Mike McIntyre: “Rural America are just as much taxpaying citizens as those in urban and suburban America and should not be left behind.”

We also want to make sure the Marines are not being seen as a second land force, but rather an amphibious-based expeditionary force true to the mission of the Marines.

We realize, therefore, we can't take the security of our world's oceans for granted.

In the end, future defense reductions will be paid for in the lives of our service members.

To maintain American dominance of the oceans we must invest in a Navy that is of the right size and capability.