700 --> 21:47.589 the industrial base , ready to be 21:47.589 --> 21:49.478 funded into the base budget . And 21:49.478 --> 21:51.589 you'll see here , it's 1.5 billion in 21:51.589 --> 21:53.756 the FY 24 base that goes towards those 21:53.756 --> 21:55.533 investments taken together with 21:55.533 --> 21:57.867 significant help with the supplementals . 21:57.867 --> 21:59.922 We see that we are driving long-term 21:59.922 --> 22:01.922 stability , predictability and most 22:01.922 --> 22:04.089 importantly capacity in the industrial 22:04.089 --> 22:07.480 base over time . You know , 22:08.920 --> 22:11.820 the next one , next slide is a key 22:11.820 --> 22:13.760 issue in terms of army digital 22:13.760 --> 22:16.220 transformation . There's no secret that 22:16.220 --> 22:18.331 if we're going to be able to fight to 22:18.331 --> 22:20.498 perform multi domain operations and to 22:20.498 --> 22:22.720 execute the national defense strategy , 22:22.720 --> 22:24.720 we have to be able to unlock data , 22:24.720 --> 22:26.942 ensure that we have the right skills in 22:26.942 --> 22:29.164 place and to develop the right tools at 22:29.164 --> 22:31.053 the at the pace that we need them 22:31.053 --> 22:32.942 moving forward . There has been a 22:32.942 --> 22:35.164 concerted effort over this last year to 22:35.164 --> 22:37.331 relook our entire network spend across 22:37.331 --> 22:39.664 the army through a series of capability , 22:39.664 --> 22:41.776 portfolio reviews . And what that did 22:41.776 --> 22:43.720 was allow us to align our FY20 for 22:43.720 --> 22:45.887 investments in a way that will help us 22:45.887 --> 22:48.109 to achieve foundational gains to enable 22:48.109 --> 22:49.720 us to accelerate our digital 22:49.720 --> 22:51.776 transformation . That includes , for 22:51.776 --> 22:53.998 example , key investments in zero trust 22:53.998 --> 22:56.550 implementation of 439 million in a much 22:56.550 --> 22:58.520 more concerted way to be able to 22:58.530 --> 23:00.641 effectuate the department strategy to 23:00.641 --> 23:02.863 get at zero trust and higher security , 23:03.120 --> 23:05.930 unlocking data , significant investment 23:05.940 --> 23:08.240 in the cloud , our transition to cloud 23:08.240 --> 23:10.462 for certain key applications as well as 23:10.462 --> 23:12.684 efforts to unlock our data through data 23:12.684 --> 23:15.560 platforms , upgrading user experience . 23:15.570 --> 23:17.681 We've all heard about fix my computer 23:17.790 --> 23:20.050 and there is in the fy 24 budget , 23:20.060 --> 23:22.080 significant investment in order to 23:22.080 --> 23:23.810 retire technical debt that has 23:23.810 --> 23:26.160 accumulated over many years across the 23:26.160 --> 23:28.430 D O D , but certainly within the army 23:28.600 --> 23:30.850 to upgrade user experience and also 23:30.850 --> 23:33.017 experiment with pilots that might make 23:33.017 --> 23:35.410 it easier for soldiers and civilians in 23:35.410 --> 23:37.466 the army to be able to use the right 23:37.466 --> 23:39.250 tools in a way that that's very 23:39.250 --> 23:41.194 effective for them . And to that I 23:41.194 --> 23:43.306 would mention is bring the bring your 23:43.306 --> 23:45.139 own device pilot and the virtual 23:45.139 --> 23:47.680 desktop interface . Secondly , I point 23:47.680 --> 23:49.902 out that we continue to experiment with 23:49.902 --> 23:51.902 artificial intelligence and machine 23:51.902 --> 23:53.680 learning uh in our war fighting 23:53.680 --> 23:55.402 capabilities as also on on our 23:55.402 --> 23:57.960 enterprise side in how we do business 23:57.960 --> 24:00.960 and back office operations . 283 24:00.960 --> 24:02.820 million of investment in this 24:02.820 --> 24:05.380 particular area , significant 24:05.380 --> 24:08.210 investment , 639 million in crypto 24:08.210 --> 24:09.932 modernization , compliance and 24:09.932 --> 24:11.877 modernization to ensure that we're 24:11.877 --> 24:14.099 fully compliant with EN ESA standards . 24:14.430 --> 24:16.541 And then of course , there are funded 24:16.541 --> 24:18.763 investments to upscale our workforce to 24:18.763 --> 24:21.097 bring in software development expertise , 24:21.097 --> 24:23.152 uh cyber expertise within the army . 24:23.190 --> 24:25.412 And to ensure that we've got people who 24:25.412 --> 24:27.523 have an understanding of the types of 24:27.523 --> 24:29.690 best practices that industry employees 24:29.690 --> 24:31.857 to help us steer and guide our efforts 24:31.857 --> 24:35.630 within the army . Next slide , turn 24:35.630 --> 24:38.800 back over to General Bennett . This 24:38.800 --> 24:41.170 chart list select procurement programs 24:41.170 --> 24:43.392 and they requested quantities highlight 24:43.392 --> 24:45.503 a few programs or items that were not 24:45.503 --> 24:47.503 mentioned before . Um The precision 24:47.503 --> 24:49.726 strike munition double investment there 24:49.726 --> 24:51.670 of 384 million in the missiles for 24:51.670 --> 24:53.781 procuring 100 and 10 of those as well 24:53.781 --> 24:55.892 as 273 million and continued research 24:55.892 --> 24:57.670 development and , and technical 24:57.670 --> 24:59.790 evaluation . Our procurement of two 24:59.790 --> 25:02.410 launchers and 58 new block five 25:02.410 --> 25:04.466 tactical tomahawks for our mid range 25:04.466 --> 25:06.632 capability system . And along with the 25:06.632 --> 25:08.854 list of N G S W rifles that will enable 25:08.854 --> 25:10.966 the field into two B C T s . In Fy 24 25:10.966 --> 25:12.910 we do plan to procure 100 and five 25:12.910 --> 25:15.100 million rounds for the four N G S W 25:15.100 --> 25:18.180 ammo variants . Next is our facilities . 25:22.010 --> 25:24.177 The army's facilities , infrastructure 25:24.177 --> 25:26.454 is a critical aspect of army readiness . 25:26.454 --> 25:28.454 We spoke with you earlier about our 25:28.454 --> 25:30.510 several efforts aimed to improve our 25:30.510 --> 25:32.732 barracks and family housing Provided to 25:32.732 --> 25:34.899 our soldiers and families . The Army's 25:34.899 --> 25:34.810 FY 20 for military construction and 25:34.810 --> 25:36.643 family housing budget request is 25:36.643 --> 25:38.477 roughly 900 million above the 23 25:38.477 --> 25:41.100 request . However , the 23 enacted 25:41.100 --> 25:42.933 level includes over a billion in 25:42.933 --> 25:45.156 additional one time project funding and 25:45.156 --> 25:47.378 over 868 million additional funding for 25:47.378 --> 25:49.600 rising costs of complete expenses . The 25:49.600 --> 25:51.711 army is experiencing and appreciative 25:51.711 --> 25:53.878 of the Congress's support . The army's 25:53.878 --> 25:55.767 24 milk on request of 2.8 billion 25:55.767 --> 25:57.822 addresses , family housing readiness 25:57.822 --> 25:59.989 and modernization needs to include the 25:59.989 --> 25:59.980 287 million we mentioned for the five 25:59.980 --> 26:02.840 barracks , 100 and 97 million for eight 26:02.840 --> 26:04.951 readiness centers , seven of those in 26:04.951 --> 26:07.007 the National Guard , one in the Army 26:07.007 --> 26:09.400 Reserve . 95 million for five Army 26:09.410 --> 26:11.354 Reserve National Guard maintenance 26:11.354 --> 26:13.490 facilities . 100 and 32 million for 26:13.490 --> 26:15.712 five range improvements . Four of those 26:15.712 --> 26:17.768 in the active component , one at the 26:17.768 --> 26:20.700 National Guard , 100 and 63 million for 26:20.700 --> 26:22.867 a state of the art cyber instructional 26:22.867 --> 26:25.660 classroom facility at Fort Gordon . 56 26:25.660 --> 26:28.080 million for 303 100,000 gallon water 26:28.080 --> 26:30.570 storage tank at the Alley Manu military 26:30.570 --> 26:33.730 reservation in Hawaii . And 305 million 26:33.730 --> 26:35.952 for the family housing projects at bomb 26:35.952 --> 26:38.063 holder and Kwajalein , as well as the 26:38.063 --> 26:39.952 equity investments . Lastly , the 26:39.952 --> 26:41.619 army's BRAC funding request . 26:41.619 --> 26:43.508 Supporters supports environmental 26:43.508 --> 26:45.619 cleanup restoration and conveyance of 26:45.619 --> 26:47.397 excess properties and locations 26:47.397 --> 26:49.619 designated under previous backgrounds . 26:49.619 --> 26:51.452 The roughly 150 million in fy 24 26:51.452 --> 26:53.563 requested funding keeps those planned 26:53.563 --> 26:55.619 cleanup efforts on track . Thank you 26:55.619 --> 26:57.619 and I will now turn it back over to 26:57.619 --> 26:57.230 honorable Camarillo for his closing 26:57.230 --> 26:59.174 comments . I just want to close by 26:59.174 --> 27:01.174 saying that , you know , we're very 27:01.174 --> 27:02.841 pleased with the Fy 24 budget 27:02.841 --> 27:05.008 submission . It enables us , as I said 27:05.008 --> 27:07.290 earlier to continue our momentum on the 27:07.300 --> 27:09.720 modernization programs , fully fund our 27:09.720 --> 27:11.980 efforts to address recruiting and to 27:11.980 --> 27:13.758 effectuate the national defense 27:13.758 --> 27:15.980 strategy . So with that , we're looking 27:15.980 --> 27:19.390 forward to your questions . Okay , 27:19.400 --> 27:20.956 let's start here . Ashley . 27:27.730 --> 27:30.063 Hi , Ashley Burke with breaking defense . 27:31.470 --> 27:35.390 Okay . Um I wanted to 27:35.390 --> 27:37.800 go back to the multi year . Um You know , 27:37.800 --> 27:39.911 some buys . Um I understand you don't 27:39.911 --> 27:41.800 want to talk about it but OSD has 27:41.800 --> 27:43.911 already disclosed that it is gamblers 27:43.911 --> 27:46.078 and patriot . And I want to clarify if 27:46.078 --> 27:48.133 that's patriot launcher or munitions 27:48.133 --> 27:50.244 and to see what the sticking point is 27:50.244 --> 27:52.467 for the army , um you know , working to 27:52.467 --> 27:54.578 get the multi years when the navy and 27:54.578 --> 27:56.578 the air force had been able to move 27:56.578 --> 27:58.689 forward with some of theirs . Um When 27:58.689 --> 28:00.800 the , I'm sorry , can you repeat that 28:00.800 --> 28:01.800 last part ? 28:03.210 --> 28:06.380 There's an administrative process to 28:06.380 --> 28:08.602 just get through the paperwork with O M 28:08.602 --> 28:10.269 B and we're in the process of 28:10.269 --> 28:12.491 finalizing that . So I think as soon as 28:12.491 --> 28:14.658 we have a little bit more details , in 28:14.658 --> 28:16.713 terms of all of the exhibits will be 28:16.713 --> 28:18.658 able to share all of that with you 28:20.250 --> 28:21.250 three 28:27.050 --> 28:30.470 if you're dumb . Okay , Jeff , 28:33.720 --> 28:36.100 Thank you . The budget shows increase 28:36.100 --> 28:38.156 in funding for munitions but when it 28:38.156 --> 28:40.044 comes to give blurs , the army is 28:40.044 --> 28:42.310 purchasing about 1000 less than it did 28:42.320 --> 28:44.900 in fiscal 23 and the army's purchasing 28:44.900 --> 28:47.650 fewer javelins . Does the army expect 28:47.660 --> 28:50.130 that it will need supplementals this in 28:50.130 --> 28:52.200 fiscal 24 to buy more gamblers , 28:52.200 --> 28:55.260 javelins and other critical munitions . 28:55.430 --> 28:57.430 So the hard constraint that we have 28:57.430 --> 28:59.652 here is production capacity which we're 28:59.652 --> 29:01.319 also investing in through the 29:01.319 --> 29:03.541 supplementals . But the hard ceiling if 29:03.541 --> 29:06.300 you will is what can the vendor produce 29:06.310 --> 29:09.010 year over year ? So that is funded 29:09.010 --> 29:10.899 through a combination of our base 29:10.899 --> 29:13.066 budget and prior yourself Because even 29:13.066 --> 29:15.121 though the money was appropriated as 29:15.121 --> 29:17.343 supplemental , for example , in Fy 23 , 29:17.343 --> 29:19.399 it will be executed over a couple of 29:19.399 --> 29:19.100 years just given the production 29:19.100 --> 29:20.878 capacity increase . But the key 29:20.878 --> 29:22.989 takeaway for you is we're making full 29:22.989 --> 29:25.044 use of that production capacity year 29:25.044 --> 29:29.010 over year . No , no , no , they're 29:29.010 --> 29:31.121 producing a certain quantity which is 29:31.121 --> 29:33.177 the maximum they can produce . We're 29:33.177 --> 29:35.288 funding up to that quantity through a 29:35.288 --> 29:37.454 combination of either the supplemental 29:37.454 --> 29:39.454 and the base budget . If that makes 29:39.454 --> 29:43.430 sense . John Johnson . Hi , John Judson 29:43.430 --> 29:46.390 with defense news . Um I saw in the big 29:46.390 --> 29:49.430 book here , uh directed energy maneuver , 29:49.430 --> 29:51.660 short range air defense um the 50 29:51.660 --> 29:53.660 kilowatt on the striker and it says 29:53.660 --> 29:57.290 that uh it funds in fy 20 for delivery 29:57.290 --> 30:00.440 at the end of fy 24 . Um Now I thought 30:00.450 --> 30:02.950 that the 50 kilowatt on a striker was 30:02.950 --> 30:04.950 supposed to be delivered , actually 30:05.800 --> 30:08.022 Should have been delivered maybe by now 30:08.022 --> 30:10.300 to the first platoon to the first unit . 30:10.300 --> 30:12.930 So can you talk about what this means ? 30:12.940 --> 30:15.230 Um are you on track with the 50 kW 30:15.230 --> 30:18.150 striker or has it been delayed for 30:18.150 --> 30:20.317 whatever reason ? Um if you could just 30:20.317 --> 30:22.428 provide a little more clarity on what 30:22.428 --> 30:24.594 all this means here , um I'll let mark 30:24.594 --> 30:26.261 fish it out , but I think the 30:26.261 --> 30:28.317 difference is just the delivery of a 30:28.317 --> 30:30.317 prototype to go into testing versus 30:30.317 --> 30:30.150 kind of issuing with a unit . But I'm 30:30.150 --> 30:32.483 gonna let mark kind of find the numbers . 30:32.570 --> 30:34.737 Yeah , it's um um let's show them to , 30:34.737 --> 30:36.792 to ensure a d prototypes at Yuma and 30:36.792 --> 30:38.640 testing to more prototypes to be 30:38.640 --> 30:41.200 delivered in 23 as well . So it's not 30:41.200 --> 30:43.367 that the program is delayed . Just got 30:43.367 --> 30:45.533 to go through the testing paces before 30:45.533 --> 30:47.367 it gets fielded . Steve Bannon . 30:49.190 --> 30:51.357 Steve Bannon military dot com . As I'm 30:51.357 --> 30:53.579 looking at your barracks projects and , 30:53.579 --> 30:55.134 you know , there's a lot of 30:55.134 --> 30:54.920 installations that , that need new 30:54.920 --> 30:57.142 barracks . Understand you can't do them 30:57.142 --> 30:59.364 all at once . But can you talk a little 30:59.364 --> 31:01.531 bit about how you triage that ? Um And 31:01.531 --> 31:03.587 also I'm sure I'm reading it wrong , 31:03.587 --> 31:03.190 but the book and the slides have 31:03.190 --> 31:04.857 completely different barracks 31:04.857 --> 31:07.023 construction numbers , if you can kind 31:07.023 --> 31:09.190 of clarify that . Sure , I'll let Mark 31:09.190 --> 31:08.900 speak to the numbers . But you know , 31:08.900 --> 31:11.122 we do have a facilities investment plan 31:11.122 --> 31:13.120 that's basically a one to end list 31:13.130 --> 31:15.186 based on a variety of factors that's 31:15.186 --> 31:17.297 run by the Army Material Command . It 31:17.297 --> 31:19.463 factors in life , health and safety is 31:19.463 --> 31:21.574 obviously our top priorities , age of 31:21.574 --> 31:23.463 the installation , you know , the 31:23.463 --> 31:25.519 number of people that use it a whole 31:25.519 --> 31:24.990 host of factors . You know , there are 31:24.990 --> 31:26.990 environmental conditions where for 31:26.990 --> 31:29.930 example , there are more likelihood of 31:29.940 --> 31:31.829 finding mold , for example , in a 31:31.829 --> 31:33.940 particular barracks facility . So all 31:33.940 --> 31:36.051 of those come into play to allow that 31:36.051 --> 31:38.218 one to endless , to get developed , it 31:38.218 --> 31:40.440 is refined continuously over time . And 31:40.440 --> 31:42.273 as we build our budget , we look 31:42.273 --> 31:44.496 through it as we put together the fy 24 31:44.496 --> 31:46.718 base budget , it's informed by a couple 31:46.718 --> 31:48.829 of different factors first , what was 31:48.829 --> 31:50.773 funded in fy 23 . And there were , 31:50.773 --> 31:50.430 there were some projects that were 31:50.430 --> 31:52.541 funded in the base budget , some that 31:52.541 --> 31:54.652 were funded through congressional ads 31:54.652 --> 31:56.874 and those are executing . In addition , 31:56.874 --> 31:58.930 which projects are ready in terms of 31:58.930 --> 32:01.041 shovel readiness because the planning 32:01.041 --> 32:03.374 and Has been done , they're ready to go . 32:03.374 --> 32:03.070 And so I think we look at that subset 32:03.070 --> 32:05.126 to figure out what we can put in the 32:05.126 --> 32:07.237 base budget that's based , you know , 32:07.237 --> 32:07.070 that's , that's ready to go from that 32:07.070 --> 32:09.181 perspective . So , mark , if you want 32:09.181 --> 32:11.292 to speak to the numbers , yeah , I'll 32:11.292 --> 32:13.514 have to check that . I don't know which 32:13.514 --> 32:13.130 figure referring to in there but our 32:13.130 --> 32:15.560 barracks projects to the 207.5 million 32:15.560 --> 32:18.290 that we spoke of earlier . Yes . Yes . 32:18.290 --> 32:20.346 I'll have to take a look at that and 32:20.346 --> 32:21.846 update that if necessary . 32:23.920 --> 32:27.740 A couple of questions on one . I've s 32:27.750 --> 32:29.770 what's the procurement on R and D 32:29.770 --> 32:33.140 funding ? And two Abrams . Your , your 32:33.140 --> 32:35.330 documentary indicates 34 Abrams to be 32:35.330 --> 32:37.580 upgraded . Do I take this as the 32:37.590 --> 32:39.590 Pentagon's made a decision that the 32:39.590 --> 32:43.230 Ukraine and 1 31 M one A one A two are 32:43.230 --> 32:45.341 going to be basically taken from army 32:45.341 --> 32:47.230 stocks . And these are , these 34 32:47.230 --> 32:50.200 represent 34 of the 31 are buried in 32:50.200 --> 32:52.440 here . So I'm gonna answer your first 32:52.440 --> 32:54.840 question first on the evas and mark and 32:54.840 --> 32:56.930 double check the numbers . It's 1.2 32:56.940 --> 32:59.051 variant that we're buying procurement 32:59.051 --> 33:01.107 quantities because we had bought the 33:01.107 --> 33:03.162 other ones in 23 and he can , he can 33:03.162 --> 33:05.329 add something afterwards . I would not 33:05.329 --> 33:05.160 read anything into the Abrams 33:05.160 --> 33:07.160 procurement quantities that are the 33:07.160 --> 33:09.271 current most modern version . I think 33:09.271 --> 33:11.382 it's a set , a three version that are 33:11.382 --> 33:13.493 in the base budget of fy 24 . We have 33:13.493 --> 33:16.500 not used the Fy 24 budget submission as 33:16.500 --> 33:18.667 a means to indicate how we're going to 33:18.667 --> 33:22.340 source the requirement for Ukraine . 33:22.700 --> 33:24.930 All of the options are being looked at 33:24.930 --> 33:27.041 right now and I think we'll have more 33:27.041 --> 33:28.930 to say whenever it's finalized to 33:28.930 --> 33:30.986 address your specific question for . 33:30.986 --> 33:33.152 I've asked the R D T and the amount of 33:33.152 --> 33:35.263 76 million and the procurement amount 33:35.263 --> 33:37.374 89 million for a total of 100 and $65 33:37.374 --> 33:41.330 million $165 million . You can just say 33:41.330 --> 33:44.900 your news . Thank you , John Harper 33:44.900 --> 33:47.067 with defense scoop . And the documents 33:47.067 --> 33:48.956 is a reference to a remote combat 33:48.956 --> 33:51.067 vehicle . Is that the same thing as a 33:51.067 --> 33:53.122 robotic combat vehicle has just been 33:53.122 --> 33:55.233 kind of rebranded ? And then how much 33:55.233 --> 33:58.080 funding is there in Fy 24 for the R C V ? 33:58.080 --> 33:59.913 And what are your plans for that 33:59.913 --> 34:01.802 program in the next fiscal year ? 34:01.802 --> 34:03.858 There's no brand name change . So it 34:03.858 --> 34:05.969 should be our CV , the robotic combat 34:05.969 --> 34:08.024 vehicle and General Bennett can give 34:08.024 --> 34:09.913 you the numbers . It's 100 and 42 34:09.913 --> 34:11.469 million in R D T and N 24 . 34:16.060 --> 34:18.060 Thank you dear . Could a Rudo media 34:18.060 --> 34:19.949 network ? I have a question about 34:19.949 --> 34:22.170 oversee operation cost us for fiscal 34:22.170 --> 34:25.930 year 2020 for you requested 12.409 34:26.470 --> 34:28.640 For your oversee operation courses , 34:28.640 --> 34:31.480 which is less than your fiscal year 34:31.480 --> 34:35.300 2023 . Why you requested less money for 34:35.310 --> 34:38.310 your operations in oversee ? Does that 34:38.310 --> 34:40.254 mean the threats of ISIS and other 34:40.254 --> 34:43.660 terrorist group is decreased ? And just 34:43.660 --> 34:45.771 to add to this question , how much of 34:45.771 --> 34:49.340 this 398 million goes to Iraq and how 34:49.340 --> 34:52.770 much of this goes to Syria have to 34:52.770 --> 34:54.937 defer to you on that one ? Okay . So , 34:54.937 --> 34:57.103 yes , you're correct . Our , our , our 34:57.103 --> 34:59.159 fy 24 requests does go down slightly 34:59.159 --> 35:02.710 and compared to the fy 23 number , um I 35:02.710 --> 35:05.050 will note in there that the decreases 35:05.090 --> 35:07.640 are tied to procurement , which is a 35:07.640 --> 35:09.751 decrease in some of the munitions and 35:09.751 --> 35:11.473 replenishment requirements for 35:11.473 --> 35:13.473 operation , enduring sentinel and a 35:13.473 --> 35:15.196 reduction in base funded E D I 35:15.196 --> 35:17.529 requirements again , base funding there . 35:17.529 --> 35:19.584 Um The um your question around about 35:19.584 --> 35:21.696 the counter Islamic state of Iraq and 35:21.696 --> 35:23.862 Syria training equip front of CTF . Um 35:23.862 --> 35:25.862 that does go down slowly as well to 35:25.862 --> 35:25.570 adequately resource the anticipated 35:25.570 --> 35:27.681 requirements and I'll have to get you 35:27.681 --> 35:29.848 the break between for Iraq and Syria . 35:29.848 --> 35:31.626 I don't have that handy . Now , 35:36.400 --> 35:38.622 I see that the end strength numbers are 35:38.622 --> 35:40.733 down about another 20,000 soldiers as 35:40.733 --> 35:42.844 compared to last year's request . I'm 35:42.844 --> 35:45.067 aware that the recruiting goal has gone 35:45.067 --> 35:47.289 up about by , by about 5000 . Um , with 35:47.289 --> 35:49.622 the numbers still lowering considerably , 35:49.622 --> 35:51.844 where is the difference being made up ? 35:51.844 --> 35:51.280 Are we just , even though we have a 35:51.280 --> 35:53.960 hired recruiting goal on the recruit on 35:53.970 --> 35:56.026 the army side , are we getting fewer 35:56.026 --> 35:58.248 folks in there or more people leaving ? 35:58.248 --> 36:00.248 Is the army cutting people from the 36:00.248 --> 36:00.010 ranks to make that number ? And I have 36:00.010 --> 36:01.732 a follow up . No , I think our 36:01.732 --> 36:04.440 retention numbers as we closed Fy 22 as 36:04.440 --> 36:06.496 you're certainly going through Fy 23 36:06.496 --> 36:08.740 show significantly high performance on 36:08.740 --> 36:10.740 retaining our soldiers . I think we 36:10.740 --> 36:12.796 ended last year at 100 and 5% of our 36:12.796 --> 36:14.851 requirement . And we're seeing every 36:14.851 --> 36:17.073 indication that we're doing really well 36:17.073 --> 36:19.184 on the retention side . And as I said 36:19.184 --> 36:21.407 earlier , our , our program in terms of 36:21.407 --> 36:23.629 what we're putting in the fy 24 request 36:23.629 --> 36:25.740 based on where we think we could land 36:25.740 --> 36:27.851 in Fy 24 is our best projection based 36:27.851 --> 36:29.907 on where we currently , where we put 36:29.907 --> 36:31.962 the budget together , which is , you 36:31.962 --> 36:34.296 know , static year over year , you know , 36:34.296 --> 36:36.407 in the omnibus Fy 23 we ended up with 36:36.407 --> 36:38.420 active duty entrance of 452,000 . 36:38.430 --> 36:40.374 That's what was appropriated . And 36:40.374 --> 36:42.486 that's the number that we're starting 36:42.486 --> 36:44.763 in with Fy 20 four's budget submission . 36:44.763 --> 36:46.930 But there's a lot of uncertainty and I 36:46.930 --> 36:49.152 think there's a lot of time between now 36:49.152 --> 36:51.263 and then . And certainly I think that 36:51.263 --> 36:53.486 as we continue to learn more about what 36:53.486 --> 36:53.340 the long term projections are where 36:53.340 --> 36:55.562 we're gonna land will be able to update 36:55.562 --> 36:57.562 that one following separate program 36:57.562 --> 36:59.562 with the Mexican squad weapon . The 36:59.562 --> 37:01.340 senior officials had previously 37:01.340 --> 37:03.507 announced that they were going to have 37:03.507 --> 37:05.618 that field by first quarter of 20 for 37:05.618 --> 37:05.010 that denounced multiple times 37:05.010 --> 37:07.066 publically . What's the delay to the 37:07.066 --> 37:09.232 second quarter ? We'll have to confirm 37:09.232 --> 37:11.454 whether there is a delay or whether you 37:11.454 --> 37:13.566 know what will confirm that for . You 37:13.566 --> 37:13.080 can get it back to you . 37:18.390 --> 37:20.612 Hi , Brian Epstein with Aviation Week . 37:20.612 --> 37:22.779 I was hoping you could expand a little 37:22.779 --> 37:24.890 bit more on the 1.5 billion for F E L 37:24.890 --> 37:26.834 for advanced aviation , aviation , 37:26.834 --> 37:28.946 advanced development . Can you talk a 37:28.946 --> 37:28.020 little bit about the schedule for the 37:28.020 --> 37:30.600 six Flora prototypes , the flight 37:30.600 --> 37:32.378 demonstration for Farrah and it 37:32.378 --> 37:34.489 mentions 458 million for far . How do 37:34.489 --> 37:36.544 you see that number progressing over 37:36.544 --> 37:38.711 the fight up ? Okay . I'll mark , I'll 37:38.711 --> 37:38.090 let you start and then I'll jump in . 37:38.100 --> 37:41.940 So the for 37:41.940 --> 37:44.790 the , for the far I'm showing with the 37:44.790 --> 37:46.846 458 million there that's compete for 37:46.846 --> 37:49.068 competitive prototype flight testing in 37:49.068 --> 37:51.300 fy 24 . Um The R D T ND for the floor 37:51.300 --> 37:53.450 is a billion dollars . That's the 37:53.450 --> 37:55.610 analysis stage determined how many uh 37:55.620 --> 37:57.842 projected to be fielded , but not until 37:57.842 --> 38:01.820 2030 . What was your 38:01.820 --> 38:05.810 other question on him ? Well , I 38:05.810 --> 38:07.921 mean , it's fully funded in the fight 38:07.921 --> 38:09.866 up . So I think we're , you know , 38:09.866 --> 38:11.977 we're still planning to do the flight 38:11.977 --> 38:14.199 demo . It's got more development , more 38:14.199 --> 38:13.930 testing that goes through that and then 38:13.930 --> 38:16.150 it would obviously go into um kind of 38:16.150 --> 38:18.372 the next phase of the program . So it's 38:18.372 --> 38:20.428 fully funded both flora and flora in 38:20.428 --> 38:21.928 this particular fight up , 38:25.010 --> 38:28.760 ma'am . Hi , I'm 38:28.760 --> 38:31.370 Kamala Abdi reporting for the Daily 38:31.370 --> 38:34.740 Pakistani media outlet . Okay . I have 38:34.740 --> 38:36.670 one question on your recruitment 38:36.670 --> 38:38.948 challenge as , as you were speaking of . 38:38.948 --> 38:40.892 So can you speak a little bit more 38:40.892 --> 38:43.003 about it ? And my specific question , 38:43.003 --> 38:45.114 do you plan to go big about it ? Like 38:45.114 --> 38:47.560 going on campus and looking around and 38:47.570 --> 38:49.780 motivating them because you know , it 38:49.780 --> 38:52.570 requires a lot of to attract and get 38:52.570 --> 38:55.530 them and you know , uh so can you speak 38:55.530 --> 38:57.530 a little bit more about it ? And my 38:57.530 --> 39:00.020 second question is on Guantanamo Bay , 39:00.030 --> 39:02.197 like , you know , it's one of the most 39:02.197 --> 39:04.230 critical basis of U S military . So 39:04.230 --> 39:06.230 there I've been there in person and 39:06.230 --> 39:08.397 I've seen the soldier barracks and you 39:08.397 --> 39:10.508 know , town houses and um it's a very 39:10.508 --> 39:14.360 nice base . And so can you speak , how 39:14.370 --> 39:16.310 do you have big plans about the 39:16.310 --> 39:18.421 barracks there ? The soldier barracks 39:18.421 --> 39:20.421 and the housing at Guantanamo Bay ? 39:20.421 --> 39:22.477 Thank you . Well , thank you for the 39:22.477 --> 39:24.810 question . I'll first tackle recruiting , 39:24.810 --> 39:26.532 as I said earlier . It's not a 39:26.532 --> 39:28.810 challenge that that happened overnight . 39:28.810 --> 39:31.143 I think it took many years to get there . 39:31.143 --> 39:33.254 There's some long term and short term 39:33.254 --> 39:35.421 trends , some of the short term trends 39:35.421 --> 39:35.280 uh you know , our conditions in the 39:35.280 --> 39:37.391 labor market , fierce competition for 39:37.391 --> 39:39.800 talent , lack of access in some cases 39:39.800 --> 39:42.133 to high schools . Uh and then of course , 39:42.133 --> 39:44.356 you know , there the longer term trends 39:44.356 --> 39:46.578 which are declining propensity to serve 39:46.578 --> 39:48.522 in the military , more broadly not 39:48.522 --> 39:50.578 unique to the army . I think all the 39:50.578 --> 39:52.689 services are feeling that challenge . 39:52.689 --> 39:52.640 In addition to the fact that , you know , 39:52.640 --> 39:54.584 fewer and fewer of America's youth 39:54.584 --> 39:56.751 population have an un understanding of 39:56.751 --> 39:58.973 the range of career options in military 39:58.973 --> 40:01.140 service . So we're undertaking a broad 40:01.140 --> 40:02.918 effort , not just to retool our 40:02.918 --> 40:04.918 recruiting enterprise , but also to 40:04.918 --> 40:07.084 reintroduce the army and the notion of 40:07.084 --> 40:09.307 military service to the American public 40:09.307 --> 40:11.473 more broadly and to be very honest and 40:11.473 --> 40:13.529 candid , I think we need all of your 40:13.529 --> 40:15.640 help as well to do that . Because the 40:15.640 --> 40:17.862 reality is parents , you know , aunts , 40:17.862 --> 40:20.029 uncles , grandparents of students that 40:20.029 --> 40:22.140 are coming out of high school in many 40:22.140 --> 40:24.196 ways don't know that if you join the 40:24.196 --> 40:26.307 army , you have an opportunity to get 40:26.307 --> 40:28.584 funds to go to college while you serve . 40:28.584 --> 40:30.807 You have an opportunity to learn skills 40:30.807 --> 40:33.029 in high end , very technical skill sets 40:33.029 --> 40:35.700 to be either a day doctor , lawyer , an 40:35.700 --> 40:38.780 engineer , software developer . You can 40:38.780 --> 40:40.724 even be a veterinarian in the army 40:40.724 --> 40:42.780 interestingly enough . So just about 40:42.780 --> 40:44.613 any career you can think of it's 40:44.613 --> 40:46.669 available to you in the army . So we 40:46.669 --> 40:48.780 are making a concerted effort to make 40:48.780 --> 40:50.724 sure that we're communicating that 40:50.724 --> 40:52.391 message and to talk about the 40:52.391 --> 40:54.502 possibilities and career choices that 40:54.502 --> 40:56.336 exist within the army . But more 40:56.336 --> 40:58.558 broadly , we need to continue that . We 40:58.558 --> 40:58.250 do not think that the recruiting 40:58.250 --> 41:00.361 challenge will go away overnight . We 41:00.361 --> 41:02.583 think it's a multi year challenge , but 41:02.583 --> 41:04.528 it's something we're pulling every 41:04.528 --> 41:06.583 lever we can at our disposal to make 41:06.583 --> 41:08.528 sure that we're addressing it both 41:08.528 --> 41:10.750 internally and externally to the army . 41:10.750 --> 41:12.750 But again , we could use everyone's 41:12.750 --> 41:14.861 help . Your second question had to do 41:14.861 --> 41:16.917 with Guantanamo Bay and barracks and 41:16.917 --> 41:19.139 investment housing there . I was trying 41:19.139 --> 41:21.250 to give General Bennett here a lot of 41:21.250 --> 41:23.361 time to be able to find the numbers , 41:23.361 --> 41:25.306 but if he doesn't have it , we can 41:25.306 --> 41:24.810 certainly get you any investment 41:24.810 --> 41:26.921 regarding milk on there . Yes , sir . 41:26.921 --> 41:29.143 Thank you know , we share resources and 41:29.143 --> 41:28.980 responsibilities down there in 41:28.980 --> 41:30.820 Guantanamo Bay , permanent type 41:30.820 --> 41:32.820 facilities like you're describing , 41:32.820 --> 41:34.264 there would be likely the 41:34.264 --> 41:34.160 responsibility the Department of the 41:34.160 --> 41:36.382 Navy . So I recommend you ask them when 41:36.382 --> 41:38.920 they come up . Ladies and gentlemen , 41:38.920 --> 41:40.976 that's all the time we have for this 41:40.976 --> 41:43.142 briefing . Um As a reminder that we're 41:43.142 --> 41:45.142 going to have a media roundtable on 41:45.142 --> 41:47.309 Thursday , March 16th at three PM . If 41:47.309 --> 41:49.198 you're on the office of the Chief 41:49.198 --> 41:51.309 Public Affairs Destro , um you should 41:51.309 --> 41:53.364 already have that in your inbox from 41:53.364 --> 41:55.420 this morning , but if you don't , um 41:55.420 --> 41:55.090 you can come see me after this briefing 41:55.090 --> 41:57.790 or actually I'll be located to my back 41:57.790 --> 41:59.568 right here that I can take your 41:59.568 --> 42:01.734 information down . So you to clear out 42:01.734 --> 42:03.790 this area for the next briefing . So 42:03.790 --> 42:03.430 thank you very much for your 42:03.430 --> 42:04.210 participation .