In your testimony, you state that we must ensure we have the right fuel, in the right amount, at the right location, at the right time, for PACOM to project power throughout the Indo-Pacific under combat conditions.

Congress has made changes over recent years on how the U.S. military works with its allies.

China's provocative and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea continue unabated.

Should the Navy and PACOM take a fresh look at the basing of P-8s, given our primary threats will be in the Indo-Pacific?

A weak State Department means you have to have a stronger Defense Department.

I think China's goal is to become a global military and economic power.

I believe we need a fully funded State Department complemented by a fully funded Defense Department.

It is time for Congress to visit the issue of signing on to UNCLOS, and we should sign on.

There's no question that we're now in a period of great-power competition with China and Russia.

The consequences could be significant for the United States.

The current allocation of United States military force on the continent is sufficient to enable our African partners to contain most VEO threats.