It is one patient. It is one soldier.

The National Guard and Reserve are a critical source of many of the capabilities required in ongoing operations and contingency surge requirements both abroad and at home.

I believe one of the greatest threats to our troops is when they find themselves in a personal place where they start to think about something like suicide.

Are we going to make sure that everybody knows, look, it is a sign of strength to try to get some help, to talk to somebody, as opposed to any weakness?

We need you to help in this humanitarian crisis.

It appears that the plan we have right now is really no plan.

One of the greatest concerns was the Iraqi troops, and when you look at the number of ISIS fighters in Ramadi compared to the Iraqi troops, it was a very sparse number of ISIS fighters, but they won the day anyhow because the Iraqi troops…

I think we not only have to win the battles, we have to re-acquire the hearts and minds of the people there.

I want to make sure that one of your main focuses is getting that number to zero.

I want to make sure that you are willing to work on eliminating that stigma.

We really need you to provide your unvarnished opinion.

We need to make sure that our soldiers, our warfighters when they come home have the resources necessary.

The more you talk with each other, you will find that one has something that is working.

I would also encourage you to keep in mind some of the unique challenges that our female servicemembers face every single day.

The Marine Expeditionary Unit has a vital role in our post-9/11 force.

What is your assessment of the feasibility and advisability of moving to a .300 or .388-caliber round for use by marine snipers?

What are the top priority capability enhancements in the Marine Corps' current efforts to upgrade from the M40A5 to the M40A6?

When we look foreign and we look at the challenges we have in the nuclear area in regards to submarine warfare, one of my greatest concerns is the efforts to attack us, cyber-wise, to find out our technology.