We understand that we have a requirement for 50 amphibious ships. Is that correct?
I am very concerned about the amount of lift available in order to support our plans, and the maintenance of that lift, as well.
North Korea as the most dangerous and unpredictable challenge.
I think everybody has been saying boots on the ground are going to be needed to defeat ISIL.
I just wonder who, in that whole list of neighboring countries, has the capacity to go in and retake this territory?
It's a very real contingency that happens.
I do question the sort of optimistic note that you have in your testimony.
I am very interested in and concerned about organic multi-spectral signature management sensor defeat capabilities, especially given the cur...
Given the Short-Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) threat that our Armed Forces face today, can you detail near-term fielding plans for a SWIR-defeating ...
The most important piece is the political piece and you have leadership that is able to bring the country forward.
I view the situation now in Afghanistan as a success story.
We have kept the sea lanes open you say. We have kept freedom of navigation open for anybody engaged in peaceful and legitimate trade.
If sequestration returns in October, what sort of gap will these cuts create between Asia's rebalance strategy and the already important tas...
I hope that I speak for Senator Hirono, my ranking member on the Subcommittee on Seapower...
I hope we do. Last week before the committee, I pointed out to Secretary Carter and General Dempsey that things are headed in the right dire...
Together, we will fix this, and in only a few more years we will be launching once again Americans, on American rockets, from American soil.
However, since 2011, the United States has depended entirely on Russia to transport our astronauts to the International Space Station.
The commercial space industry will ensure that America remains a world leader in space exploration.