Ray Mabus: “The Navy and Marine Corps remain the most formidable expeditionary fighting force in the world.”

creating the likelihood that service members will be placed in the impossible position of having to choose between following their commander-in-chief and obeying the laws enacted by Congress.

The changes that we have made in terms of how you treat shipmates with respect, how an attack such as sexual assault is an attack.

It is important because it makes us better warfighters. It is important because it takes fuel away as a weapon to be used against us.

If you want to see the effects of sequestration, you do not have to look any further than that.