ms. bordallo: thank you. another question i had, the air force has been a leader in advocating for the total force concept. you see inunities do willand future years leverage in cost saving nature of the national guard? where can congress play a role in facilitating these engagements? gen. goldfein: thank you for the up 30 to showcase our guard reserve. we are one force, one air force. all the components are actively participating. air component commander, i traveled around the region. it never ceased to amaze me the cockpitinto and ask which one is reserved, i could have all three in the same cockpit performing that mission. one gives you vignette of how integrated we are across the force. where we can for leverage the hiring experience level in the stability in the guard force and our reserve force as we look to continue to associate in ways that can bring more and marketability to the fight. -- capability to the fight. one of the activities we are looking at is how to we take the active service codes out t

ms. bordallo: thank you. another question i had, the air force has been a leader in advocating for the total force concept. you see inunities do willand future years leverage in cost saving nature of the national guard? where can congress play a role in facilitating these engagements? gen. goldfein: thank you for the up 30 to showcase our guard reserve. we are one force, one air force. all the components are actively participating. air component commander, i traveled around the region. it never ceased to amaze me the cockpitinto and ask which one is reserved, i could have all three in the same cockpit performing that mission. one gives you vignette of how integrated we are across the force. where we can for leverage the hiring experience level in the stability in the guard force and our reserve force as we look to continue to associate in ways that can bring more and marketability to the fight. -- capability to the fight. one of the activities we are looking at is how to we take the active service codes out t

ms. bordallo: i ask for support of my amendment. the chair: the gentlelady from texas has one minute remaining. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady and i reserve, mr. chairman. the chair: and the gentlelady reserves her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling seek recognition? mr. hensarling: i ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition though i'm not oppose. first with the amendment from the gentlelady from texas, often don't have an opportunity to work with her, i'm happy to work with her on this matter and recognize that this report could indeed add value. i think anything we can do to help in the family economic empowerment, the areas she has identified and employment counseling and training, coordination, of these areas, i think could be very valuable. i appreciate the gentlelady's amendment. and i am prepared to accept it. and the same is true for the gentlelady from guam, i'm sorry she missed her opportunity earlier, i'm glad she has her opportunity now and i am prepared to accept her am

ms. bordallo: would you kindly stand up, please? chairman wittman: i knew it. [laughter] chairman wittman: i knew it, i knew it. fantastic. she always does, she only does. good morning. i want to think all of you for being here for the readiness hearing on the 2017 budget requests and readiness posture. this is the first of four hearings, and in december and january the services testified on increase readiness risks. heg how the air force budget request enables a readiness recovery plan and where we continue to take risk. welcome all of our experts. this morning we have with this general david goldfein, within a general john raymond, then a general -- lieutenant general john cooper. thank