Thank you, General Hood, for being here today. I would like to thank you for your service to Canada and all that you're doing to protect Canada and North America.
In your testimony and in answering some questions, you mentioned that the current resources that are available to the Royal Canadian Air Force are not a challenge at this time. In the 1980s we took possession of 138 CF-18s. We modernized 80 of them, 77 of which are still in service. From what I understand, we're planning on replacing those 77 aircraft with 65, with which aircraft we are going to buy to be determined. Could you explain the significance of the number 65? Given the example you used, when we were in Afghanistan, we had the Vancouver Olympics, we had Haiti happening, and given our NORAD and NATO commitments, is 65 going to be enough, considering attrition and training needs as well?