Richard Shelby: “Now that costs some money, does it not? It cost something. I do not know how much.”

I remain concerned that the Air Force budget request is insufficient considering the needed modernization across the inventory with a rapidly evolving threat.

As Senator Shelby at our Senate testimony hearing last March pointed out to us, we must maintain what we have before we can build new, and I think he hits the mark head-on.

Regrettably, this was all predictable and avoidable.

The Department of Navy has played and will continue to play a critical role in the defense of our Nation.