Mazie Hirono actually said...

Senator, no is the answer. We both adhere to the Law of Armed Conflict.

Hirono receives confirmation that the same standards apply to both conventional and special operations.

03/08/2017

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we must also make sure that any increases in resources do not come at the expense of important domestic programs.

These threats require us to consider how best to get the Navy and Marine Corps the resources that you need.

My understanding is that you would like to get to more than 5,500.

I would say the C-9s are not only hard down but we've transitioned them out of the Marine Corps inventory.