Russia's cooperation with Iran appears to be expanding beyond near-term coordination or operations in Syria.

None of Russia's military actions have helped stabilize Syria or end the suffering of the Syrian people.

What are the Air Force's plans for the five operational C-130H aircraft that were upgraded in the previous AMP program but are currently stored at Little Rock Air Force Base in a non-flying status?

Before this Congress considers moving forward with mandates on end strength, we need to consider how we might pay for that to ensure both readiness and modernization.

Given the programs you described, if successful, when might we actually see vehicles commanded by the next generation of H.R. McMasters downrange in Eastern Europe and Middle East with these systems?

Each budget has under-resourced the military.

Could also be understood by subcommittee chairmen.

As I understand, the budget tables include no funding for fiscal year 2017. Is that right?

Why do you think there is such an unmet demand signal?

Unmanned aerial vehicles are an increasingly potent resource on the battlefield.

You need 1,100 to do the mission. You need 300 to build up enough dwell time, for a total of 1,400.

I want to actually touch on something related here about training times.