Secretary Speer and General Milley, let me start off by asking about the Lakota, the Army's primary training helicopter...

The cohesion of NATO is being directly threatened by Russia.

While Mexico's efforts to combat transnational criminal organizations have resulted in notable successes by capturing or killing senior cartel leaders such as El Chapo, the security situation remains highly volatile.

The budget process is broken. It is why we are sitting here today.

It is shameful that China has retaliated against South Korea with economic and cyber means.

That end of life might occur as soon as when?

How are we going to do that?

Most of our major platforms are maturing at exactly the same time that we have to rebuild and recap.

To hold onto an outdated treaty is to put our forces and citizens at risk.

We have not noticed any difference in our relationships with our partners in the region as a result of President Trump's policies.

Let me follow up on the chairman's statement with regard to the Air Force cyber officers not remaining in that field of work.

We have disinvested in the military three times.

A U.S. national security cutter recently seized 16 tons of cocaine worth $400 million.

We might as well settle this on the record. How do you pronounce your last name?

Despite the region's four significant challenges since my last report to you, we have strengthened America's network of alliances and partnerships.

The submarines are the most survivable element of it; the ICBMs are the most ready; the bombers are the most flexible.

But you are asking for a budget number that would improve that. Are you not?

Do you anticipate capabilities beyond intelligence assessment?

We will not fix this long term.

Your testimony would be that this has not happened because the support among the Afghan people of our efforts has diminished.

The people do want us there, and that is based on loya jirga outcome.

It's vitally important that we continue to invest in our relationship during this critical period so as not to squander the extraordinary progress that has been achieved.

Well, keep us posted on that.

You had strong praise for President Ghani. How is the relationship there between the president and Mr. Abdullah who is his nearest competitor?

We have a populace in Afghanistan who supports our presence there.