06/16/2010
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"At the '2+2' meeting in June of this year, Secretary of Defense Gates and Secretary of State Clinton endorsed a plan for the configuration of the runway, while acknowledging that the FRF would not be ..."
"This often leads to higher costs, lengthy development times, and late deliveries to the warfighter."
"Section 838 of the Conference Agreement on the fiscal year 2012 Defense Authorization Bill, which originated as amendment 1071 by Senator McCain."
"The Department conveyed to the Government of Japan the urgency of taking the necessary steps to get construction on the airfield underway, starting with the approval of the landfill permit."