frequent moves are one of the things that make active duty service difficult for service members and their families.

Iran routinely engages in malign activity through the Iranian threat network.

the Army involuntarily separated 420 soldiers.

Both the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Commandant of the Marine Corps expressed that they trust the Air Force to provide CAS when ground forces need it.

Divesting the F-15C would also mean we are no longer capable of providing air superiority over a major theater of operations.

under the President's budget request, the Army is dramatically reducing the size of the force in the coming years.

No capability gap is created; rather our CAS tactics allow us to use multiple assets capable of offering the flexibility, range, speed, lethality, precision, and ability to mass at a desired time and place.

We will do everything possible to minimize those costs.

Under the BCA, we must adjust our previously planned spending levels by $90B per year.

I think they'll find that, in the United States of America, we believe very firmly in equality for women.

it's absurd, and I don't think we should be accommodating that.

Seems to me that our enemies--almost anything that becomes symbolic of the United States of America and our fight against them can be used as a radicalization and recruitment tool.

We've seen almost a 60-percent increase in drug deaths because of, you know, the inexpensive nature of heroin, and the addictive nature of it.

Can you imagine what they could do with more modern facilities?

We want to make sure that they stay in the Navy and able to serve the Navy.

I know that Senator King shares my pride with the work done at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

How would that number decline if defense sequestration returns fully, and what specific ships would be cut?

In order to have a strong attack submarine fleet, we need to ensure that those submarines are maintained properly and quickly, and that they are combat ready.