Secretary Panetta, why are these people performing maintenance or conducting training that has traditionally been performed by the Active-Duty Force?
Roger Wicker: “Secretary Panetta, why are these people performing maintenance or conducting training that has traditionally been…”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
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Wicker questions the shift of military tasks to civilian personnel.
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