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John McCain

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John McCain was a prominent American politician and military officer who served as a United States Senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. A member of the Republican Party, McCain was known for his bipartisan approach and commitment to national security. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he was a prisoner of war for over five years, an experience that shaped his political career and views on military and foreign policy.

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Mar 8, 2017

during your confirmation hearing in 2015, you said that there were a number of recapitalization efforts that would need to take place over the next 5 to 10 years that would become problematic if sequester were triggered.

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Mar 8, 2017

Today, despite the challenges facing us, our military is the most capable military in the world.

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Mar 8, 2017

I foresee a train wreck here, and I am not sure that the administration recognizes how seriously particularly President Erdogan views the threat that he views that the Kurds oppose.

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Mar 8, 2017

General McDew, how will TRANSCOM prepare civilian mariners to continue missions in the event of a cyber-degraded environment?

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Mar 8, 2017

General McDew, what areas of operations would be challenging for the joint distribution and deployment enterprise, and what mitigations is TRANSCOM planning for those areas?

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Mar 8, 2017

The ability to globally swing air refueling assets is paramount to TRANSCOM's ability to support national objectives.

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Mar 8, 2017

I commit to you that we will not make the mistakes of the past in the acquisition process.

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Mar 8, 2017

Do the taxpayers of America not deserve something better than that?

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Mar 8, 2017

It is clear that his goal is a nuclear weapon and the means to deliver it to the United States of America.

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Mar 8, 2017

General Goldfein, how many space operators is the Air Force short?

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Mar 8, 2017

To counter this insidious Russian interference, we must begin by recognizing it as a national security threat.

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Mar 8, 2017

By itself the tallest wall in the world will not help us if we choke off funding for non-military strategies to address the root causes of migration from Central America.

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