John McCain

Mr. McCracken, what lessons learned from your experience with Paravant have you incorporated into your oversight of MPRI's performance on the NATO Weapons Training contract?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, was this training on RUF adequate?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, did Paravant continue to train ANA soldiers even after the May 5, 2009, shooting incident, and if so, how many?

Mr. Roitz, how would you avoid creating such a situation in the future?

Mr. Roitz, how many contracts does Xe Services or its subsidiaries currently have to train the ANP and ANA and how much are these contracts worth?

Mr. Roitz, do you consider drawing weapons in this fashion to be an acceptable way for your company to do business?

And so when Mr. McCracken in what I seem to remember as November 2008 requested permission to arm, I personally believe that was a reasonable request and conveyed to him that we should process through to get approval.

Dr. Blake, were you aware that Paravant employees had raised concerns about their security on the training ranges in Afghanistan and were these concerns ever adequately addressed?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, did all Paravant employees receive training on the Rules of Engagement (ROE) for military personnel, the Rules on the Use of Force (RUF) for contractor personnel, and the difference between the two?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, did the trainees have access to weapons and live ammunition?

If we don't fix the problems of oversight and make sure contractors like Blackwater play by the rules and live up to their commitments-- we'll be doing a disservice to our troops by making their already difficult and dangerous job even…

We have a window of opportunity to turn the tide in Afghanistan. We must seize it.

Training the ANSF is critical to our success in this war.

Does PEO STRI need a more forward deployed presence to effectively oversee these contracts?

Mr. McCracken, what lessons learned from your experience with Paravant have you incorporated into your oversight of other contractors you oversee in Afghanistan?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, are you familiar with any incident where an Afghan trainee threatened or attacked an American or coalition instructor?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, how many American or coalition instructors were there for the number of Afghan trainees?

Mr. Walker and Mr. McCracken, did you believe that you would be living and working on a U.S. military facility in Afghanistan?

Secretary Flournoy, mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), or concussion, is a common occurrence in the field...

Secretary Flournoy, how many U.S. casualties have there been?

Secretary Flournoy, how many are Afghans?

Secretary Flournoy, late last week, the New York Times ran a story about 25 Afghan national police officers in Wardak province who are believed to have defected to the Taliban along with their equipment, which included trucks, machine…

General Paxton, according to the military intelligence official, the Taliban have taken advantage of the lack of security and government presence in the south.

Secretary Flournoy, how many Afghan casualties have there been?

General Paxton, are we capturing significant numbers of Taliban fighters? If so, how many?