Mike McIntyre: “Now it's time Americans honor that service by restoring the dignity these brave men and women so richly deserve.”

God bless you all for your commitment and work.

I worry that, absent a calculated adjustment by the Department of Defense, this modernization effort could undermine the military balance and call into question our alliance commitments.

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 do have our concern about China's action in the South and East China Seas and the ramification that has for several of our allies in the region.