John McCain

I am concerned that the Air Force has not properly addressed the future of the C-5A aircraft.

I have heard that the C-5M Galaxy Cargo modernization program is progressing well and that the Air Force is pleased with its performance.

General Schwartz, please describe what sort of characteristics and requirements the Air Force and the combatant commanders are considering in a replacement aircraft for long-range strike.

Secretary Donley, how are NGB and EMD decisions reflected in your budget request for fiscal year 2011?

Secretary Donley, I understand the Space Posture Review, originally due to Congress last December, is going to be considerably delayed, perhaps up to a year late.

Is the Air Force committed to its space acquisition mission?

General Schwartz, other than adding manpower to the 214th, what is the Air Force doing to address this issue of high demand on MQ-1 squadron personnel?

The Air Force formally announced force structure realignments for fiscal year 2010, which outlined increases and decreases to manpower at units around the country.

I'm very proud of the uniformed service chiefs in the way that they have said that an in-depth review is an absolute necessity before we change the policy.

I look forward to hearing how committed the Air Force remains to its space acquisition mission.

At what point and based on what criteria will the Marine Corps determine whether it is cost effective to continue the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program?

Hopefully, the legislation we passed will help remedy some of these problems.

Admiral Roughead, as you are well aware, the supply of missile defense assets, whether it be Aegis cruisers, Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) missiles, Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) units, etc., pales in comparison to the worldwide…

The only priority that you identified as unfunded in your last budget submission was ship depot maintenance.

Should we be looking at a conventional steam catapult solution if the contractor cannot resolve its engineering issues?

Do we expect that problems associated with the EMALS will cause any delays to the delivery of the CVN-78 it was designed to support?

Admiral Roughead, what will be the impact on most importantly our force projection capability and second the shipbuilding industrial base?

The United States has not ratified the Law of the Sea Treaty while China has continued efforts to assert sovereignty over contested areas.

Admiral Roughead, with the growing threat from China, North Korea, and the Middle East, do your forces have enough BMD/SM-3 resources/assets to defend the United States, its allies, and forward-deployed forces in the region?

Admiral Roughead, how does this committee reconcile different estimates of what this gap is likely to be in 2018 which Secretary Gates has offered is 100 aircraft?

I am concerned that problems with developing the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) could delay the USS Gerald Ford's (CVN-78) entry into service.

The acquisition strategy for the LCS program for fiscal year 2010 and later vessels includes key tenets for competition identified by the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.

Controlling shipbuilding costs will require the combined efforts of the Navy, the shipbuilding industry, and the combat systems industry.

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

Admiral Roughead, for the past few years the Navy has justified to Congress a need for 313 ships. Does this budget support that requirement?