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Secretary of the Air Force Troy Mink

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testified before the Senate Armed

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Services Committee to outline the

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department's 2026 budget priorities and

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the growing challenges facing the

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service . This hearing marked Mink's

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first appearance before the committee

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in his role as secretary . We

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simultaneously faced personnel and

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platform challenges affecting our

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immediate readiness . We must balance

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our requirements to generate readiness

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and project power today with imperative

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to rebuild our military and develop

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capabilities so that we can continue

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deterring our adversaries tomorrow .

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The EA 37B completed its first training

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sortie at Davis Montham Air Force Base ,

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Arizona , marking a major milestone in

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its replacement of the Legacy EC-130H .

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The EA 37B is a wide area airborne

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electromagnetic attack weapon system

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that uses a heavily modified version of

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the Gulfstream G5 . airframe serving as

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a more modern and cost effective

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commercial derivative aircraft . The

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aircraft employs offensive counter

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information and electromagnetic attack

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capabilities to support US and

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coalition tactical air surface and

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special operations forces , ensuring

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joint force military advantage in

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electromagnetic battle space .

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More than 500 military personnel from

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across the Air Force , Joint Services ,

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NATO allies , and operational mission

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partners mobilized at Robbins Air Force

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Base , Georgia for the 2025 XCOM

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roundup . ExCom Roundup is designed to

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strengthen expeditionary communications

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capabilities in contested environments

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and . Deliberately introduces simulated

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threats to stress tests and enhance

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participants' abilities to function

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under denied , disrupted , and limited

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communication conditions . This effort

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strengthens information specialist

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capabilities , evolving their expertise

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to detect and neutralize enemy attempts

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to control the communication battle

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space . That's your look around the Air

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Force . I'm Staff Sergeant Katherine

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Winchell .