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I also remain seriously concerned about aviation assets to our National Guard.

You have my full support--the Air Guard, the Army Guard and the Reserves.

In your remarks, you mentioned the dangers of drawing back our range of influence and power around the world.

What will DOD do to improve support and services to survivors of suicide (for the Total Force) among unit members and next of kin?

I would like to correct the previous speaker. There are 435 voting Members of Congress, but there are 441 Members of the United States House of Representatives. Although I represent a territory and I am not allowed to vote, I do make…

It is paramount to our national security to continue to have unimpeded access to the Pacific theater and to have better intelligence in this AOR.

I am concerned that there is an over-focus of those assets in the CENTCOM AOR to the detriment of other AOR's like the Pacific.

The Department of Defense has become overly dependent on the use of services contractors.

What are each of the services top 3 unfunded requirements associated with ensuring a ready force, both in the near-term and in the out-years?

I'm concerned that this will lead to an inflated perception about the readiness of our Air Force since a total count of wings won't be able to denote which aircraft are in depots or training.

The Army appreciates the continued commitment and support of the U.S. Congress in all that we do.

With your support for this plan, the Army will meet near-term BOG: Dwell goals of 1:2 AC and 1:4 RC starting in FY 12.

I believe it improves readiness as well as morale and welfare when a soldier can deploy and demob from home station.

The United States seeks to develop additional opportunities for joint and combined training in the Western Pacific that respond to the need for constant readiness of U.S. forces to carry out joint operations.

So, in other words, no definite decisions have been made, and as you said it is a work in progress.

I have long expressed my concern about the preferred alternative location for the firing ranges on Guam.

I believe that more can be done to better posture us against current and emerging threats in this region.

I remain concerned that even while our Services move to expanded ISR platforms, we still--we still--do not have sufficient coverage in the Pacific.