Neither the Navy nor the Nation nor its citizens can wait for a catastrophic event to occur before recognizing the potential impacts of such an event.

What weight would you share with the committee that you would give to the professional military judgments of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the CNO, Admirals Mullen and Roughead?

I would ask, in addition, I already requested that the chart be entered as well as the two photographs in the record...

The most significant strategic advantage offered by the development of an additional east coast nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeport is a hedge against a catastrophic event.

The President, Secretary Clinton, Secretary Gates, and National Security Advisor General Jim Jones have all commented positively about the prospects of the United States and Russia working on a common missile defense.

I personally think that President Rene Preval is really trying. What faces him is...so much corruption.

I do not see, from my study, that there is a military threat from that influence.

What do you think is the growing influence of China in South America?

I think we're going to have to perfect this role, wherever we are projecting United States force in the future.

for the future threat of an Iranian missile with a nuclear warhead against Europe, that, in the foreseeable future, our Standard Missile-3, and on ships placed in the Mediterranean, the Aegis system, and then upgraded over time, could take…

If confirmed, I intend to undertake a review of the Army and Navy housing privatization procedures and take full advantage of best practices.

I believe that maintaining and enhancing installation infrastructure to carry out the Air Force mission in the most efficient and cost-effective manner should always be a priority.

If confirmed, I intend to conduct a review of the Air Force's existing agreements with the housing privatization developers.

I do believe, however, that we will need to ensure that we strike the proper balance between our Nation's energy and national security goals.

above surface and permanent structures are incompatible with military training

I wrote to Secretary of Defense Gates, requesting that he launch an investigation by the Defense Department's Inspector General.

The fact that that Global Initiative has done such good things all over the world... is a significant accomplishment.

This is a great opportunity for the country of Iran to crack the door.