WEBVTT 00:06.510 --> 00:09.670 More one hundred sixty Virginia national guard soldiers from 00:09.680 --> 00:13.100 the one hundred sixty infantry Brigade combat team more mobilized 00:13.110 --> 00:17.070 yesterday during the mid Atlantic snowstorm. Those soldiers assisted 00:17.080 --> 00:20.060 in traffic operations around central and northern Virginia the 00:20.400 --> 00:23.480 go valley. They also help state trooper is make it through this 00:23.490 --> 00:26.820 now much of the accumulation has already melted in the region. 00:28.000 --> 00:29.980 As the defense department begins to deal with. 00:30.520 --> 00:33.440 Ration which was triggered march. First military leaders still 00:33.440 --> 00:36.620 have missions to accomplish general carter ham the commander 00:36.620 --> 00:39.890 of S africa command and general william Frazier the commander 00:39.890 --> 00:43.070 of U.S. transportation command were on capitol hill today to 00:43.080 --> 00:46.260 give testimony regarding the defense authorization request for 00:46.270 --> 00:47.500 fiscal year twenty four. 00:48.180 --> 00:50.630 The generals told the senate armed services committee they're 00:50.640 --> 00:55.060 very concerned about the ongoing a from sequestration and operating 00:55.060 --> 00:56.700 under a continuing resolution. 00:57.580 --> 01:01.270 The fiscal challenges that you mentioned now place after command 01:01.270 --> 01:05.340 strategy to strengthen the capabilities of our partners and increased risk. 01:05.910 --> 01:07.040 I'm concerned about. 01:07.750 --> 01:11.870 The impacts resulting from the combined effects of sequestration 01:12.070 --> 01:13.650 and a continuing resolution. 01:14.300 --> 01:18.180 We've already had to make difficult decisions based on the availability 01:18.190 --> 01:21.260 of funds such as reducing reconnaissance flights. 01:21.830 --> 01:25.450 The budget reductions we face will cuts theater security cooperation 01:25.450 --> 01:29.630 engagements and will reduce important. Joining combined exercise. 01:30.420 --> 01:33.180 As we look towards the future were also assessing the mission 01:33.180 --> 01:37.310 impact of funding reductions for this year and potentially beyond. 01:37.850 --> 01:41.110 The U.S. trends come requirements are driven by our customer 01:41.100 --> 01:44.930 workload and readiness needs is their demand signals decline. 01:45.300 --> 01:47.440 Our workload will also be reduced. 01:48.230 --> 01:51.120 All the facts of these reductions will not occur immediately 01:51.520 --> 01:54.290 the long term results will likely affect the business base of 01:54.290 --> 01:57.540 our commercial partners and our ability to support other combatant 01:57.550 --> 01:59.820 commands in the same manner as we do today. 02:00.600 --> 02:03.350 Sequestration was triggered march first and calls for nearly 02:03.360 --> 02:06.370 fifty billion dollars of across the board cuts to the defense 02:06.380 --> 02:10.210 Department's budget those cuts are required to be made by september. 02:10.840 --> 02:14.010 The senate on wednesday confirmed two army generals to lead regional 02:14.040 --> 02:17.240 combatant commands current army vice chief of staff general lloyd 02:17.250 --> 02:20.560 Austin will succeed marine corps general james matters as the 02:20.570 --> 02:24.260 next commander of U S central command said comes are covers twenty 02:24.260 --> 02:27.900 countries in the middle east and southwest asia including Afghanistan 02:27.880 --> 02:30.430 pakistan iran iraq and syria. 02:31.050 --> 02:34.540 In general david Rodriguez who now leads U.S. army forces command 02:34.550 --> 02:38.020 at Fort bragg north carolina will succeed general carter him 02:38.030 --> 02:41.660 as the commander of U S africa command after com was established 02:41.670 --> 02:44.620 in two thousand and eight with headquarters in Stuttgart germany 02:44.820 --> 02:48.090 both generals testified together during their confirmation hearings 02:48.090 --> 02:48.790 last month. 02:49.980 --> 02:53.870 Lessons in leadership is one aspect of military life staff sargent 02:53.890 --> 02:57.520 Stephanie bird shows us how the officers that like base recently 02:57.540 --> 03:00.420 took the time to learn valuable skills to pass on to their. 03:02.320 --> 03:05.220 Sometimes a little conversation goes a long way towards building 03:05.160 --> 03:09.090 new leadership skills junior on they've take time every month 03:09.130 --> 03:12.630 to sit with their superiors for mentorship sessions. This meeting 03:12.640 --> 03:15.250 is led by the top officer on base Colonel christopher. 03:16.270 --> 03:19.610 As leaders in general whether the officer senior and and sears 03:19.990 --> 03:26.170 our job a lot of ways is to develop chairman big ehrman. I think fundamentally. 03:26.850 --> 03:29.540 Disasters to will developing the next generation of leaders. 03:30.090 --> 03:32.830 In a lot of cases the stutter concessions and they're helping 03:32.850 --> 03:33.570 us out with. 03:34.500 --> 03:39.140 Again share stories for sales and I founded by doing these it 03:39.250 --> 03:43.080 it gives us a little bit of a template of of what we can do when 03:43.080 --> 03:47.480 we go back for work centers and we talked to are in studios in 03:47.700 --> 03:51.870 men in our flights and our water and this. Is it is that we have 03:51.880 --> 03:55.710 something to to model after about this kind of that involvement 03:55.720 --> 03:59.210 in like you said the informal conversations that we have getting 03:59.210 --> 04:03.890 you or your experience shared sharing stories that camaraderie 04:04.130 --> 04:05.670 that involvement that interaction. 04:06.220 --> 04:09.190 It all boils down to a chance to hear valuable advice from a 04:09.200 --> 04:12.530 superior who's been in their shoes before after sessions like 04:12.560 --> 04:16.180 this one young offices have more tools to effectively they're. 04:16.750 --> 04:20.490 Success staff sargent stephen over into the care church. 04:21.880 --> 04:24.720 For more military use you can have. A Pentagon channel..