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newsletter and what's going on in the world in aviation defense. So General Kane, you might

have heard his podcast episode released back in January. We actually recorded on the 30th of November. That's been a question a lot of people have asked, and that was the week before he was retiring from the Central Intelligence Agency or retiring from the Air Force in his role at the Central Intelligence Agency.

Now, in January, sorry, in February, President Trump nominated him to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. So yesterday or April 1st, he sat in front of Senate Armed Services Committee testifying.

Most likely, he'll be confirmed.

Suppose that's what everyone is saying.

It seems logical.

Now, he'll require a couple waivers to do this.

This is nothing new.

Secretary Austin as well as Secretary Mattis both required waivers as well so I would

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