John McCain

Secretary Mabus, can the Navy proceed with any of the MILCON projects requested in the fiscal year 2011 budget request?

The Marine Corps has always maintained that adequate training capability must be available in the area commensurate with relocation of our marines.

Admiral Roughead, is BMD training for the crews of these Aegis-BMD ships sufficient to ameliorate stresses on the force that are being called on to satisfy other non-BMD mission requirements?

How confident are you that the EMALS will come on line on time so as not to delay the delivery of the CVN-78?

Will the Navy be able to maintain stability in requirements, funding, and profiles in an effort to control costs?

General Conway, how many years after the final draw downs from Iraq and Afghanistan will it take to reset the force and what will it cost?

The current fiscal year 2011 request will support Marine Corps forces and operational requirements to support the surge in Afghanistan.

General Conway, how important are these H-1 assets for the fight in Afghanistan, given their increased capability?

General Casey, what are the advantages of developing and procuring E-IBCT spin-out increments together under one contract?

While supportive of your fiscal year 2011 budget submission, I do have concerns about the Navy's future force that I would like to have you specifically address.

General Casey, given the international collaboration associated with MEADS, is it true that this program is exempt from traditional DOD acquisition regulations?

How many soldiers have been discharged since September 11, 2001, for violating DADT?

At this time, no changes to legislation are required to support the SOS program.

What are future deliverables and when are they expected?

What actions have you taken to reduce the risk that internal threats driven by violent extremism will result in harm to U.S. Army personnel and their families?

The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) is the Army's follow-on program to the Patriot missile system.

Does that number adversely affect the readiness of the Army?

The Army continues to accomplish the mission of providing trained and ready forces in support of the combatant commanders

Do you believe the funding proposed for reset, manning, and training in the fiscal year 2011 budget... will allow you to restore readiness of nondeployed units to an acceptable level?

Our Fallen Warriors have paid the ultimate sacrifice, and the Army is committed to serving their families--both Active and Reserve component survivors--for as long as they desire.

General Casey, please provide information describing the Army's Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) program.

In July 2009, the Department of the Army launched a $50 million study by the National Institute of Mental Health on Army suicides.

What difference will it make, if any, in DOD planning if a significant proportion--say 50 percent--of servicemembers and their family members register objection to a change in the policy?

It would complicate, and in some respects, undermine the whole process that Secretary Gates had laid out.

The U.S. presence in Iraq is currently about 96,000 uniformed personnel.