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How will the fiscal year 2016 budget request assist the Air Force in supporting the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region?

The restoration of a dry-docking capability on Guam remains a strategic requirement and operational necessity.

Since this is a joint base where combining operating efficiencies is an important part of reducing costs, can you leverage the privatized lodging program to include the Air Force, non-privatized lodging?

I understand you have partially privatized the lodging at Joint Base San Antonio where the Air Force is the operating service branch.

Can you give me an update on the expected release date of the final supplemental environmental impact statement?

I am curious...if you could comment briefly, how are you leveraging privatization efforts...

It is an honor to serve with you again as the ranking member on the Readiness Subcommittee.

I see these partnerships ongoing. And I think it brings the military and civilian community together in a big way.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I want to thank you.

I am encouraged by continued investment in technologies that support our military strategy in the Asia-Pacific region.

This really isn't for anybody to answer, but I just want to make a statement after hearing everything this morning.

They just didn't want to pay to send it all back. That would have been very expensive.

The Navy did not live up to its commitment to appropriately decommission buildings before transferring Midway.

If Congress provided additional and sufficient funding specifically for the purpose of running a visitor program, would the Service resume visitor services at Midway?

Particularly as we focus our national strategic attention to the Asia-Pacific Region, we must not forget the past sacrifices made by so many to keep our country safe and free.

We owe not only a debt of gratitude, but also a significant measure of our freedom, to the brave sailors, the airmen, soldiers, and Marines who fought and died during the Battle of Midway.

The uniqueness of Midway Atoll makes adoption of different management strategies there appropriate and necessary.

I believe that ISIL could become a direct threat to the United States or our allies in Europe.