1 00:00:00,449 --> 00:00:02,560 Air University played a critical role 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,838 in my development throughout my career . 3 00:00:04,838 --> 00:00:07,005 I'm honored to have the opportunity to 4 00:00:07,005 --> 00:00:09,005 mentor future strategic leaders not 5 00:00:09,005 --> 00:00:10,949 only within our Air Force but also 6 00:00:10,949 --> 00:00:12,949 within the joint force and with our 7 00:00:12,949 --> 00:00:15,116 allies and partners around the world . 8 00:00:15,116 --> 00:00:17,171 Readiness is having the right skills 9 00:00:17,171 --> 00:00:19,116 and the right abilities within the 10 00:00:19,116 --> 00:00:21,227 force at the time that they're needed 11 00:00:21,227 --> 00:00:23,171 to employ at a War College , we're 12 00:00:23,171 --> 00:00:25,282 focused on providing future strategic 13 00:00:25,282 --> 00:00:27,860 leaders the key attributes that they 14 00:00:27,860 --> 00:00:30,082 need to be ready for any crisis , to be 15 00:00:30,082 --> 00:00:32,138 able to plan with our joint partners 16 00:00:32,138 --> 00:00:34,630 and our allies , to be able to uh 17 00:00:34,630 --> 00:00:36,852 provide the leadership necessary during 18 00:00:36,852 --> 00:00:38,852 turbulent times , and to be able to 19 00:00:38,852 --> 00:00:40,686 think about the problems that we 20 00:00:40,686 --> 00:00:43,590 experience worldwide . One of the 21 00:00:43,590 --> 00:00:45,950 things that we do in Air War College is 22 00:00:45,950 --> 00:00:48,117 spend a lot of time talking in seminar 23 00:00:48,430 --> 00:00:50,430 about the various concepts of joint 24 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:52,486 planning and joint war fighting . We 25 00:00:52,486 --> 00:00:54,652 talk about great power competition and 26 00:00:54,652 --> 00:00:56,819 we talk about optimizing our force for 27 00:00:56,819 --> 00:00:58,986 future fights . The relationships that 28 00:00:58,986 --> 00:01:01,097 our students make both at Air Command 29 00:01:01,097 --> 00:01:03,208 and Staff College and Air War College 30 00:01:03,208 --> 00:01:05,374 are essential . Uh , for understanding 31 00:01:05,374 --> 00:01:07,597 the cultures that we're um operating in 32 00:01:07,629 --> 00:01:09,760 and around and to be able to develop 33 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,559 that trust and communication amongst 34 00:01:12,559 --> 00:01:14,800 our international partners and allies 35 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,022 that we can operate with them , that we 36 00:01:17,022 --> 00:01:19,189 can be effective with them and that we 37 00:01:19,189 --> 00:01:21,189 can address the challenges in a way 38 00:01:21,189 --> 00:01:23,300 that makes us all stronger . When our 39 00:01:23,300 --> 00:01:25,522 students graduate , they should be able 40 00:01:25,522 --> 00:01:27,800 to operate in an uncertain environment , 41 00:01:27,839 --> 00:01:30,089 understand the historical context of 42 00:01:30,089 --> 00:01:32,256 the situations that we're dealing in , 43 00:01:32,410 --> 00:01:35,040 uh , understand how to work as a team 44 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,151 and as a joint planner to effectively 45 00:01:37,151 --> 00:01:39,151 provide solutions to the challenges 46 00:01:39,151 --> 00:01:42,569 that we face . Our future readiness is 47 00:01:42,569 --> 00:01:45,529 gonna depend on having the Air Force 48 00:01:45,529 --> 00:01:47,849 with the ability to address the 49 00:01:47,849 --> 00:01:49,905 challenges that we might face in the 50 00:01:49,905 --> 00:01:52,127 future to know that regardless of where 51 00:01:52,127 --> 00:01:54,182 the next challenges occur that we'll 52 00:01:54,182 --> 00:01:56,238 have capable joint planners ready to 53 00:01:56,238 --> 00:01:57,730 fight in our nation's defense .