07/09/2012
https://congress.gov...
"Like the Air Force, Naval air forces require inventories of precision air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions."
"In your statement you describe a decreased fighter force structure of 1,900 total fighter aircraft as 'an increased risk' to carry out the National Military Strategy."
"that means if we are occupied, others, not just the United States being at risk, but others could have mischief threatening our other allies."
"And if we continue down that road and focus on readiness only for today, then we will be, 10 years from now, we will be with the same equipment, 10 years older, in a lesser readiness level than we are..."