Do you have the right types of equipment and in sufficient quantities to fully equip our forces for success in Afghanistan?

The risk is significant. We have not had sufficient time, equipment, and continuity of personnel to fully train to some of our critical Marine Corps core competencies.

Secretary Gates strongly endorsed increasing the Army and Marine Corps end strength during his discussion of priorities for the fiscal year 2010 budget.

What is the status of crucial decisions, such as the environmental assessment needed to build an airfield for the marines to replace the existing runway at MCAS Futenma on Okinawa, and funding by Japan to support this move?

The practice of stop-loss, or involuntarily keeping soldiers on Active Duty beyond the end of their obligated active service, would come to an end by March 2011.

What impact will the increase in the end strength of the Army have on dwell time?

In your opinion, will the Army's share of a residual force of 35,000-50,000 in Iraq continue to be a significant strain on the Army's ability to restore their balance?

The challenge continues to be complicated by changing circumstances and increased demand on the force.

can you assess the impact to Army and Marine Corps operations in Iraq and Afghanistan if you were prohibited from using service support contracts such as the Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP)?

the decision underscores how military commanders are scrambling to meet President Obama's orders.

ensure that we have better-manned units ready to deploy, and help put an end to the routine use of stop loss.

the total number of Active-Duty BCTs that the Army would grow to would be 45 instead of 48

We have got to work together on this.

I think it is essential to promote and deploy these new provisions as quickly as possible.

I hear every day from small business owners throughout North Carolina that they have fallen victim to forces pretty much outside of their control.

the Army has undertaken a restructuring of its combat and support forces to a more flexible, brigade-centric force thought to be better suited for the 21st century security environment.

Are there any specific statutory impediments that stand in the way of further improvement; and if so, what are they?

So, is it safe to say yeah, this is a lot about technology, but this is a lot about redesigning the way we process a claim within the Department of Veterans Affairs?