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Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

How are you ensuring that there is effective oversight of local community partnerships which extend beyond utilities, housing, food, and other general services, that these partnerships are in the government's best interest, and that Air…

I feel it is good public relations when you are working with the community. I support this.

A key element of the 2014 facilities sustainment and recapitalization policy memo is the requirement that the services fund sustainment programs at 90 percent or higher.

We are already seeing the effects of this risk at many Air Force installations, and failing infrastructure has had a direct impact on mission capabilities.

If this is the case and there are indications of a broader trend, the subcommittee needs to understand what the impacts are and what needs to be done to address the situation.

It is clear that it is far from immune to the fiscal challenges that have required you to balance competing requirements with limited funds.

Over the years, this subcommittee has closely examined issues affecting the state of our military's readiness and the devastating impacts that sequestration and unpredictable funding have had.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for arranging this hearing. And I want to thank our witnesses for being here this morning.

Facility sustainment has taken the biggest hit in infrastructure and base support investments since sequestration became the law of the land.

The minute you neglect maintenance, you are in trouble.

As you said in your testimony, Admiral, the fiscal constraints have required commanders at the Pentagon and the field to prioritize critical maintenance and operational readiness needs against deferring less pressing restoration projects.

We have heard evidence from several military installations that is indicative of adverse impacts to training and operations due to degraded infrastructure and installation support.

This subcommittee has closely examined issues impacting the state of our military's readiness and the devastating impacts that sequestration have had.

This hearing continues the series of hearings that we are conducting to look into how reduced infrastructure investments impact the readiness.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. And I thank the witnesses for being here this morning.

Had to make some difficult decisions to defer modernizing some of our training facilities to ensure that we could sustain the capabilities we have already fielded.

Guam is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the marines from Okinawa. And, as the people of Guam say, you liberated us during World War II, so this will be a homecoming.