Ray Mabus

we are not concerned about it, we are mad about it. And we are going to get something done about it.

This is rightfully recognized as a leadership issue, not just a legal issue.

The Navy is committed to eliminating the crime of sexual assault in our ranks.

Heterosexual couples, if they so choose, have the opportunity in every State to get married, and their marriage is recognized by Federal law.

we're angry. It's an attack. It's a crime. It's not anything else.

Eighty percent of the world's population live a short distance from the sea and 90 percent of global trade moves by sea, so our naval forces play a vital role in delivering the security needed to help address today's global challenges.

we won't put up with this, this is unacceptable.

Military compensation is highly competitive today, and the President's proposed slowdown in base pay growth is not likely to cause recruiting or retention problems in the near term.

Energy is about not just defense, but security; not just survival, but prosperity.

Why the interest in alternative energy? The answer is pretty straightforward: we buy too much fossil fuel from potentially or actually volatile places on earth.

For every 50 convoys of gasoline we bring in, we lose a Marine, we lose a Marine killed or wounded. That is too high a price to pay for fuel.

The main reason we're moving toward alternative fuels in the Navy and the Marine Corps is to make us better war fighters.