come with me to malmstrom, to warren, to minot. come with me anywhere and you will see that the current generation of americans is as great as any other generation our country has had and they're spectacular. they want to do it. they love that mission. whether they're in that mission, i talk to them all. i call them on christmas. i call them on thanksgiving. every one i talk to, how long are you going to be in the air force? i'm going to be in the air force four years and get out. i'm going to be here my whole life. how do you like the business? sir, i love it. we're doing the most important job in the country. doesn't matter whether it's a submariner, a missileer, a bomber pilot, maintainer. they know how important it is. they love what they're doing. they know it's essential to the security of our nation. if you want to see the strength of america, just go watch our airmen, our soldiers, our sailors, our marine. chief? >> thank you, sir. good afternoon. i would like to start off with a thank you. you know, it was actually somethi