05/24/2011
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"the Marine Corps wouldn't be where it is today without your leadership."
"I think, making sure we are getting the biggest bang for the buck, by getting folks to have competitive contracts, and getting these out on time is also very important."
"Last year Congress accelerated investment in weapons so that our weapons magazines are loaded up for future contingencies."
"Despite repeated investments in the defense industrial base and the shipbuilding industrial base in particular, we don't really see improvements towards ships being delivered on cost and on time."