I applaud the Navy and Marine Corps for their campaign to increase the involvement of their leaders at all ranks in suicide prevention efforts.

Secretary Mabus, is there a current registry of those exposed to environmental toxins at NAF Atsugi? If not, why?

many military personnel and their family members who were stationed at Camp Lejeune from the late 1950s through the late 1980s may have been exposed to contaminated drinking water.

Secretary Mabus, a frequently cited estimate is that around 800,000 personnel served on ships located off the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam war. Is this an accurate number?

it is vitally important that our citizens, both in and out of uniform, understand the importance of saving, debt reduction, planning for retirement, and understanding investments.

Secretary Mabus, keeping track of a ship's locations during its lifetime is an important operational and historic function.

Our National security is tightly linked to cyberspace, where conflict is not limited by geography or time.

our Nation and military must grow our foreign language capability.

The posture of PACOM and also USFK is of particular interest to me because of the strategic location of Hawaii in the Pacific.

China is investing heavily in fourth-generation fighters and advanced surface-to-air missiles.

I believe a well-trained and properly-sized ANA and Afghan National Police (ANP) forces are a prerequisite to America leaving Afghanistan.