Secretary Panetta, are you willing to get personally involved to ensure the Military Services comply with the MOVE Act and the motor voter law on every military installation, as required?

The IMET program has been so successful in our change in focus that we recognize we're not doing them the favor, really they're doing us the favor.

I'm floored that we're giving a country billions of dollars in aid and they can't accommodate us.

So you agree that the U.S. Government should fully support the Republic of Korea's air force requirements and their acquisition timeline in acquiring United States export-compliant AESA?

I'm concerned as I see China continuing to grow its military, Taiwan's military capability continues to recede in comparison.

I fully understand and support improving efficiencies within the U.S. Government.

Senator McCain, Senator Webb, and I have advocated changes to the current plan in ways that support the strategic goals of the U.S. military posture in the region.

In New Hampshire we believe that under any objective criteria our strategic location in the Northeast... would result in a very cost-effective utilization of the placement of the KC-46s.

I firmly believe Alaskan Command is and will remain an integral component of enabling PACOM to carry out its mission.

Senator McCain. Admiral Willard, please identify the top quality-of-life concerns for military families assigned within PACOM.

Taiwan needs both the upgraded F-16A/Bs and the new F-16C/D purchase to fulfill its 'self-defense needs in qualitative and quantitative terms.'

President Obama and SECDEF Panetta recently reaffirmed the strategic importance of the Asia-Pacific region and our Nation's future focus on its security challenges.

A capable Taiwanese air force would lessen the burden on U.S. forces in the region.

As we begin the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan in the next few years, the retrograde of materials and equipment from Afghanistan will increasingly become more important.

This rebalancing of our foreign and military policy toward the Asia Pacific is not just an initiative on our part in pursuit of our economic and security interests, but it is really a reaction to a kind of demand from within the region that we be more involved.