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Chaplain’s thoughts ... foRCES (from Page 2)
Both Russia and China are investing significantly to negate American
defenses, from the development of antisatellite weapons to standing
Can you but due to my stubborn nature, I kept going for up formidable antiaircraft networks.
U.S. Air and Space Forces are developing game-changing tech-
another three miles only to black out, this time
help me coming up bruised and bloody. Thankfully, I had nologies, including artificial intelligence-driven systems, low-cost
“attritable” aircraft, and a real-time information-sharing network to
a friend with me who helped me back to the car
and to a refreshing bottle of water. It was then I reinforce deterrence, expand defenses, and keep American military
by 2nd Lt. realized, maybe I need to slow down, take a step forces one step ahead of adversaries.
There is more to do. The Department of the Air Force is accelerating
VICTORIA back, and breathe. innovation to equip U.S. Air and Space Forces to deter and, if necessary,
REEVES What was going on in my head? Why was
I so unable to slow down? So often in life we get defeat aggression. The Department will collaborate with Congress to
56th Fighter Wng Chapel caught up in the rocks, the hills, the sweat and for- fund new systems and capabilities to deter future conflict in air, space,
Heart racing, feet get to take a break. We think we are alone, fighting and cyberspace and maintain peace.
2nd Lt. Victoria Reeves moving forward faster for ourselves, fighting desperately for oxygen. Why To respond effectively to the threats of tomorrow, the National
and faster, climbing are we so afraid to open up to our teammate who Defense Strategy requires us to accelerate force modernization today.
up over the rocks, gasping for breath — does this is there when we finally fall, bloody and bruised?
hill ever end? Sweat drips down into my eyes as I am guilty of shutting down and plowing through
I push forward into the woods, watching every until the end, but at my own expense. I see my
step I take, careful not to trip over the rocks below community around me cheering me onward, but
my feet. “I have to get back to the trail head,” I forget to pause and say, “Hey, I am tired. I am worn
kept thinking to myself as I took one wrong turn down. Can you help me?”
after the next, longing to see my car and my cold We are living in an extremely chaotic world,
bottle of water. What was meant to be a five-mile growing more isolated and divisive. Whether we
run turned into eight as I struggled to fight the are the ones growing weary or the ones ready with
humidity and my own anxiety as cobwebs hit my a refreshing bottle of water, it is important to pay
face. And then it happened. Suddenly, I trip over attention to those around us and to ourselves.
what seemed like nothing, landing hard on my It is okay if you’re worn out and feeling like you
chest with my breath gone, looking around to make have to push forward, but in my own experience,
sure no one saw. Defeated, I rise brush myself off if I don’t pay attention to those feelings, I usually
and even more determined, race back to my car. end up getting hurt. So, I ask you, what is holding
What I did not realize was how depleted my fuel you back from reaching out to your teammates?
was, how frustrated I had become, and how little What cobwebs are making you angry or anxious?
aware I was of my surroundings. Soaked in sweat, Pause and seek out a friend and encourage one
dusty from my fall, I refused to slow down. I wish another, remind each other that we are not alone
I could say the story ends without another fall, in this fight.

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