04/28/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"Remotely piloted aircraft currently provide 41 continuous combat air patrols to U.S. CENTCOM."
"I've been told that, as a result of the cap of 30,000 troops placed by the President on General McChrystal's plan for surge operations in Afghanistan, many of the requests for forces currently being r..."
"As a result, DOD has purchased approximately 12,000 MRAPs saving countless American lives."
"The demands of nearly 8 years of sustained combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed an enormous burden on airlift assets."