1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:10,616 Department of the Air Force . Senior 3 00:00:10,616 --> 00:00:12,782 leaders recently testified to a Senate 4 00:00:12,782 --> 00:00:14,393 sub-committee to explain the 5 00:00:14,393 --> 00:00:16,560 department's budget request for fiscal 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,739 year 2025 Secretary of the Air Force . 7 00:00:18,750 --> 00:00:20,861 Frank Kendall stressed the importance 8 00:00:20,861 --> 00:00:23,028 of providing on time appropriations to 9 00:00:23,028 --> 00:00:25,194 the department , time matters , but so 10 00:00:25,194 --> 00:00:27,194 do resources . The United States is 11 00:00:27,194 --> 00:00:29,083 facing a competitor with national 12 00:00:29,083 --> 00:00:31,306 purchasing power that exceeds our own . 13 00:00:31,306 --> 00:00:33,361 The challenge we have never faced in 14 00:00:33,361 --> 00:00:35,583 modern times . Air Force Chief of Staff 15 00:00:35,583 --> 00:00:37,472 General David Alvin says the plan 16 00:00:37,472 --> 00:00:39,694 preserves advances in modernization and 17 00:00:39,694 --> 00:00:41,639 importantly , the Air Force budget 18 00:00:41,639 --> 00:00:43,861 request also invests in the Air Force's 19 00:00:43,861 --> 00:00:45,750 most precious asset our airmen to 20 00:00:45,750 --> 00:00:47,528 ensure they remain the decisive 21 00:00:47,528 --> 00:00:49,861 advantage upon which our nation depends . 22 00:00:49,861 --> 00:00:52,083 Space Force Chief of Space Operations , 23 00:00:52,083 --> 00:00:54,083 General Chance Saltzman pointed out 24 00:00:54,083 --> 00:00:55,972 despite being the smallest of the 25 00:00:55,972 --> 00:00:57,806 nation's military services . The 26 00:00:57,806 --> 00:00:59,917 capabilities the Space Force provides 27 00:00:59,917 --> 00:01:01,861 and manages are essential to every 28 00:01:01,861 --> 00:01:03,861 service's success . The Space force 29 00:01:03,861 --> 00:01:05,972 budget request is designed to support 30 00:01:05,972 --> 00:01:05,790 the national defense strategy by 31 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,589 building and equipping the forces . The 32 00:01:08,599 --> 00:01:10,821 nation needs to perform each activity , 33 00:01:10,940 --> 00:01:13,107 preserving freedom of action and space 34 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:15,529 while deterring and denying adversarial 35 00:01:15,540 --> 00:01:17,040 objectives . There's a new 36 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,984 comprehensive guide for airmen and 37 00:01:18,984 --> 00:01:20,762 guardians made by mental health 38 00:01:20,762 --> 00:01:22,762 professionals from across Air Force 39 00:01:22,762 --> 00:01:24,929 medical services . The guide is called 40 00:01:24,929 --> 00:01:27,207 the mental health overview . Until now , 41 00:01:27,207 --> 00:01:29,429 there's been no single source outlining 42 00:01:29,429 --> 00:01:31,540 the entire mental health system . The 43 00:01:31,540 --> 00:01:33,429 goal of the overview is to reduce 44 00:01:33,429 --> 00:01:35,429 confusion around what mental health 45 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:37,540 really is and increase the likelihood 46 00:01:37,540 --> 00:01:39,651 of service members and their families 47 00:01:39,651 --> 00:01:41,929 seeking clinical and non clinical help . 48 00:01:41,929 --> 00:01:43,929 Service members can expect to learn 49 00:01:43,929 --> 00:01:43,660 common language , clarifying 50 00:01:43,669 --> 00:01:45,790 terminology and how to best use 51 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:47,690 resources to support their mental 52 00:01:47,699 --> 00:01:49,699 health . In addition to the digital 53 00:01:49,699 --> 00:01:51,755 publication , physical copies of the 54 00:01:51,755 --> 00:01:53,810 overview will be available at mental 55 00:01:53,810 --> 00:01:55,810 health clinics across all air force 56 00:01:55,810 --> 00:01:58,032 bases . That's your look around the air 57 00:01:58,032 --> 00:01:59,977 force . I'm Staff Sergeant Khadija 58 00:01:59,977 --> 00:01:59,489 Slaughter .