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Department of the Air Force . Senior

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leaders recently testified to a Senate

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sub-committee to explain the

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department's budget request for fiscal

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year 2025 Secretary of the Air Force .

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Frank Kendall stressed the importance

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of providing on time appropriations to

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the department , time matters , but so

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do resources . The United States is

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facing a competitor with national

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purchasing power that exceeds our own .

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The challenge we have never faced in

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modern times . Air Force Chief of Staff

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General David Alvin says the plan

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preserves advances in modernization and

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importantly , the Air Force budget

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request also invests in the Air Force's

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most precious asset our airmen to

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ensure they remain the decisive

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advantage upon which our nation depends .

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Space Force Chief of Space Operations ,

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General Chance Saltzman pointed out

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despite being the smallest of the

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nation's military services . The

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capabilities the Space Force provides

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and manages are essential to every

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service's success . The Space force

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budget request is designed to support

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the national defense strategy by

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building and equipping the forces . The

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nation needs to perform each activity ,

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preserving freedom of action and space

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while deterring and denying adversarial

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objectives . There's a new

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comprehensive guide for airmen and

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guardians made by mental health

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professionals from across Air Force

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medical services . The guide is called

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the mental health overview . Until now ,

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there's been no single source outlining

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the entire mental health system . The

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goal of the overview is to reduce

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confusion around what mental health

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really is and increase the likelihood

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of service members and their families

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seeking clinical and non clinical help .

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Service members can expect to learn

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common language , clarifying

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terminology and how to best use

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resources to support their mental

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health . In addition to the digital

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publication , physical copies of the

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overview will be available at mental

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health clinics across all air force

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bases . That's your look around the air

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force . I'm Staff Sergeant Khadija

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Slaughter .