I hope that your offer to continue working with the state comes to fruition.
I would remind everyone that national defense is solely a Federal responsibility.
Sequestration right now is the law of the land. I think we all understand that.
I look forward to working with Senator Hirono to ensure that our sailors and marines remain the best trained, best equipped, and most profes...
Mr. Dee, I was interested to hear you say that even without sequestration, the Marine Corps budget is the most austere of the services.
General, how is the transition going from the Iraq and Afghanistan counterinsurgency and stability model to the more traditional role as a r...
I think we have had great success in Afghanistan. I do not think the American people perhaps understand how successful our operation has bee...
But how soon?
Unless the law changes, sequestration is back in October of this year.
I would just hope that we as decision-makers and particularly the commander in chief as a decision-maker would make sure that we not leave t...
Given the critical importance of maritime surveillance to our national security and our economy, we cannot afford a gap in this capability.
Thank you.
Are we being a little more realistic about the expected timeframe in which we are going to have to use these aircraft?
I am encouraged by continued investment in technologies that support our military strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.
We fly aircraft a long time.
I think the Senate is almost unanimous in agreeing that a return to sequestration would be most harmful.
These decisions should be made based on conditions on the ground, not political calculations.
I view the situation now in Afghanistan as a success story.
