McCain responds to Obama's mention of their records.
10/27/2008
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
General McDew, how will TRANSCOM prepare civilian mariners to continue missions in the event of a cyber-degraded environment?
Currently the force is short 1,500 pilots and 3,400 maintainers.
I believe it is critical that we empower and engage countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia to protect their own waterways.
We also need to have an ability, either your organization or someone, to respond and to try to prevent.