John McCain: “Thank you for holding this hearing because it comes in light of some interesting international events.”

I am convinced the only successful path to preserving the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific--and the peace and prosperity it has generated--is to renew America's leadership in the region in full.

As stressed in the newly released National Defense Strategy, Russia and other adversaries have mastered the art of conducting a systematic aggression against the United States.

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

In light of the National Defense Strategy's emphasis on focusing on training for a potential for a near-peer adversary, does it make sense for the limited number of F-22s to expend valuable flight hours and training time to the…