Joe Donnelly

Because I am assigned as the commander to defend the Homeland, and with that, that comes with the job.

However, in 2015 President Obama found that a separate repository for defense waste is required.

The venerable principle of peace through strength remains true.

today I wish to recognize the 50th anniversary of REAL Services, an organization that works to support independence and higher quality of life for the elderly, disabled, and low-income Hoosiers in northern Indiana. In 1966, Lester J. Fox…

Of the missions these five RD-180s have been obligated to, how many support U.S. national security objectives?

It has been suggested that ULA created an artificial shortage of RD-180s by not setting aside five engines delivered prior to the invasion of Crimea for national security purposes.

Setting aside cost, what is the quickest, most reliable path for the U.S. to eliminate its dependence on the RD-180?

What are the implications of phasing Atlas V out of the U.S. launch vehicle inventory?

The FAA and SpaceX completed their investigation last fall.

At the beginning of every administration, there are a host of pressing national security issues that must be addressed, but, as Secretary Harold Brown once observed, then there is also the question of nuclear weapons.

You can't always determine what another person thinks. You can influence it one way or another, but you can't think for them.

Do any of you believe that NATO would not fulfill their treaty obligations to another NATO country if they were attacked?

I constantly heard about the need to improve the integration and the interoperability of our missile defense forces.

I am concerned that DOD is ineffectively assessing how many providers we do need.

We cannot make a peach an orange.

Will you ensure that the GBSD acquisition program--the process--prioritizes commonality as an important strategy to increase capability while reducing risk and cost?

We appreciate your service in taking on this mission. We wish you Godspeed.

Is there a point where this has happened time after time after time where we tell them in advance enough? The next time it does not end well for you.

I think that is outrageous.

I am concerned that mental health programs that work well for Active Duty servicemembers do not always translate well.

Is the Air Force committed to commonality as a means to modernize and maintain the triad?

I would rather have a nominee disagree with me than to simply nod, say yes, and then do the exact opposite a few days later.

If it is 10,000 that is needed to be effective, then tell us it is 10,000.

What is your assessment, as you take a look, of the ballistic missile threat to our country posed by North Korea and Iran?

The ground-based strategic deterrent provides, I think, an important opportunity for cross-Service collaboration between the Air Force and the Navy on strategic missiles.