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Chief Master Sergeant of the Space

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Force John Bentylvania and Chief Master

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Sergeant of the Air Force David Flossy

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testified before a House committee on

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military quality of life . The hearing

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focused on challenges that service

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members face like housing affordability ,

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access to childcare , spouse employment ,

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and the increasing need for investment

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in personnel and divesting excess .

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Structure . Pennsylvania underscored

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the need for investment and guardians

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advocating for quality of life

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investments . Flossy's testimony

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underscored the importance of quality

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of life as a key element in maintaining

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a highly capable , lethal , and ready

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force . The committee expressed

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bipartisan support for addressing the

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concerns raised by both senior and

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listed leaders . Chief of Space

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Operations General Chance Sulzman gave

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insights into a new international

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partnership strategy to unify

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like-minded nation's efforts in the

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space domain during his keynote address

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at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado

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Springs . The document will serve as a

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roadmap for building a seamless

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multinational . Space Coalition with

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the core objectives to empower partners ,

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improve interoperability and fully

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integrate allied capabilities with

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increasing global interest and mounting

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security challenges in space , Salzman

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said the success of the Space Force

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will depend not just on technological

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edge but on collective resolve . US Air

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Forces in Europe , Air Forces Africa

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holds its largest air to air weapon

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system evaluation program exercise at

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Royal Air Force Lake Heath , United

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Kingdom . This exercise , labeled

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Combat Archer , will assess and enhance

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operational readiness by providing a

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comprehensive evaluation of all phases

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of combat operations from weapons

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loading . Aircraft and aircrew

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performance . This evaluation will

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deliver an end to end assessment of the

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kill chain in a realistic combat

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environment . Combat Archer is a

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cornerstone of the Air Force's

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commitment to readiness and efficiency ,

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and this year's exercise will serve to

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set the groundwork for future

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evaluations . That's your look around

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the Air Force . I'm Airman First Class

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Phil Edwards .