So, by the listing that you gave, are you doing enough to address the lethality gap?

The primary challenge facing our Nation is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition with Russia and China.

So, are you saying that the Marines are developing a capability to counter information warfare from near-peer competitors such as Russia and China?

Over the course of the past several months, our committee has heard testimony and received briefings detailing the increasing lethality gaps between the U.S. military and our near-peer competitors.

Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense Mattis announced a new defense strategy that would shift the focus for planning defense capabilities from one focusing on smaller regional contingencies to one focusing on being able to deal with…

Thank you, Madam Chair.

It appears to me that it will be more important than ever to protect the speed, flexibility, and agility of our Pacific forces.

Do you consider speed, flexibility, and agility to be essential to carrying out naval operations in the Pacific?

If you agree with the rationale I just described, will you work with me to help make Navy ROTC at the University of Hawaii a reality?

the challenge involves adversary air capability.

Totally dependent on the steadiness of our funding.