How much money will actually be saved by cancellation of the EFV if the Marine Corps must extend the life of the AAV and design and build two new vehicles, the ACV and the MPC?

Lieutenant General Mills, does this mean that the Marine Corps will be operating two different combat vehicles during the land phase of an amphibious assault, the ACV and the MPC?

Admiral Blake, what would be the cost to keep these ships without retiring them?

Lieutenant General Mills, won't protection from IEDs and other threats necessarily be different in the two vehicles?

Admiral Burke, how does retiring seven Ticonderoga Aegis-class cruisers early and putting two LSD amphibious ships in reduced operating status square away with the Secretary of Defense's new strategic guidance?

You're going to share that answer with Admiral Blake, I believe.

Admiral Burke, what are the potential operational implications of these early retirements?

one of the many new technologies on the Ford-class aircraft carrier is the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and the Advanced Arresting Gear.

What is the timeline for designing and building the MPC?

Questions Submitted by Senator Roger F. Wicker

What did we get out of our $3 billion on the EFV?

I voted for the legislation that puts sequestration in place. I think, like most of the people who voted yes, I voted for it believing in my heart that we would have the leadership in this city both in the administration and in Congress to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing, and thanks to our witnesses, very talented public servants, for your participation and continued service to our Nation.

But I'm particularly concerned about the proposed construction of new ships that will lead to job reductions, that we're going to have to make up for later on.

do the Navy and the Marine Corps stand behind the requirement to conduct amphibious operations against a defended shoreline, or can requirements and costs be reduced to support landings in only uncontested areas--in other words, is the…

Is it accurate to say that now the requirements of the JLTV are stable?

Assuming we prevent sequestration, give us your best guess on the schedule for the Marine Corps to procure JLTV?

Many supporters of the Marine Corps, including this Senator, were disappointed by the cancellation of the EFV, but we also understood that it was not a financially viable solution.

Lieutenant General Mills, won't an improved AAV that will be in service for a long time together with the new ACV leave the Marine Corps with two different sets of amphibious vehicles and the associated higher costs of a mixed inventory?

I trust our witnesses will reassure this subcommittee that the Marine Corps JLTV requirements are stable to ensure that the Marine Corps can afford to field this important replacement for our HMMWVs as soon as possible.

Admiral Blake, why did the Navy cut seven Ticonderoga Aegis-class cruisers early and put two landing ship dock (LSD) amphibious ships in reduced operating status?

Since our last hearing on the Marine Corps acquisition programs, we've witnessed some significant developments.

However, the President's proposed budget seeks to reduce Marine Corps end strength by 20,000 marines and delay or defer certain weapons system purchases.

Tolling is an issue that deserves the attention of this subcommittee, particularly as we continue to push for a long-term transportation reauthorization.

I come to the floor today greatly disturbed and upset, as are many Americans, by the comments President Obama made on Monday to outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the nuclear security summit in Seoul, Korea. The exchange, which…