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 received by the Army from field…

a vital component of maintaining the readiness of our Armed Forces is ensuring our men and women in uniform are provided the best equipment available.

What concerns me is our ability to respond to the next challenge; in other words, our strategic depth.

We can't thank you enough for the insight that you're able to provide this committee.

General Amos, how will the Marine Corps be able to meet these extensive and costly war-related funding needs within the normal DOD budget which is only projected to grow about 4 percent in fiscal year 2010?

The Army is out of balance. . . Overall, we are consuming readiness as fast as we can build it.

The serious engineering problems on LPD-17 class ships gives rise for a concern about a broader readiness problem.

The Strike Fighter gap is also a readiness issue.

I am very concerned about the adequacy of TRICARE networks to meet the health and mental health needs of our servicemembers and their families.

As a result, DOD has purchased approximately 12,000 MRAPs saving countless American lives.

Are there sufficient aircraft at home station to fulfill the requirements of the nearly 1,400 pilots trained annually by the Army?

Remotely piloted aircraft currently provide 41 continuous combat air patrols to U.S. CENTCOM.