Are you concerned about the affordability and executability of the Department's plan for Block 4 Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2)?

Does the current program of record provide sufficient capability and capacity to support the NDS priority of China and Russia?

the F-35B brings new capabilities and operational possibilities to the Marine Expeditionary Unit

Well, further comparing what you all are doing to the Air Force, Admiral Conn, the Air Force has opted to cancel its JSTARS recapitalization plan, arguing that the proposed replacement was not able to survive a high-end fight.

We are going to need that improvement, if we are going to sustain this 355-ship Navy.

The MAGTF never possessed a 'dedicated' Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) capability.

You cannot say that often enough.

So, in that sense, we're fighting the bear in that regard.

Last week, United States Government approved selling 210 Javelin antitank missiles and 37 launchers to Ukraine.

Aviation's readiness crisis is on the mend.

What's their range now?

Years of continuous combat operations and inadequate funding have put the Navy and Marine Corps aviation into a hole from which they are only now beginning to recover.

Yes, MEUs would benefit from organic airborne EW capabilities.

The 2-year budget agreement signed by President Trump in February will help provide much needed stability and relief.

I think one of the most strategic acts in the next few months or in the next few years is that Russia demonstratively lose in Ukraine.

Given that the NDS emphasizes the Services prioritize capabilities suitable against China and Russia, why is the Navy deciding to increase funding to the program when DOT&E has found it not operationally effective for those scenarios?

It has taken too long to get into the hands of our warfighters. That is the biggest issue I have with that program.

Thank you, gentlemen. We appreciate your testimony, and we appreciate your service.

Please explain how the Department's Legacy Divestiture plan affects USMC aviation readiness and combat capability.

We are in a competition for talent, and it is not just with the airlines.

The Navy intends to divest all Legacy Hornets from its active component squadrons by 2019, with full department divestiture complete by 2030.

congress recently passed a 2-year budget agreement providing additional funds to the Department of Defense in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.

the Defense budget request includes zero real growth in spending from President's Budget 2020 to 2023.

Is the current projected mix of Marine F-35B and F-35C aircraft optimal to support achieving the goals of the National Defense Strategy?

this Chamber is familiar with deadlines and has a habit of running up against them. We cannot lose sight of May 12, the deadline when President Trump will make a decision about sanctions on Iran. In January, the President waived sanctions…