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We cannot do our jobs without you . You 

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are a meaningful , very meaningful part 

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of this team . I will tell you , it's 

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been the absolute highlight of my 38 

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years to have served alongside of me 

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over the last couple as we built this 

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new service , the character of war has 

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changed and space is at the heart of it . 

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Our adversaries have taken note and are 

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doing two things . They're building the 

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same capabilities for their own use , 

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integrating them into their operations . 

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And just as we're in great power 

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competition in all other domains , we 

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are in a great power competition in 

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space as well . And we cannot afford to 

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lose that competition .