W. Todd Akin: “As the gentleman made the scenario, let's assume the bill passes that we are discussing now, is signed by the President.”

If an aircraft costs more to fly but is flown less by more experienced pilots in the Air National Guard component, wouldn't it make fiscal sense to put those aircraft in the Air National Guard rather than the Active Air Force?

Given that the new defense strategy focuses on only executing 1 major contingency operation, why would it not be prudent to keep at least 38 C-27Js, or more to reduce the assessed risk, in the inventory to meet warfighting requirements…

It makes little sense to be shrinking our Navy just months after the announcement of a strategy that would shift emphasis to Asia.

The men and women who volunteer to serve our Nation put themselves at great risk, and we owe them a great debt of gratitude and honor.