John McCain: “Secretary Flournoy, what is causing most of the casualties?”

I want to say to all of you that I am so honored to be here to speak before this Committee.

I especially want to acknowledge the leadership of Senator McCain of Arizona who introduced the Native American Languages Act (NALA) in 1990.

The Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) required the Air Force to maintain a minimum of 1,900 fighter aircraft, of which at least 1,100 would be combat coded.

The Senate Armed Services Committee has the opportunity to conduct the kind of oversight that will help the Department correct course.