,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #agg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjai ,mrs4  
,lesko 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4    
,cole1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,mr4 
,gos>1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,mr4 ,s*weik]t1 ,mr4
 ,olson1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 ,byrne1
 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4      
,coll9s ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4  
,wittman1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mr4 ,/aub]1     
,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,dunn1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,wright1 ,mr4 ,williams1 
,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,m>*ant1 ,mr4 ,c>son (
 ,indiana1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,utah1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,conaway1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,hice (    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,/ew>t1 ,mr4 ,flores1    
,ms4 ,hill ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,k5dra ,s4 
,horn ( ,oklahoma1 ,mr4 ,johnson (      
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,good51 &   
,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&7 submitt$ ! foll[+  
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,,resolution        
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            

,repres5tatives t ,congress %\ld cont9ue
 to support ! ,f-#ce ,jo9t ,/rike       
,fight] ,program4  ,:]eas 9 rec5t ye>s1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates & its alli$ fight]      
fleets h gott5 small] & increas+ly      
outdat$2 ,:]eas dur+ ! pa/ two decades1 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce fight]        
inv5tory 0 cut 9 half & mo/ curr5t ,air 
,=ce fight] aircraft are m ?an #be ye>s 
old2 ,:]eas ! allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
ne$ to recapitalize _! ag+ fight] fleets
 ) new & m capable aircraft2 ,:]eas     
ma9ta9+ air sup]iority is ess5tial to   
pres]v+ global security & /ability2     
,:]eas ! ,f-#ce program w support !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,air ,=ce1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,navy1 & ,unit$ ,/ates ,m>9e ,corps2    
,:]eas ?r\gh global p>tn]%ips1 ! ,f-#ce 
,lightn+ ,,ii (f]s unprec$5t$ capability
 & supportability across ! spectrum (   
milit>y op]ations2 ,:]eas ! ,f-#ce      
,lightn+ ,,ii is bett] ?an any o!r      
fight] aircraft = air-to-gr\nd /rike    
missions2 ,:]eas ! ,f-#ce ,lightn+ ,,ii 
is a #e? ,g5]ation fight]1 comb9+       

advanc$ /eal? ) fight] spe$ & agility1  
fully fus$ s5sor in=mation1             
network-enabl$ op]ations & advanc$      
su/a9m5t2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se  
has ann\nc$ t ! price ( ! conv5tional   
v]sion ( ! ,f-#ce has dropp$ m ?an #fj  
p]c5t & w drop m ?an ano!r #e p]c5t 9 ! 
next lot2 ,:]eas ! mo/ rec5t national   
security /rategy emphasizes build+ a m  
le?al & survivable =ce & /r5g!n+        
alliances2 ,:]eas ,luke ,air ,=ce ,base1
 ,arizona1 ,egl9 ,air ,=ce ,base1       
,florida1 & ,m>9e ,corps ,air ,/ation   
,beau=t1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 are succe$+ 9 _! 
missions to build ! future ( airp[] &   
lead+ ! ,arm$ ,=ces 9 develop+ airm5 &  
tra9+ fight] pilots2 ,:]eas ,luke ,air  
,=ce ,base1 ,egl9 ,air ,=ce ,base1 &    
,m>9e ,corps ,air ,/ation ,beau=t1 play 
significant roles 9 ! ,f-#ce program &  
provide invaluable tra9+ gr\nds =       
milit>y pilots & pilots ( allies ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates to le>n h[ to op]ate &    
ma9ta9 ! /eal? fight] jet2 ,:]eas !     
,f-#ce;,b squadron at ,m>9e ,corps ,air 

,/ation ,beau=t is ! only location 9 !  
_w :]e pilots tra9 to fly ! ,f-#ce;,b2  
,:]eas ! ,f-#ce is curr5tly fly+ 9      
op]ational combat squadrons at ,hill    
,air ,=ce ,base1 ,utah1 ,m>9e ,corps    
,air ,/ation ,yuma1 ,arizona1 ,naval    
,air ,/ation ,lemoore1 ,cali=nia1 & 9   
ov]seas locations & w soon be fly+ at   
,eilson ,air ,=ce ,base1 ,arkansas1     
,burl+ton ,air ,national ,gu>d ,base1   
,v]mont1 ,truax ,air ,national ,gu>d    
,base1 ,wiscons91 ,dannely ,air         
,national ,gu>d ,base1 ,alabama1 &      
,naval ,air ,/ation ,jo9t ,res]ve ,base 
,=t ,wor?1 ,texas2 & ,:]eas ,luke ,air  
,=ce ,base has welcom$ & tra9$ pilots & 
ma9ta9]s f c\ntries su* z ,au/ralia1    
,italy1 ,ne!rl&s1 ,d5m>k1 ,norway1      
,israel1 ,s\? ,korea1 & ,japan3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 f9ds t ! cont9u$
 support = ! ,f-#ce ,jo9t ,/rike ,fight]
 ,program is imp]ative to national      
security2 &  7#b7 affirms t ,congress   
%\ld cont9ue to support ! ,f-#ce ,jo9t  

,/rike ,fight] ,program 9 future fiscal 
ye>s because ! ,unit$ ,/ates _c af=d to 
risk its security or ! security ( its   
allies by all[+ su* program to fall %ort
 ( its mission4