WEBVTT 00:00.259 --> 00:02.390 The Commander of the Air Force Life 00:02.400 --> 00:04.456 Cycle Management Center , Lieutenant 00:04.456 --> 00:07.849 General Donna Shipton . All right , 00:07.860 --> 00:11.039 good afternoon . How's everybody doing ? 00:11.670 --> 00:13.892 Well , I wanna say thank you for having 00:13.892 --> 00:16.530 me here today on Blues Monday . Thanks . 00:16.540 --> 00:18.790 I see all the blues out in the audience 00:18.799 --> 00:21.021 here for all of our airmen . So , thank 00:21.021 --> 00:22.966 you so much . Do uh do we have any 00:22.966 --> 00:25.569 guardians in the audience ? No , only 00:25.579 --> 00:27.860 airmen . Ok . It's fantastic . Well , 00:27.870 --> 00:30.092 let me just say , I'm really pleased to 00:30.092 --> 00:32.203 be here as an airman uh here in front 00:32.203 --> 00:34.426 of our airmen in , in the Great Hanscom 00:34.426 --> 00:37.639 area . Uh I will tell you that uh it's 00:37.650 --> 00:39.761 great to be back here . Um I've never 00:39.761 --> 00:43.729 been stationed here . Uh but uh I was 00:43.740 --> 00:46.639 the senior material leader for H and C 00:47.319 --> 00:49.430 uh down at Lackland . And so I got to 00:49.430 --> 00:51.430 spend many a trip coming up here to 00:51.430 --> 00:54.459 visit with my Pe OC three Inn at the 00:54.470 --> 00:57.630 time . So , uh general G tempo is 00:57.639 --> 01:00.220 predecessors . So it's really great to 01:00.229 --> 01:02.229 be back in the area . I wanna thank 01:02.229 --> 01:04.396 everyone . Uh First , I wanna thank FC 01:04.396 --> 01:06.340 A first for hosting this event and 01:06.340 --> 01:08.562 allowing me to be here today to talk to 01:08.562 --> 01:10.507 you about the state of LC MC . But 01:10.507 --> 01:12.729 additionally , I wanna say thank you to 01:12.729 --> 01:14.396 all of our uh local state and 01:14.396 --> 01:16.507 government officials uh that are here 01:16.507 --> 01:18.729 on behalf of your reps and representing 01:18.729 --> 01:20.951 your , your teams . Thank you so much . 01:20.951 --> 01:23.118 Uh You know , I'm , I'm really looking 01:23.118 --> 01:25.062 forward to getting to know you all 01:25.062 --> 01:26.785 better uh during my tenure and 01:26.785 --> 01:28.396 certainly to form very close 01:28.396 --> 01:30.396 relationships uh here locally . But 01:30.396 --> 01:32.173 throughout the state . And then 01:32.173 --> 01:34.396 additionally , I wanna thank all of our 01:34.396 --> 01:36.562 industry that are here today . What we 01:36.562 --> 01:38.618 do would not be possible without you 01:38.618 --> 01:40.451 and you are our partners in this 01:40.451 --> 01:42.673 national security effort . And so thank 01:42.673 --> 01:45.099 you as well for being here . I'm gonna 01:45.110 --> 01:47.519 start with a little bit of uh myself 01:47.529 --> 01:49.696 actually , so that you can get to know 01:49.696 --> 01:52.139 me and uh and then we can form a 01:52.150 --> 01:54.372 relationship over time as I get to know 01:54.372 --> 01:56.760 you . So I think my charts are 01:56.769 --> 02:00.269 available . I think we intended to show 02:00.279 --> 02:03.680 those . There we go . So if you would , 02:03.690 --> 02:07.480 next charts , please . So a 02:07.489 --> 02:09.433 little bit about me , I , I , as I 02:09.433 --> 02:11.322 mentioned , um one of my previous 02:11.322 --> 02:13.545 assignments uh down at Lackland , but , 02:13.545 --> 02:15.711 you know , my career really started uh 02:15.711 --> 02:17.989 in the space side of things . Actually , 02:17.989 --> 02:20.100 I spent about the first uh half of my 02:20.100 --> 02:21.933 career uh on , on satellites and 02:21.933 --> 02:24.490 satellite systems uh and launch systems 02:24.639 --> 02:26.580 and uh had an opportunity as a 02:26.589 --> 02:29.059 lieutenant uh to uh my first duty 02:29.070 --> 02:31.126 station was lo Los Angeles Air Force 02:31.126 --> 02:33.237 Base at the Space and Missile Systems 02:33.237 --> 02:35.789 Center and I would spend another three 02:35.800 --> 02:38.080 tours , uh , there . Over time , I 02:38.089 --> 02:40.256 won't go through all them today . Um , 02:40.256 --> 02:42.899 but just know that , uh , I , my very 02:42.910 --> 02:44.910 beginnings , um , were on the space 02:44.910 --> 02:47.132 side and , and actually started working 02:47.132 --> 02:49.354 on the GPS satellite system as a , as a 02:49.354 --> 02:51.466 brand new lieutenant . See Brian over 02:51.466 --> 02:54.350 there . And , um , you know , also over 02:54.360 --> 02:56.582 time , I um had opportunity to work for 02:56.582 --> 02:58.638 the National Reconnaissance office . 02:58.638 --> 03:00.804 I've had five different assignments uh 03:00.804 --> 03:03.000 there , uh culminating uh in being the 03:03.009 --> 03:05.520 deputy director of the N A row uh in my 03:05.529 --> 03:09.009 last tour . Uh since then . Um I have 03:09.020 --> 03:12.240 had , as you can see , I started off at 03:12.250 --> 03:14.470 uh my university there at Clemson . I 03:14.479 --> 03:16.646 guess I'm neglected to say that but uh 03:16.646 --> 03:18.812 go tigers , anybody else in the room ? 03:18.812 --> 03:21.146 I know we're kind of far north for that . 03:21.146 --> 03:23.500 But , um , yeah , so , um , went 03:23.509 --> 03:26.520 through uh Air Force ROTC before uh my 03:26.529 --> 03:29.589 duty station there in L A . Um over 03:29.600 --> 03:31.767 time , I've also spent time at AET and 03:31.767 --> 03:34.300 GW and Chapman as you see there , uh 03:34.309 --> 03:37.089 the National War College , uh F-35 03:37.100 --> 03:39.259 program . That was my first 03:39.270 --> 03:41.381 introduction to aircraft . And let me 03:41.381 --> 03:43.326 tell you that was a steep learning 03:43.326 --> 03:45.437 curve . Uh And so if anybody else has 03:45.437 --> 03:47.603 done it , it's uh as you know , a very 03:47.603 --> 03:49.659 challenging program , one that still 03:49.659 --> 03:51.548 has its challenges today , but it 03:51.548 --> 03:53.770 certainly showing a great promise uh in 03:53.770 --> 03:55.992 our Air force and , and across , uh the 03:55.992 --> 03:58.550 joint community . Um I have also spent 03:58.559 --> 04:01.500 time in , uh Saq in the Pentagon 04:01.509 --> 04:03.287 working on the air staff , uh , 04:03.287 --> 04:05.398 multiple tours . Uh , most recently , 04:05.398 --> 04:07.287 uh , departed there prior to this 04:07.287 --> 04:09.176 assignment , uh , where I was the 04:09.176 --> 04:11.120 military deputy , uh for Honorable 04:11.120 --> 04:13.231 Hunter . Uh I've spent time of course 04:13.231 --> 04:15.453 in the center , um , but not as much as 04:15.453 --> 04:17.676 you would think . Uh it's actually been 04:17.676 --> 04:19.898 only three years total out of my entire 04:19.898 --> 04:21.676 career . Uh , so a year down at 04:21.676 --> 04:23.731 Lackland that I mentioned , uh , and 04:23.731 --> 04:26.009 then two years as the pe O for tankers , 04:26.009 --> 04:28.009 uh , at Wright Pat where , um , was 04:28.009 --> 04:30.231 fortunate to work on the KC 135 and the 04:30.231 --> 04:32.600 KC 10 , but also to deliver the first 04:32.609 --> 04:34.980 KC 46 . Uh , and so it's great to see 04:34.989 --> 04:37.769 that , uh , uh , airframe in our 04:37.779 --> 04:39.760 inventory today and then , uh , of 04:39.769 --> 04:41.936 course , Air Force Material Command as 04:41.936 --> 04:43.991 well and had an opportunity to spend 04:43.991 --> 04:46.790 time in the headquarters as the 589 , a 04:46.829 --> 04:49.179 few years ago . So just a little bit 04:49.190 --> 04:51.412 about me . But , you know , my , my way 04:51.412 --> 04:53.523 of thinking , um , I'm an introvert . 04:53.523 --> 04:55.779 So today and the rest of this visit is 04:55.790 --> 04:57.679 gonna be a challenge for my inner 04:57.679 --> 05:00.290 introvert . Um , but , um , I'll do my 05:00.299 --> 05:04.059 best , uh , to , uh , to , uh , be a , 05:04.070 --> 05:06.403 uh , what , how , what would you say it ? 05:06.403 --> 05:08.869 Um , uh , well , I'll be an extrovert 05:09.070 --> 05:11.250 today and through the rest of this as 05:11.260 --> 05:14.559 much as I can . Um , but , uh , you 05:14.570 --> 05:16.681 know , I really , uh , I'm a top down 05:16.681 --> 05:18.959 thinker . I start with the big picture . 05:18.959 --> 05:21.126 Um , I like to see different points of 05:21.126 --> 05:23.348 view . Uh , and , you know , so when it 05:23.348 --> 05:25.459 comes to talking to me , you first is 05:25.459 --> 05:27.626 the strategic level of thinking before 05:27.626 --> 05:29.903 I delved , you know , down to tactical , 05:29.903 --> 05:32.181 I can certainly go tactical . But , uh , 05:32.181 --> 05:34.348 these days , uh staying up and high on 05:34.348 --> 05:36.181 the strategic realm is where I'm 05:36.181 --> 05:38.292 usually . Um , but I want to give you 05:38.299 --> 05:40.299 an opportunity to get to know me so 05:40.299 --> 05:42.410 that , you know , when , when we have 05:42.410 --> 05:44.410 uh discussions , you can understand 05:44.410 --> 05:46.577 what , what kind of I'm thinking . I'm 05:46.577 --> 05:48.355 definitely uh people in mission 05:48.355 --> 05:50.521 focussed . Uh You're gonna find that , 05:50.521 --> 05:52.632 uh you know , throughout our center , 05:52.632 --> 05:54.688 uh certainly all of our programs are 05:54.688 --> 05:56.632 very mission focused . Uh It's all 05:56.632 --> 05:58.466 about the capability that we can 05:58.466 --> 06:00.355 provide to our nation and our war 06:00.355 --> 06:02.299 fighters and we will maintain that 06:02.299 --> 06:04.632 mission focus , certainly going forward . 06:05.170 --> 06:07.392 So that's it about me . But I wanted to 06:07.392 --> 06:10.660 start with why . And that's one of the 06:10.670 --> 06:12.614 things that I tend to do with that 06:12.614 --> 06:14.614 strategic level of thinking is , is 06:14.614 --> 06:16.726 what is the why . And uh well , first 06:16.726 --> 06:20.690 I'll say , um it's not a fa 06:20.809 --> 06:22.865 and I'm not the Secretary of the Air 06:22.865 --> 06:24.920 Force . So I know the thing that you 06:24.920 --> 06:28.279 most want to hear about today is great 06:28.290 --> 06:30.512 power competition and re optimizing for 06:30.512 --> 06:32.790 great power competition . Right . Well , 06:32.790 --> 06:34.957 so I can't talk about the what , but I 06:34.957 --> 06:37.068 do want to at least address the why . 06:37.068 --> 06:39.179 And so uh my next chart really starts 06:39.179 --> 06:43.100 to get after that . I know it's gonna , 06:43.109 --> 06:45.165 it's kind of hard to read there from 06:45.165 --> 06:47.331 the back . But the intent here is just 06:47.331 --> 06:50.700 to show how over time we expect to have 06:50.709 --> 06:54.160 parity with China when it comes to our 06:54.170 --> 06:57.540 GDP . So right now , we spend about 06:57.549 --> 07:01.380 3% to a little less of our US 07:01.390 --> 07:05.000 GDP on our military . Now , 07:05.010 --> 07:07.010 that's been declining over time . I 07:07.529 --> 07:10.920 intended to be about I think 2.8% on in , 07:10.950 --> 07:14.459 in the future . But China's spending is 07:14.470 --> 07:18.350 7% or expected to be 7% in the 27 time 07:18.359 --> 07:22.000 frame . But you can see that 7% you 07:22.010 --> 07:24.232 know , we're probably not doing too bad 07:24.232 --> 07:27.010 right now with our 3% or thereabouts . 07:27.320 --> 07:31.239 But as their GDP grows that 7% 07:31.250 --> 07:33.417 they're going to reach parity with our 07:33.417 --> 07:35.639 GDP . And as you see there in about the 07:35.639 --> 07:37.609 2728 time frame , so that 7% will 07:37.619 --> 07:41.190 actually outspend us by twice over . 07:41.880 --> 07:44.179 And so this is one of the reasons why 07:44.230 --> 07:47.359 we need to re optimize because we need 07:47.369 --> 07:50.950 to be able to ensure that our systems , 07:51.390 --> 07:55.200 you know , if not parity by numbers 07:55.209 --> 07:58.549 would be exceeding parity , right 07:58.559 --> 08:01.910 by the capability that we provide 08:02.600 --> 08:04.822 and that's going to be really important 08:04.822 --> 08:07.000 and even going out to 2050 the numbers 08:07.010 --> 08:09.320 there show that China will be exceeding 08:09.329 --> 08:12.440 us in that time frame . So that's one 08:12.450 --> 08:14.809 of the reasons why next chart please . 08:17.010 --> 08:19.649 One of the other reasons why is their 08:19.660 --> 08:22.559 cycle time . So right now what we're 08:22.570 --> 08:24.839 experiencing , you see the red line 08:24.850 --> 08:27.980 there is the J 20 . So they were able 08:27.989 --> 08:31.579 to go from essentially initial um 08:31.589 --> 08:34.219 first flights development to first 08:34.229 --> 08:37.559 flight in about five years . That F-35 08:37.570 --> 08:40.219 program I talked about nine . 08:41.380 --> 08:44.340 So then what we're seeing here is , is 08:44.349 --> 08:46.770 really significant on their part . Uh 08:46.780 --> 08:49.349 Now some would say this is because , 08:49.500 --> 08:53.020 you know , they're using cyber uh to uh 08:54.599 --> 08:56.543 to steal some of that technology , 08:56.543 --> 08:58.877 right ? And some of that knowledge base , 08:58.877 --> 09:02.000 um I , I don't disagree with that . Um 09:02.010 --> 09:04.066 But what they are able to do is then 09:04.066 --> 09:06.232 put it into practice , right ? They're 09:06.232 --> 09:09.340 able to get metal turned and bent and 09:09.349 --> 09:11.469 into the system in half the time that 09:11.479 --> 09:13.650 we are able to . Now what's really 09:13.659 --> 09:15.603 critical is a lot of the work that 09:15.603 --> 09:17.770 you're doing here on the cyber side of 09:17.770 --> 09:19.919 the house , right ? Very critical for 09:19.929 --> 09:23.880 protecting our data and be not just 09:23.890 --> 09:27.229 defensive cyber operations , but also 09:27.239 --> 09:29.630 offensive operations . And the next jar 09:30.150 --> 09:32.390 which you see here , you were there 09:32.400 --> 09:36.140 good uh goes into the reason why that's 09:36.150 --> 09:38.900 so important as well because for our 09:38.909 --> 09:41.150 future , we need to be able to not only 09:41.159 --> 09:43.539 protect our data but ensure uh the 09:43.549 --> 09:45.739 veracity of our own infrastructure 09:45.750 --> 09:47.880 throughout our country . All right . 09:47.890 --> 09:49.946 And so what you're gonna see here is 09:49.946 --> 09:52.640 that , you know , uh quantum uh 09:52.650 --> 09:54.706 computing , you know , they're going 09:54.706 --> 09:57.070 after quantum uh pretty significantly 09:57.309 --> 10:00.929 that has impacts on things . Um like 10:00.940 --> 10:04.659 our PK I that we utilize right . Uh H 10:04.669 --> 10:07.890 and C uh doing the PK I work uh down at 10:07.900 --> 10:09.956 Lackland and I'm familiar with . But 10:09.956 --> 10:12.067 additionally , you know , information 10:12.067 --> 10:14.960 warfare , you know , we see this uh 10:14.979 --> 10:18.460 ubiquitous across the internet now of 10:18.469 --> 10:20.909 Nation States attempting to influence 10:21.200 --> 10:24.770 whether it's , you know , us or other 10:29.200 --> 10:32.549 government . Uh I'll say items . Um , 10:32.570 --> 10:34.737 you know , and I just thought I missed 10:34.737 --> 10:37.070 the word I was trying to think of . But , 10:37.070 --> 10:39.181 um , you know , what's important here 10:39.181 --> 10:41.348 is , is especially in an election year 10:41.348 --> 10:43.459 uh that we're gonna see more and more 10:43.459 --> 10:45.514 information warfare , whether that's 10:45.514 --> 10:47.792 here in the United States or elsewhere . 10:47.792 --> 10:49.792 And uh our ability to be able to go 10:49.792 --> 10:51.903 after that is critical . And a lot of 10:51.903 --> 10:54.014 the work that you're doing here uh is 10:54.014 --> 10:55.737 gonna ensure that we have that 10:55.737 --> 10:58.570 capability , you know , uh like to 10:58.580 --> 11:00.691 point out that quote by our secretary 11:00.691 --> 11:02.760 uh change is hard but losing is 11:03.140 --> 11:05.251 unacceptable . And that's kind of the 11:05.251 --> 11:07.307 area that we find ourselves in now . 11:07.307 --> 11:09.820 And this is all some of the why behind 11:09.830 --> 11:11.941 what we need to re optimize for great 11:11.941 --> 11:14.030 power competition . Our secretary is 11:14.039 --> 11:17.130 very focused on China rightfully . So , 11:17.320 --> 11:19.510 um not that there aren't other uh bad 11:19.520 --> 11:21.520 actors out there in the world . But 11:21.520 --> 11:23.687 certainly , you know what we're seeing 11:23.687 --> 11:27.450 across um both in Ukraine and uh in the 11:27.460 --> 11:29.750 Middle East have shown us that we've 11:29.760 --> 11:32.119 got to be prepared , not just for the 11:32.130 --> 11:34.659 great power competition , but for that 11:34.669 --> 11:36.400 and everything else that could 11:36.409 --> 11:38.619 potentially happen in our world . Uh 11:38.640 --> 11:40.584 And so with that , uh next chart , 11:40.584 --> 11:44.559 please . So 11:44.570 --> 11:47.340 I know that you have heard about the 11:47.349 --> 11:49.238 operational imperatives . I don't 11:49.238 --> 11:51.260 intend to run through these in any 11:51.270 --> 11:54.520 great detail today , but just know that 11:54.530 --> 11:56.752 this is still very much a focus for our 11:56.752 --> 11:59.369 secretary , even with everything you're 11:59.380 --> 12:02.010 hearing about uh re optimization for 12:02.020 --> 12:04.131 great power competition . All of this 12:04.131 --> 12:06.330 work is still ongoing inside the 12:06.340 --> 12:09.830 Pentagon and it is work that is now 12:09.890 --> 12:11.834 being going to be picked up by the 12:11.834 --> 12:14.057 field . That's right . So we're already 12:14.057 --> 12:16.223 went through season one and season two 12:16.223 --> 12:19.070 of the operational imperatives that set 12:19.080 --> 12:22.619 the stage for a number of new programs . 12:22.630 --> 12:26.109 Uh an increase in our total obligation 12:26.119 --> 12:28.510 and authority for the Air Force . We 12:28.520 --> 12:31.049 did quite well in competition , so to 12:31.059 --> 12:34.020 speak with our sister services uh for 12:34.030 --> 12:36.849 budget in the last few years . Now , 12:36.859 --> 12:39.026 we're very hopeful that we're going to 12:39.026 --> 12:41.099 see the outcome of that in the fy 24 12:41.109 --> 12:44.059 budget , presuming we have an fy 24 12:44.070 --> 12:47.289 budget . So um fingers crossed everyone . 12:47.520 --> 12:51.119 Um but certainly um that , you know , 12:51.130 --> 12:53.700 those dollars that we intend to see in 12:53.710 --> 12:57.239 that Fy 24 budget uh are gonna go , you 12:57.250 --> 12:59.472 know , a lot of that is gonna go to our 12:59.472 --> 13:01.583 major programs , but we also have all 13:01.583 --> 13:03.694 of the O I work uh that will now then 13:03.694 --> 13:05.583 start to come to fruition . And a 13:05.583 --> 13:07.583 number of those uh new programs are 13:07.583 --> 13:09.861 gonna be started across the enterprise . 13:09.861 --> 13:13.210 And with that , um one of the key 13:13.219 --> 13:16.479 aspects of that next chart please is 13:16.489 --> 13:18.711 the work that's gonna be done here , as 13:18.711 --> 13:20.822 I mentioned . So um this is just kind 13:20.822 --> 13:23.599 of laying out those ois one through 13:23.609 --> 13:25.720 seven , that many of you are probably 13:25.720 --> 13:28.619 very familiar with . Um And here are 13:28.630 --> 13:32.289 our uh offices and pe Os that are gonna 13:32.299 --> 13:34.299 be , that have been involved in the 13:34.299 --> 13:36.700 development of that O I work that's 13:36.710 --> 13:38.877 been very critical because what you'll 13:38.877 --> 13:41.289 see there is it runs the gamut across 13:41.299 --> 13:44.650 our center , but also especially here 13:44.659 --> 13:48.380 at Hanscom . So as you can see , um 13:48.989 --> 13:51.809 there's pieces uh almost of , of every 13:52.099 --> 13:55.830 O I that has some tie uh to the , to 13:55.840 --> 13:57.729 the workforce that is here to the 13:57.729 --> 14:00.890 programs that are here uh and uh very 14:00.900 --> 14:03.609 critical uh for moving forward . But 14:03.619 --> 14:07.460 what's also , I would hope that is 14:07.469 --> 14:10.729 uh brings forward here is that the , 14:11.289 --> 14:13.456 not only do we need to ensure that the 14:13.456 --> 14:15.567 work gets accomplished within each of 14:15.567 --> 14:18.090 the Pe Os , but we need to ensure for 14:18.099 --> 14:20.809 something like um A B MS or moving 14:20.820 --> 14:23.549 targets at scale that we then integrate 14:23.640 --> 14:26.770 across all of those pe Os and programs 14:27.489 --> 14:29.640 that's gonna be critical and that's a 14:29.650 --> 14:32.119 word you're gonna hear a lot moving 14:32.130 --> 14:35.559 forward from a fa horizontal 14:35.570 --> 14:39.080 integration . So , uh I'm just 14:39.090 --> 14:41.034 teasing it a little bit about what 14:41.034 --> 14:43.090 you're gonna hear next week . Um But 14:43.090 --> 14:45.146 certainly now that we're into , um , 14:45.146 --> 14:47.257 season , you know , season one really 14:47.257 --> 14:50.270 focused on the OIS season two , brought 14:50.280 --> 14:52.113 in the cross cutting operational 14:52.113 --> 14:54.058 enablers that you see there on the 14:54.058 --> 14:56.224 bottom . So not OIS specifically , but 14:56.224 --> 14:59.530 certainly basically being treated very 14:59.539 --> 15:01.428 similar to an O I . But those are 15:01.428 --> 15:03.650 things that are cross cutting even more 15:03.650 --> 15:05.840 so than , than the OIS themselves , uh 15:05.849 --> 15:08.260 like munitions , right ? We can't do 15:08.280 --> 15:10.940 what we do without uh being able to 15:10.950 --> 15:13.330 imply that effort , mobility training 15:13.340 --> 15:15.969 and test and then uh C five IRS T as 15:15.979 --> 15:18.710 well . Uh Now we're moving into season 15:18.719 --> 15:20.830 three and our secretary is still very 15:20.830 --> 15:23.750 focused on the OIS and what that means 15:23.760 --> 15:25.982 for future budgets . Um What that means 15:25.982 --> 15:27.927 for taking the , the learning that 15:27.927 --> 15:30.880 we've already done in 24 for the , for 15:30.890 --> 15:32.834 that budget and then seeing how we 15:32.834 --> 15:35.219 apply that forward , ensuring that we 15:35.229 --> 15:38.080 keep those programs moving . So it's 15:38.090 --> 15:40.520 very critical . So with all of that 15:40.530 --> 15:42.752 said , I wanted to move to a little bit 15:42.752 --> 15:44.974 of what we're doing inside the center . 15:44.974 --> 15:47.340 So next chart , please . So obviously , 15:47.349 --> 15:49.619 our pe O is very , very focused on 15:49.630 --> 15:51.969 delivering their programs , delivering 15:51.979 --> 15:55.000 the OIS uh the center . I've talked a 15:55.010 --> 15:56.739 little bit about the why . But 15:56.750 --> 15:58.972 certainly what you can see here is this 15:58.972 --> 16:01.083 is the five pillars in the way that , 16:01.083 --> 16:03.306 that we look at how we're gonna support 16:03.306 --> 16:05.417 our pe Os right in doing the job that 16:05.417 --> 16:08.159 you all do every single day . And it , 16:08.169 --> 16:10.559 it starts with the making sure that our 16:10.570 --> 16:13.130 workforce understands the why . Um I've 16:13.140 --> 16:15.520 talked a little bit about that . The 16:15.960 --> 16:18.979 who is our airmen ? Right ? And , and 16:18.989 --> 16:21.211 that , and I say that is the big a , so 16:21.211 --> 16:23.880 that means not just those of us wearing 16:23.890 --> 16:25.830 the Air Force blue , but also our 16:25.840 --> 16:29.219 civilians and our uh contractors as 16:29.229 --> 16:31.340 well that support us in that effort . 16:31.950 --> 16:34.309 Uh We've obviously had a lot of ongoing 16:34.320 --> 16:36.542 efforts and I'm gonna talk a little bit 16:36.542 --> 16:38.764 about those in future charts uh for how 16:38.764 --> 16:40.987 we're trying to ensure that we have the 16:40.987 --> 16:43.159 right manpower , uh the right people 16:43.169 --> 16:45.336 with the right education and the right 16:45.336 --> 16:47.558 focus uh for each of our programs going 16:47.558 --> 16:49.669 forward . I know a lot of that effort 16:49.669 --> 16:51.891 has , um , been done here at Hanscom as 16:51.891 --> 16:54.002 well and I've been very encouraged by 16:54.002 --> 16:56.169 all the work that I have seen that has 16:56.169 --> 16:58.280 happened , you know , o over the what 16:58.280 --> 17:00.447 easily 10 year span , if not greater , 17:00.447 --> 17:04.189 um , in conjunction with all of you and 17:04.199 --> 17:06.640 the UN and the , um , organizations 17:06.650 --> 17:09.839 that you , that you support . Um , we 17:09.849 --> 17:12.150 are , um , gonna be moving out 17:12.160 --> 17:14.382 additionally . I know last year was a , 17:14.382 --> 17:16.549 a huge year for the center in hiring . 17:16.920 --> 17:19.510 Uh , we have very similar efforts , uh , 17:19.520 --> 17:21.687 ongoing this year and I'm gonna talk a 17:21.687 --> 17:23.798 little bit more about those as we get 17:23.798 --> 17:25.909 into further charts , the where , you 17:25.909 --> 17:25.849 know , we're kind of focused in on the 17:25.859 --> 17:28.500 infrastructure . Um , certainly digital 17:28.510 --> 17:32.339 material management is the focus 17:32.349 --> 17:35.910 of the command . Joe Richardson 17:35.920 --> 17:38.619 has a brigadier general , uh , Eric 17:38.630 --> 17:41.640 Quigley who is leading that task force . 17:41.819 --> 17:43.875 It's the digital Material management 17:43.875 --> 17:45.875 task force at the headquarters . He 17:45.875 --> 17:47.875 thought he thinks so highly of this 17:47.875 --> 17:50.041 initiative , right , that he put a one 17:50.041 --> 17:52.449 star on it and um who's been very 17:52.459 --> 17:54.681 focused on ensuring that we can have an 17:54.681 --> 17:56.903 enterprise capability across the entire 17:56.903 --> 17:59.760 command and not to have it be simply 17:59.770 --> 18:02.060 focused on acquisition , which is kind 18:02.069 --> 18:04.430 of where we initially started , but to 18:04.439 --> 18:06.661 grow that across the whole command . So 18:06.661 --> 18:08.550 that not only are our acquisition 18:08.550 --> 18:10.439 officers who are doing life cycle 18:10.439 --> 18:12.606 management , uh have access to digital 18:12.606 --> 18:14.989 tools , but that we also roll that into 18:15.000 --> 18:17.829 the sustainment center uh as well and , 18:17.839 --> 18:20.229 and beyond , right ? And so that's been 18:20.239 --> 18:23.699 amaz very critical uh to the command 18:23.829 --> 18:26.051 and we are a part of that as the center 18:26.390 --> 18:30.199 we're certainly looking at in 18:30.209 --> 18:32.930 addition , uh to digital material 18:32.939 --> 18:36.239 management . Um Also looking at hybrid 18:36.250 --> 18:38.670 work , uh secure facilities are very 18:38.680 --> 18:41.300 important as we move forward . We a lot 18:41.310 --> 18:43.199 of the O I work takes us into the 18:43.199 --> 18:45.254 classified realm . And so we need to 18:45.254 --> 18:47.088 make sure that we have the right 18:47.088 --> 18:49.254 facilities uh for uh for our team . Uh 18:49.254 --> 18:51.088 And we're also looking at uh the 18:51.088 --> 18:53.032 potentials for off base as well to 18:53.032 --> 18:55.088 provide some of that capability . Uh 18:55.088 --> 18:57.310 certainly here at Hanscom , but also at 18:57.310 --> 18:59.477 some of our other locations across the 18:59.477 --> 19:03.329 center . And then of course , 19:03.339 --> 19:05.506 there's the what and I talked a little 19:05.506 --> 19:07.672 bit about that horizontal , horizontal 19:07.672 --> 19:10.060 and vertical integration and , and this 19:10.069 --> 19:12.140 is gonna be uh an effort uh going 19:12.150 --> 19:14.372 forward . It started with the OIS , but 19:14.372 --> 19:16.594 I certainly can see that we're going to 19:16.594 --> 19:19.109 need to do even more under re 19:19.119 --> 19:20.730 optimization for great power 19:20.730 --> 19:22.675 competition . And again , I wish I 19:22.675 --> 19:24.841 could say more , but just know that uh 19:25.189 --> 19:28.930 that uh our secretary has put a 19:28.939 --> 19:31.560 focus on acquisition . There's also 19:31.569 --> 19:34.469 certainly a focus on how we as an air 19:34.479 --> 19:38.439 force uh are um structured in order to 19:38.449 --> 19:42.069 support uh you know , the great power 19:42.079 --> 19:44.357 competition and con potential conflict . 19:44.589 --> 19:46.729 Um How we're mechanized to do that is 19:46.739 --> 19:48.961 the , is the , the main question of the 19:48.961 --> 19:50.628 day . Um Do we have the right 19:50.628 --> 19:52.850 structures in place in order to support 19:52.850 --> 19:55.349 that ? Um When you think back to the 19:55.359 --> 19:58.540 way we operated in World War Two , can 19:58.550 --> 20:02.119 we do that today ? Can we take air 20:02.130 --> 20:04.660 power long distances , 20:05.880 --> 20:08.859 maintain it and keep it flowing ? Right ? 20:08.869 --> 20:11.579 Those are the questions of the day and 20:11.589 --> 20:13.800 uh I would say over the intervening 20:13.810 --> 20:15.859 periods , you know , and , and 20:15.869 --> 20:18.939 especially since um the Gulf War , you 20:18.949 --> 20:20.838 know , we've very much focused on 20:21.050 --> 20:23.719 individual airmen deploying for an 20:23.729 --> 20:26.130 individ , you know , to a unit that has 20:26.140 --> 20:30.000 primarily been based uh in the A 20:30.010 --> 20:32.790 or they've primarily supported it from 20:32.800 --> 20:35.709 the A or , and , you know , we're not 20:35.719 --> 20:38.719 deterred certainly , what we can see 20:38.729 --> 20:40.896 going forward is something that's very 20:40.896 --> 20:42.840 different from that . And that's , 20:42.900 --> 20:44.789 that's why our secretary in chief 20:45.020 --> 20:49.010 believe we need to refocus next chart , 20:49.020 --> 20:49.619 please . 20:54.969 --> 20:57.310 So , in support of all of those efforts , 20:57.319 --> 20:59.869 you can see the center here . Um You 20:59.880 --> 21:02.880 know , we bring about 8.9 billion from 21:03.030 --> 21:05.420 across the top of that chart there from 21:05.430 --> 21:07.609 our various partners within the Air 21:07.619 --> 21:10.829 Force and elsewhere we bring in . As 21:10.839 --> 21:13.006 you can see on the slide there , multi 21:13.006 --> 21:16.319 billions of dollars for executing about 21:16.329 --> 21:19.890 340 billion of dollars 21:20.579 --> 21:22.930 every year . And that includes to 21:22.939 --> 21:25.161 include our F MS partners , which are a 21:25.161 --> 21:27.050 very large share of that number . 21:29.589 --> 21:32.819 Kind of exciting to see that we would 21:32.829 --> 21:34.869 be number four on the Fortune 500 . 21:36.390 --> 21:38.910 Wow , that kind of puts it in 21:38.920 --> 21:41.930 perspective , right ? Um And not to 21:41.939 --> 21:44.272 mention that we'd be right behind Apple , 21:44.272 --> 21:47.810 right ? Uh So if you know , this is 21:47.819 --> 21:51.089 what our center does for the Air Force 21:51.569 --> 21:55.130 and uh it's critical that all of you 21:55.140 --> 21:57.229 continue to support , you know , the 21:57.239 --> 22:01.060 Hanscom family uh in our piece in 22:01.069 --> 22:03.069 your piece of that and our piece of 22:03.069 --> 22:05.410 that in total next story . 22:07.479 --> 22:09.479 So I did want to touch just uh real 22:09.479 --> 22:11.812 quickly on some Hanscom accomplishments . 22:11.812 --> 22:13.923 I'm sure you actually know more about 22:13.923 --> 22:16.035 this than I do . Uh as I'm now coming 22:16.035 --> 22:19.010 up to speed in my uh second month in 22:19.020 --> 22:21.920 the role . Um But uh so I'm , but I do 22:21.930 --> 22:23.986 want to brag on our workforce here a 22:23.986 --> 22:26.819 bit , you know , the uh the digital 22:26.839 --> 22:30.140 director at Wynn here on uh getting the 22:30.150 --> 22:34.069 E SEVEN A rapid prototyping uh contract 22:34.079 --> 22:36.939 awarded in , in for the middle tier of 22:36.949 --> 22:39.171 acquisition in less than eight months . 22:39.579 --> 22:41.523 I mean , that's the third time I'm 22:41.523 --> 22:45.380 talking about , right ? Um For 22:45.390 --> 22:47.501 fielding the mission planning systems 22:47.501 --> 22:50.260 to 27 different countries across our F 22:50.270 --> 22:53.510 MS partners . Um We're gonna need 22:54.180 --> 22:56.291 all of those partners going forward , 22:56.291 --> 22:58.500 right ? So all of those F MS dollars 22:58.510 --> 23:00.454 that you saw on the previous slide 23:00.454 --> 23:02.621 right along with the work that's being 23:02.621 --> 23:04.843 done here . You know , it's critical to 23:04.843 --> 23:06.899 being able to ensure that when we go 23:06.899 --> 23:08.899 somewhere we go with our partners , 23:08.899 --> 23:10.788 they come with us and they can be 23:10.788 --> 23:14.010 interoperable with us . All right . Uh 23:14.020 --> 23:16.189 For C three on N uh as you can see 23:16.199 --> 23:19.560 there fielded two E 11 A S uh onboarded 23:19.569 --> 23:22.310 12 different programs . Uh And after 23:22.319 --> 23:25.270 having consolidated uh and to meet 23:25.280 --> 23:27.447 future war fighter needs , I've talked 23:27.447 --> 23:29.336 a bit about the importance of the 23:29.336 --> 23:32.189 defensive uh cyber systems . Uh You can 23:32.199 --> 23:34.689 see here they delivered prototypes uh 23:34.699 --> 23:37.079 to lo multiple locations in the PAC fa 23:37.089 --> 23:40.569 or uh obviously an area very critical 23:40.579 --> 23:42.357 to being able to support future 23:42.357 --> 23:45.920 operations . Um Additionally , 66 23:45.930 --> 23:49.150 Airbase Group has a number of wins . 23:49.410 --> 23:51.632 I'll tell you that , uh you know , last 23:51.632 --> 23:53.743 year , I know , I think it was in May 23:53.743 --> 23:55.688 time frame where you had the , the 23:55.688 --> 23:57.743 recruiting and hiring fair here . Um 23:57.743 --> 24:00.170 Great outpouring and show of support 24:00.180 --> 24:02.458 for that . Uh And of course , it was a , 24:02.458 --> 24:04.680 a multi team effort uh to bring that to 24:04.680 --> 24:06.847 fruition . And we really want to thank 24:06.847 --> 24:09.180 those of you that were involved in that . 24:09.180 --> 24:11.180 Uh We uh were very successful uh in 24:11.180 --> 24:14.479 that . And I think we hired enough 130 24:14.489 --> 24:17.479 folks coming out of that . Uh We expect 24:17.489 --> 24:20.719 to do that again this year . So across 24:20.729 --> 24:22.896 the centers and all of our locations , 24:22.896 --> 24:25.839 we have uh 10 different uh hiring fairs 24:26.000 --> 24:28.439 uh that we are gonna do , I believe uh 24:28.449 --> 24:30.671 we're currently working to schedule for 24:30.680 --> 24:32.829 here in about the May time frame . Uh 24:32.849 --> 24:36.180 So um tentative on that because we 24:36.189 --> 24:39.800 haven't finalized uh some of the uh the 24:39.810 --> 24:41.866 details there , but we're looking to 24:41.866 --> 24:44.650 yet again , um do more hiring . We have 24:44.660 --> 24:47.630 about 2100 positions that we're looking 24:47.640 --> 24:50.619 to fill uh this year as we have 24:50.630 --> 24:54.160 attrition uh and bring those new um O I 24:54.170 --> 24:56.170 programs on board . We want to make 24:56.170 --> 24:58.392 sure we have full support to be able to 24:58.392 --> 25:00.337 uh to bring those to fruition . So 25:00.337 --> 25:02.503 we're anticipating again , excuse me , 25:02.503 --> 25:05.540 about 2100 positions this year that 25:05.550 --> 25:07.800 we'll need to fill . And then , uh you 25:07.810 --> 25:09.977 know , in addition to our , um we have 25:09.977 --> 25:12.199 our partners with the National Security 25:12.199 --> 25:14.143 Innovation Network and um with the 25:14.143 --> 25:16.949 number of wins there um developing our 25:16.959 --> 25:19.819 employees and uh helping us be able to 25:19.829 --> 25:23.270 move uh into digital and move into a I , 25:23.530 --> 25:25.641 you know , the , the partnership that 25:25.641 --> 25:27.863 you have here is , has been outstanding 25:27.863 --> 25:30.260 and , and we really do appreciate it . 25:30.270 --> 25:32.492 In addition , uh next chart I wanted to 25:32.492 --> 25:34.437 talk a little bit about our , uh , 25:34.437 --> 25:36.548 small business , uh , and provide you 25:36.548 --> 25:38.714 an update there . I know this chart is 25:38.714 --> 25:40.770 hard to read . But what you're gonna 25:40.770 --> 25:42.937 see is , uh , on the far right , those 25:42.937 --> 25:45.290 are grand totals , uh , this in 2023 25:45.300 --> 25:48.729 the far right bar that shows $3 billion 25:48.739 --> 25:52.359 of total , um , dollars that have come 25:52.369 --> 25:55.699 into Massachusetts from the Air Force 25:56.729 --> 26:00.560 3 billion in 2023 . And , um , as part 26:00.569 --> 26:02.625 of that and I know it's hard to read 26:02.625 --> 26:04.902 the numbers there . But , uh , uh , um , 26:04.930 --> 26:07.579 more than , uh , about 425 million of 26:07.589 --> 26:10.420 that last year was small business and 26:10.430 --> 26:12.630 that was an increase over the th the 26:12.640 --> 26:14.807 four years that you see there of about 26:14.807 --> 26:18.170 100 million . So it from , from 2020 to 26:18.180 --> 26:20.949 2023 we were able to increase the 26:20.959 --> 26:23.181 amount of dollars to our small business 26:23.181 --> 26:25.810 by 100 million . Um , the total 26:25.819 --> 26:28.089 increase was a , is about 800 million , 26:28.550 --> 26:31.189 uh , across , um , both small business 26:31.199 --> 26:33.910 and other than , and so this is the 26:33.920 --> 26:37.239 amount of , of uh dollars that are 26:37.250 --> 26:39.472 pouring into Massachusetts because this 26:39.472 --> 26:41.361 is where , you know , significant 26:41.361 --> 26:43.472 amount of work is occurring , right ? 26:43.472 --> 26:45.528 And that we see the importance uh in 26:45.528 --> 26:47.639 our air force and , and at the center 26:47.639 --> 26:50.140 for what you do here and that's why the 26:50.150 --> 26:52.280 dollars are flowing . And so , uh , 26:52.290 --> 26:55.349 we're , um , I know our small business , 26:55.359 --> 26:57.637 um , office is looking to have a panel , 26:57.930 --> 27:00.152 I believe it's the 11th of March at the 27:00.152 --> 27:02.569 Newton Marriott . Uh So it would be 27:02.579 --> 27:04.770 wonderful if , um you know , we could 27:04.780 --> 27:07.002 have many of you there to be able to be 27:07.002 --> 27:09.058 part of that uh to have a discussion 27:09.058 --> 27:11.224 with our small business office as well 27:11.224 --> 27:13.790 as our Pe Os . And I know in addition , 27:13.800 --> 27:16.010 uh we've got New Horizon that is uh 27:16.160 --> 27:18.382 next month as well . And so I wanted to 27:18.382 --> 27:21.640 put a plug in for that . So , um cause 27:21.650 --> 27:23.872 that's where you're gonna be able to uh 27:23.872 --> 27:25.983 have those discussions with our Pe Os 27:25.983 --> 27:28.206 and programs about what some of the new 27:28.206 --> 27:30.372 business opportunities are gonna be uh 27:30.372 --> 27:32.569 moving forward . So I'm not gonna pret 27:32.579 --> 27:35.010 them by going down that direction today . 27:35.119 --> 27:37.550 But , um , certainly would encourage um 27:37.750 --> 27:40.479 you all to , to be part of that . I do 27:40.489 --> 27:42.545 have uh one chart here for the rapid 27:42.550 --> 27:44.772 sustainment office and I don't know how 27:44.772 --> 27:46.883 many folks are actually familiar with 27:46.883 --> 27:48.939 RSO . Can I see a show of hands just 27:48.939 --> 27:51.750 real quick . So not very many . OK . So 27:51.760 --> 27:54.180 I just wanted to introduce this to you . 27:54.390 --> 27:56.810 Uh This is an office that was newly set 27:56.819 --> 28:00.609 up a few years ago . Um very 28:00.619 --> 28:02.563 focused on as it says , you know , 28:02.563 --> 28:04.849 rapid sustainment . Uh This is things 28:04.859 --> 28:07.390 like additive , manufacturing , um 28:08.079 --> 28:10.900 condition based maintenance plus 28:11.140 --> 28:14.300 virtual A I 28:15.189 --> 28:17.245 now , not that that work isn't being 28:17.245 --> 28:19.467 done in other places , but it's how can 28:19.467 --> 28:21.633 we then take what we're doing in other 28:21.633 --> 28:23.356 places ? You know , some of it 28:23.356 --> 28:25.411 happening here . How do we take that 28:25.411 --> 28:27.022 and then make it not just an 28:27.022 --> 28:29.245 acquisition program but also focus that 28:29.245 --> 28:31.356 on sustainment . All right . And so , 28:31.356 --> 28:33.411 so this office uh some , some of the 28:33.411 --> 28:35.522 what you're gonna see here , probably 28:35.522 --> 28:37.689 hard to read on the screen , but we've 28:37.689 --> 28:39.800 got um three small businesses here on 28:39.800 --> 28:42.022 the screen uh that are in the Northeast 28:42.022 --> 28:44.022 US here , one is in Massachusetts , 28:44.022 --> 28:46.189 it's called Beacon Interactive Systems 28:46.189 --> 28:48.489 for just as an example um that they're 28:48.500 --> 28:51.530 working on um doing digital automation 28:51.780 --> 28:53.558 for our flight line maintenance 28:53.558 --> 28:55.669 processes . So how do we take what we 28:55.669 --> 28:57.780 do on the flight line today ? That is 28:57.780 --> 28:59.739 very much a handwrit process and 28:59.750 --> 29:01.930 automate that . And that's one of your 29:01.939 --> 29:04.161 Massachusetts small businesses that are 29:04.161 --> 29:06.106 helping us do that . In addition , 29:06.106 --> 29:08.217 we've got uh expansive who's up in um 29:08.217 --> 29:10.599 New Hampshire , who's working on a um 29:10.609 --> 29:14.510 compliant uh platform for 29:14.520 --> 29:16.576 additive manufacturing processes and 29:16.576 --> 29:18.798 data so that we can get that all in one 29:18.798 --> 29:21.250 place and be able to , to utilize that 29:21.260 --> 29:24.689 information . We also have uh pavilion 29:24.699 --> 29:27.439 up in New York , another small business 29:27.689 --> 29:29.467 that's working on solar powered 29:29.467 --> 29:32.290 integrated structures and something 29:32.300 --> 29:34.633 called the hands off expeditionary tent . 29:34.959 --> 29:37.070 Now , I've never had to put up a tent 29:37.660 --> 29:39.882 in a deployed location . Some , some of 29:39.882 --> 29:41.882 our folks probably have here in the 29:41.882 --> 29:44.739 room . Um This tent can be put up in 3 29:44.750 --> 29:48.469 to 5 minutes by one airman . I mean , 29:48.479 --> 29:50.590 so these are the kinds of things that 29:50.590 --> 29:52.757 we're trying to do . This , the uh the 29:52.757 --> 29:54.868 solar powered structure um has fabric 29:54.868 --> 29:57.719 that is able to bring in solar power in 29:57.729 --> 30:00.040 order to be able to , you know , have 30:00.050 --> 30:02.272 an environment that's air conditioned , 30:02.272 --> 30:04.383 for instance , right ? I mean , these 30:04.383 --> 30:06.272 are really unique , innovative uh 30:06.272 --> 30:09.750 things that our team is trying to bring 30:09.760 --> 30:11.790 to fruition on behalf of our war 30:11.800 --> 30:13.689 fighters , right ? And uh and for 30:13.689 --> 30:16.390 sustainment . And so just some examples 30:16.400 --> 30:18.939 of some small businesses here uh in the 30:18.949 --> 30:21.116 Northeastern Corridor that are helping 30:21.116 --> 30:23.116 us do some of that work if you have 30:23.116 --> 30:25.005 interest in the rapid sustainment 30:25.005 --> 30:27.469 office , um please reach out , can they 30:27.630 --> 30:31.349 um maybe uh to the AFC and then we 30:31.359 --> 30:34.729 can put you in touch . Um I'm actually 30:34.739 --> 30:36.628 the PE O for the RS for the rapid 30:36.628 --> 30:39.300 sustainment office uh in my second hat . 30:39.310 --> 30:41.630 Um But I'm happy to put you in touch uh 30:41.640 --> 30:44.010 with the team . Uh If you have interest 30:44.020 --> 30:47.160 there , I get the , one of my na 30:47.920 --> 30:49.989 close to last charts here and , uh , 30:50.000 --> 30:52.609 we'll open it up for Q and A is , uh , 30:52.619 --> 30:56.060 I wanna just say thank you for being 30:56.069 --> 30:59.410 partners with us . Uh You know , the 30:59.420 --> 31:02.339 Hanscom team benefits greatly from , 31:02.449 --> 31:05.180 from all of these partnerships and I'd 31:05.189 --> 31:07.245 be remiss if I didn't give credit to 31:07.245 --> 31:09.467 UMass Lowell , uh , for this chart . So 31:09.467 --> 31:11.633 that's how , what a great partner they 31:11.633 --> 31:13.745 are and allowed me to use their chart 31:13.745 --> 31:15.745 today . Uh I don't know if you have 31:15.745 --> 31:17.689 anybody in the audience today from 31:17.689 --> 31:19.800 UMass Lowell . But uh but uh I really 31:19.800 --> 31:21.911 do appreciate them . Um You know , we 31:21.911 --> 31:24.479 have , um and for instance , uh just on 31:24.489 --> 31:26.600 their part , you know , we have uh 10 31:26.600 --> 31:28.520 years of experience uh in , in 31:28.530 --> 31:31.619 partnership with them . Um Some of the 31:31.630 --> 31:33.741 major work that we're doing with them 31:33.741 --> 31:35.463 has to do with digital systems 31:35.463 --> 31:38.430 engineering , uh cyber stem efforts um 31:38.750 --> 31:41.329 and hackathons , for instance . Um We 31:41.339 --> 31:43.506 also have Northeastern University that 31:43.506 --> 31:45.450 we're working on counter small UAs 31:45.450 --> 31:47.900 programs uh quantum computing and uh 31:47.910 --> 31:51.219 our pe O digital uh has efforts there 31:51.229 --> 31:54.739 as well . You know , the uh uh 31:54.750 --> 31:57.219 from across uh the , you know , the 31:57.229 --> 31:59.989 Massachusetts challenge with uh our 32:00.000 --> 32:02.160 Accelerators to Nexus , that's I know 32:02.170 --> 32:04.520 right outside the gate um bringing 32:04.530 --> 32:06.530 together all of these players , you 32:06.530 --> 32:08.586 know , I had occasion recently to go 32:08.586 --> 32:12.180 visit the MITA I Accelerator team and 32:12.189 --> 32:15.420 uh really enjoyed that visit . Um And , 32:15.819 --> 32:17.819 you know , a lot that we do in this 32:17.819 --> 32:20.449 area uh is critical to our Air Force 32:20.729 --> 32:22.896 and it's through these partnerships uh 32:22.896 --> 32:25.219 that you help us move it forward . So 32:25.229 --> 32:27.285 with that , I will stop and just say 32:27.285 --> 32:30.569 thank you . Uh and look forward to your 32:30.579 --> 32:33.209 questions . How about thanks ? 32:35.410 --> 32:36.410 Ok , 32:41.089 --> 32:43.200 I'm gonna stay here just to make sure 32:43.200 --> 32:45.367 we don't have feedback . So one of the 32:45.367 --> 32:47.478 questions ma'am is how do you plan to 32:47.478 --> 32:49.311 balance the competing demands of 32:49.311 --> 32:51.033 innovation , modernization and 32:51.033 --> 32:53.145 sustainment of the Air Force's weapon 32:53.145 --> 32:56.540 systems and capabilities ? Just that 32:56.550 --> 33:00.449 small thing , you know , it's uh 33:00.709 --> 33:03.130 perennially , you know , we have had uh 33:03.140 --> 33:05.630 concerns about how do you modernize , 33:06.050 --> 33:08.106 right , and have enough funds in the 33:08.106 --> 33:11.069 budget to also sustain while also 33:11.079 --> 33:13.729 having , you know , the ability to be 33:13.739 --> 33:15.739 innovative . I hope that what we've 33:15.739 --> 33:17.850 shown you with a little bit of the uh 33:17.850 --> 33:19.961 presentation here with respect to the 33:19.961 --> 33:22.072 rapid sustainment office is how we're 33:22.072 --> 33:24.183 actually trying to involve innovation 33:24.183 --> 33:26.295 into sustainment , right , as well as 33:26.295 --> 33:28.406 the efforts that we've had across our 33:28.406 --> 33:30.628 Air Force to , to bring innovation into 33:30.628 --> 33:32.739 our acquisition programs . Um I don't 33:32.739 --> 33:34.850 think these things are counter to one 33:34.850 --> 33:37.072 another . However , you know , there is 33:37.072 --> 33:39.183 competition in the budget . Uh I will 33:39.183 --> 33:41.239 say that in a lot of cases , our new 33:41.239 --> 33:43.295 acquisition programs tend to win out 33:43.449 --> 33:45.839 because everybody wants that modernized 33:45.849 --> 33:48.920 platform . Um But when it then comes to 33:48.930 --> 33:51.199 putting that platform , you know , onto 33:51.209 --> 33:53.320 our weapon systems , we often have to 33:53.320 --> 33:55.487 take them down and into Depot in order 33:55.487 --> 33:57.320 to get that accomplished , which 33:57.320 --> 33:59.487 impacts our aircraft availability . So 33:59.487 --> 34:01.487 it is definitely a balance and I do 34:01.487 --> 34:03.598 think that uh you know , the benefits 34:03.598 --> 34:05.709 of modernization coming into our work 34:05.709 --> 34:08.189 into our uh platforms uh has to be 34:08.199 --> 34:11.649 moderated uh by , you know , the the 34:11.659 --> 34:14.290 day to day requirements uh that we have 34:14.300 --> 34:16.467 for our weapon systems . That was just 34:16.467 --> 34:19.229 last week at our um global Strike um 34:19.239 --> 34:21.183 technology acquisition sustainment 34:21.183 --> 34:24.429 review , uh with J A busier and uh Arba 34:24.439 --> 34:26.760 Hunter and Joe Richardson , you know , 34:26.770 --> 34:28.770 and those were one of the key areas 34:28.770 --> 34:30.714 where we're looking at . How do we 34:30.714 --> 34:32.826 modernize the bomber fleet like the B 34:32.826 --> 34:36.290 52 for its uh commercial engine program 34:36.300 --> 34:38.719 and radar modernization program and 34:38.729 --> 34:41.830 still maintain the bomber force , right ? 34:41.840 --> 34:43.618 That's needed to do the kind of 34:43.618 --> 34:45.790 engagements that were done just last 34:45.800 --> 34:49.540 week in the A R , right ? 34:49.840 --> 34:53.100 Uh And it is a balance . Um , there's , 34:53.270 --> 34:55.159 it , it really comes down to each 34:55.159 --> 34:57.850 individual weapon system and how we're 34:57.860 --> 35:00.300 gonna go about , um , managing that 35:00.310 --> 35:02.639 fleet . Um , but I see that there are 35:02.649 --> 35:04.871 synergies between being able to do both 35:04.871 --> 35:06.593 innovation and sustainment and 35:06.593 --> 35:10.169 innovation and um , modernization . Uh 35:10.620 --> 35:12.898 A T the SA me time . Thank you , ma'am . 35:13.639 --> 35:15.861 Uh There was a question that came , you 35:15.861 --> 35:18.083 already answered it if we're gonna have 35:18.083 --> 35:20.250 additional manpower and it sounds like 35:20.250 --> 35:19.979 they were gonna have a hiring fair in a 35:19.989 --> 35:22.100 potentially may time frame . But as a 35:22.100 --> 35:24.267 follow on to the manpower piece . What 35:24.267 --> 35:26.489 are we doing to ensure top notch talent 35:26.489 --> 35:29.770 remains where we need it ? Yeah , I 35:29.780 --> 35:33.199 think , uh , you know , it's this 35:33.209 --> 35:35.431 hiring market that we're in right now , 35:35.431 --> 35:37.431 you know , we're very , it's a very 35:37.431 --> 35:39.709 tight market . You know , we , we have , 35:39.709 --> 35:41.987 uh , I think 4% unemployment right now , 35:41.987 --> 35:44.530 which is a record low , uh , which 35:44.540 --> 35:46.651 obviously puts us in competition with 35:46.651 --> 35:49.860 talent . Um , what I think makes us 35:49.870 --> 35:51.739 unique , uh , 35:53.989 --> 35:57.830 is our mission , right ? It's 35:57.840 --> 36:00.979 that service , um , to your country . 36:01.330 --> 36:04.060 It's the mission of our Air Force . Uh , 36:04.070 --> 36:06.292 it's being able to be part of something 36:06.292 --> 36:08.739 greater than yourself . And I hope that 36:08.750 --> 36:10.694 those of us wearing Air Force blue 36:10.694 --> 36:12.694 today feel that and I hope everyone 36:12.694 --> 36:14.806 actually in the room that contributes 36:14.806 --> 36:16.750 to our mission feels that , um , I 36:16.750 --> 36:18.972 think that's one of our defining , uh , 36:18.972 --> 36:21.320 aspects and I , I'm hopeful that , uh , 36:21.330 --> 36:23.659 you know , that the next generation 36:23.669 --> 36:26.179 will , will feel the same . And when I 36:26.189 --> 36:28.245 meet our young folks , I saw where , 36:28.245 --> 36:30.300 where are my lieutenants there ? You 36:30.300 --> 36:32.522 are . I met a few lieutenants earlier . 36:32.522 --> 36:34.709 So great to see you . Um , you know , 36:34.719 --> 36:37.620 and it's awesome to see new folks , uh , 36:37.629 --> 36:39.796 coming into our air force , uh , every 36:39.796 --> 36:42.770 day . And , uh , I know we had some , 36:42.780 --> 36:45.590 where are my two stripers ? I saw you 36:45.600 --> 36:47.767 at the door earlier . Where were you ? 36:47.767 --> 36:50.580 Maybe ? There you go . Um , so thank 36:50.590 --> 36:52.701 you for being part of our air force , 36:52.701 --> 36:54.649 right ? Thanks for serving . Um I 36:54.659 --> 36:56.790 really think that that's , you know , 36:56.800 --> 36:58.967 why we're gonna continue to have great 36:58.967 --> 37:01.133 folks , but , but once we bring you in 37:01.320 --> 37:03.479 right into the fold , uh we've got to 37:03.489 --> 37:05.545 make sure that you have the training 37:05.545 --> 37:07.767 that you need to execute your job . And 37:07.767 --> 37:10.530 uh certainly as we go digital first uh 37:10.540 --> 37:12.762 in all of our acquisition programs , uh 37:12.762 --> 37:14.929 we need to ensure that we're providing 37:14.929 --> 37:17.939 you the right tools uh and uh the right 37:17.949 --> 37:20.100 education and training in order to 37:20.110 --> 37:22.699 utilize those tools . And that's a key 37:22.709 --> 37:25.239 aspect of , of what we're uh doing as a 37:25.250 --> 37:28.379 center . What else ? Thank you , ma'am . 37:28.389 --> 37:31.989 That's all the time . Yes . Ok . 37:35.540 --> 37:38.419 One more . Well , do we have anybody 37:38.429 --> 37:40.762 from the audience because you know they , 37:40.762 --> 37:44.149 ok , go ahead , sir . Um If you say a 37:44.159 --> 37:46.639 couple words about the F force uh 37:46.649 --> 37:50.010 cruise defense mission and uh how you 37:50.020 --> 37:52.669 see that evolving certain perhaps in 37:52.679 --> 37:56.550 the context of the music . Oh , I 37:56.669 --> 37:57.669 think you , 38:02.229 --> 38:06.149 yes . So , um you know , 38:06.159 --> 38:09.179 China is really focused on putting out 38:09.189 --> 38:11.522 a lot of , a lot of munitions . I won't , 38:11.522 --> 38:13.578 I can't go into details on specifics 38:13.578 --> 38:16.360 but um cruise missiles is actually um a , 38:16.370 --> 38:19.800 a very real concern in the A or , 38:19.810 --> 38:23.760 and um you know , I , 38:23.949 --> 38:26.060 I'm gonna have to beg off and say , I 38:26.060 --> 38:28.227 don't know a lot about our anti cruise 38:28.227 --> 38:30.505 missile defense programs at the moment . 38:30.505 --> 38:32.449 I'm still coming up to speed . I'm 38:32.449 --> 38:34.505 looking to learn more while I'm here 38:34.505 --> 38:36.727 this week . Um , but I will say that uh 38:36.727 --> 38:38.949 they're gonna be critical to protecting 38:38.949 --> 38:41.116 uh our infrastructure and our airmen . 38:42.040 --> 38:44.820 Um , you know , we , we obviously have 38:44.830 --> 38:47.739 seen a lot in Ukraine and there's been 38:47.750 --> 38:49.639 a lot of experience that has been 38:49.639 --> 38:53.129 garnered there recently . Um I don't 38:53.139 --> 38:54.989 have as much knowledge of what's 38:55.000 --> 38:57.000 occurring in Israel , but I imagine 38:57.000 --> 38:59.111 there's quite a bit going on there as 38:59.111 --> 39:01.530 well . But what we have seen is the 39:01.540 --> 39:04.560 need to be agile 39:05.479 --> 39:07.701 in order to counter the threat that the 39:07.701 --> 39:10.669 threat is changing quickly . And that 39:10.679 --> 39:13.439 uh we need to ensure our systems uh can 39:13.449 --> 39:17.229 be upgradable uh on a faster turn . And 39:17.239 --> 39:19.389 so a lot of that's gonna mean , you 39:19.399 --> 39:21.455 know , how do we provide that from a 39:21.455 --> 39:23.288 hardware perspective that , that 39:23.288 --> 39:25.343 agility ? But then also how do we do 39:25.343 --> 39:27.455 that from a software perspective ? Uh 39:27.455 --> 39:29.621 You know , as we've seen with a lot of 39:29.621 --> 39:33.290 the small UAs , right , that um area is , 39:33.300 --> 39:37.290 is uh is changing quickly . Uh And 39:37.300 --> 39:39.133 we need be to be able to put new 39:39.139 --> 39:41.899 techniques uh into our weapon systems 39:41.909 --> 39:44.020 in order to counter them . And that , 39:44.020 --> 39:46.242 and that requires , you know , a really 39:46.242 --> 39:48.949 a fast turn time and an open agile 39:48.959 --> 39:51.479 digital environment for us to do that . 39:51.810 --> 39:54.340 Uh And so I would , I would say that 39:54.580 --> 39:56.636 that's where I see things headed and 39:56.636 --> 39:58.858 that's why I think it's really critical 39:58.858 --> 40:01.699 that , that we move forward uh even 40:01.709 --> 40:05.060 more than we have uh on digital . Thank 40:05.070 --> 40:07.126 you . Thank you , ma'am . That was , 40:07.126 --> 40:09.014 that was uh helpful . It's a very 40:09.014 --> 40:11.229 sensible top . Appreciate you . Thank 40:11.239 --> 40:15.120 you . Ok , sir . Yes . Thank you John 40:15.270 --> 40:17.620 Law for that uh to protect to 40:17.780 --> 40:19.969 transformation . How do you imagine 40:19.979 --> 40:22.610 artificial intelligence affect the 40:22.620 --> 40:25.889 upcoming airport procurement in terms 40:25.899 --> 40:29.229 of uh requirements or for uh Eval 40:29.320 --> 40:30.320 medication ? 40:35.020 --> 40:36.853 You know , this area we're still 40:36.853 --> 40:39.076 working our way through . I don't think 40:39.076 --> 40:41.360 we have the final answers on that yet , 40:41.949 --> 40:44.060 but I see it as being very critical . 40:44.060 --> 40:46.290 So the first things that we need to do 40:47.239 --> 40:50.090 is ensure the integrity of our data . 40:51.030 --> 40:53.252 Uh Right now , we have data that's very 40:53.252 --> 40:55.530 ST pipped . Um You know , one of the 40:55.540 --> 40:57.600 efforts that I know our uh rapid 40:57.610 --> 40:59.888 sustainment office is moving out on is , 40:59.888 --> 41:02.129 is C three is CBM plus , right . 41:02.139 --> 41:04.729 Condition based maintenance plus being 41:04.739 --> 41:06.929 able to get data off of our platforms 41:06.939 --> 41:09.810 and be able to then analyze that data 41:09.969 --> 41:12.810 is really critical . It's hard because 41:12.820 --> 41:16.580 our um our 41:16.590 --> 41:18.899 legacy weapon systems were not designed 41:19.139 --> 41:21.820 uh to do that . Uh So our team is 41:21.830 --> 41:23.997 moving out on , on the data piece of , 41:23.997 --> 41:26.409 of that . I , I think that um 41:28.010 --> 41:30.232 we will need to think through what that 41:30.232 --> 41:32.780 means for future acquisitions . And I , 41:32.790 --> 41:35.012 I don't know that we have the answer to 41:35.012 --> 41:37.068 that yet . Um But we are starting to 41:37.068 --> 41:39.360 make small movements , you know , to , 41:39.370 --> 41:41.379 to understand what is it , the data 41:41.389 --> 41:44.870 that we need so that we can able to be 41:44.879 --> 41:47.949 able to use A I on that data , right ? 41:47.959 --> 41:50.239 Uh In order to learn from it and then 41:50.250 --> 41:53.100 advance faster . Um So we've recognized 41:53.110 --> 41:55.277 the need , I'm just not sure right now 41:55.277 --> 41:57.520 that we have the final solution . Um 41:57.530 --> 42:00.649 But you know , if , if folks out here , 42:00.909 --> 42:03.020 you know , um are able to bring great 42:03.030 --> 42:05.510 ideas for , we love to hear those . OK . 42:06.159 --> 42:08.270 All right . And I think with that , I 42:08.270 --> 42:10.437 probably do need to go , but thank you 42:10.437 --> 42:10.350 all and I really appreciate it . Have a 42:10.360 --> 42:10.959 great day .