Roger Wicker

The Air Force has been provided with $60 million in fiscal year 2012 funding from JIEDDO and the DOD ISR Task Force to fund completion of the airship and initial deployment costs.

Secretary Donley, are you considering other green building rating systems or alternative approaches to your green building policy?

What impacts will this have on the overall Air Force operational readiness and responsiveness?

The Air Force has received very positive feedback from the field regarding the success of the Blue Devil Block I surveillance program.

Some rating standards (e.g. National Green Building Standard and Green Globes) equally recognize construction materials certified under the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Forest Stewardship Council, American Tree Farm System, and Program…

Let me just say, we're going to be looking at this very closely.

Admiral Greenert, can the neoprene boot be removed from the Seawolf spare dome and reused?

Admiral Greenert, does the Navy have plans to build additional spares if the current spare cannot be repaired?

My State is a leader in the processing and availability of construction materials, which are recognized by several green building rating standards.

Admiral Greenert, the current autoclave infrastructure will only work on Virginia-class size domes and boots.

The Navy budget calls for a decrease in the number of deployable battle forces to 284 ships in fiscal year 2013.

The Navy now requires 330 million gallons per year of alternative fuels to meet the Secretary's stated goal of having 50 percent of the Navy's energy needs supplied from alternative sources by 2020.

Admiral Greenert, what is the time table for Block IV solicitations for bow domes?

I want you to clarify something you said, because I think you said that if there are cost overruns the overruns would be borne mostly by the manufacturer.

Admiral Greenert, will there be a competitive solicitation for Block IV and beyond for Virginia-class bow domes?

Well, if implemented this move would leave Keesler without a flying mission, and the taxpayers have expended considerable dollars for the C-130Js, and I'm very concerned about this proposal.

As we draw down forces in some areas of the world and focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this will be a linchpin in the American force.

Secretary McHugh, will you prioritize the AAS evaluation and provide the oversight required to make an acquisition decision for AAS that is incorporated in the fiscal year 2014 budget plan?

General Odierno, the Army states that the Kiowa Warrior SLEP is the basis for comparison.

Secretary McHugh, how will the results of the VFD be captured and normalized so that all entrants are measured by the same rules?

Concerned about the limited capability of the OH-58D, Congress provided the Army with funds to conduct an analysis of alternatives (AOA) needed to establish an armed scout replacement program.

I hope it can be avoided. I desperately hope it can be avoided and believe we should have made the tough decisions with regard to the explosion of entitlement spending.

Secretary McHugh, how will the information derived from the RFI and VFD be used to make an acquisition decision?

It just seems to me the C-27 is equipped to help us, and it makes no sense to me that we have this new aircraft and we're going to get rid of a brand-new aircraft that provides the capability.

So it could be as early as October or November of this year.