Mar 18, 2015
While we are talking about solutions that are good enough or better than nothing, let us shift for a moment to the macro budget picture.
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Tom Cotton is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States senator from Arkansas since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a prominent voice on various national security and foreign policy issues. Cotton is known for his strong stance on military matters and has advocated for a robust U.S. presence abroad, particularly in relation to China and Russia. He has also focused on immigration reform and economic policies aimed at supporting American workers.
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Mar 18, 2015
General Holmes, when will Congress see your detailed plan for retirement of KC-135 aircraft as you start transitioning to the KC-46A?
Mar 18, 2015
I mean, the information just comes from any intelligence sensor. Whether it is a Joe out on the beach or whether it is a satellite in the sky, I mean, it is ultimately a database and then you have ways to manipulate and understand and…
Mar 18, 2015
The Air Force simply has not been resourced to achieve required munitions inventory levels.
Mar 18, 2015
General Wolters, the Air Force has experienced a chronic shortage of fighter pilots, currently forecasted as increasing to nearly 500 pilots by fiscal year 2020.
Mar 18, 2015
Secretary LaPlante, are any of your mature munitions programs likely candidates for multi-year procurement contracts to help reduce unit costs?
Mar 18, 2015
General Holmes, the Air Force is planning to soon ramp up the delivery of a total of 176 KC-46A tanker aircraft as replacements for your aging KC-135 fleet, and will require a replacement plan for your current tanker fleet.
Mar 18, 2015
Okay. Well, I mean, the National Assessment Group says that Palantir, the commercial system we are talking about, meets all requirements for advanced analytics.
Mar 18, 2015
Thank you. Just for the record, if we can get an update on that for my staff and the committee staff.
Mar 18, 2015
I have serious reservations, as does Senator McCain and many other Senators, about the plans to stop using the A-10.
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