John McCain

What happens if something else we haven't planned for comes up before 2014?

Can you cut 15,000 troops without breaking faith with those who served so well?

What do you think a no-fly zone would do to the combat effectiveness of Libya's air force?

If it were your decision to make, what sort of troops or capabilities do you think would continue to be valuable in Iraq?

General Amos, how much of the load are Afghan troops carrying in Helmand and other places in Afghanistan where they are partnered with marines?

It appears we may have turned the tide against the Taliban in Helmand this winter, but we know there will be heavy fighting ahead in spring and summer.

To continue funding this wasteful program at $28 million per month... makes little sense.

We need to move to the next generation of missile to ensure we are pacing growing ballistic missile threats.

Secretary Donley, how will you know you're getting the right aircraft?

What rate of funding over the next 3 years for reconstitution will raise your nondeployed unit readiness levels to acceptable levels?

Once an agreement between the two governments is reached, Congress will be formally briefed on a decision that will maximize the strategic presence of U.S. forces in the region for the foreseeable future.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (ASD(HA)) is budgeting and managing these projects rather than Navy.

The Alternate Engine Program is a waste of taxpayers' money that can be used to fund higher departmental priorities.

How much risk is the Navy taking on in terms of surface ship readiness with its current year budget submission?

Admiral Roughead, you've made some comments lately about the option of funding the procurement of the Navy's new ballistic missile submarines outside the Navy's budget--so as to preserve Navy shipbuilding funding for other shipbuilding…

How difficult will it be to sustain that level of commitment when USS Enterprise retires in 2012 and the Navy has just 10 aircraft carriers?

Where are you now in determining where those JSF squadrons will be home-based and, as a general proposition, what criteria will determine the outcome of that decision?

Secretary Mabus, are there any plans, for example, such as helping to convert existing shipyards into ship repair yards?

I'm concerned that cost overruns in shipbuilding programs will undermine future plans.

The increase in DFC resulted from personal behavior and misconduct more than professional performance.

The Navy has and will continue to develop programs and capabilities to address the anti-access/area denial challenges in the Western Pacific and other theaters of operation.

The DF-21D ASBM is but one system in China's arsenal that challenges naval operations in contested areas.

Thus, I oppose the redesignation.

We are aggressively pursuing alternative energy capabilities, which will reduce the requirement for liquid fuel logistics.

An additional delay in the production of SM-3 Blk IB missiles would be a cause for concern.