As a proud alumnus of the University of Dayton, I am here today to wish good luck to the Dayton Flyers. The University of Dayton men's basketball team has advanced to the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 for the first time in 30 years. The…

F-35 operation and support costs--which are still estimated at around $1 trillion over the life of the fleet--represent a potentially significant financial obligation for the Air Force and Navy, and have been deemed 'unaffordable' by the…

You mentioned in your written testimony that all three mission areas in the air-to-surface munitions inventory are short of inventory objectives.

GAO's most recent report points out that software delays may impact software deliveries and could hinder the delivery of expected warfighting capabilities.

GAO and others have identified affordability as a significant challenge for the F-35.

Do you believe that the Marine Corps may experience an elevated operational risk in the 2020's if the predicted strike fighter shortfall comes to fruition?

I opposed sequestration because I thought it would be irresponsible and devastating to our military.

What scenarios are at greatest risk with the reduction of 334 fighters?

the concerns about the warfighting capabilities to the Marine Corps by July 2015.

I want to apologize for being late. I was doing the important people's work of being on the House floor congratulating the University of Dayton...

But my opening remarks will focus on the F-35 and budget reductions in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force budget requests.

Your recent report emphasizes the risks posed by continuing delays in mission systems software testing, and notes that those delays could limit the capabilities the Marine Corps receives at the time it plans to declare its initial…

the risk that you don't get the software completed, that you don't get full capability, and I think there still is risk in that area.

Our hearing today will consist of two panels. In the first panel, we will hear testimony on the F-35 program...

If the Department of Defense is forced to accept sequestration-level budgets between fiscal year 2016 and 2023, what affect will that have on the capability and capacity of Navy and Marine Corps' strike fighter fleets to achieve the…

without service life extensions and capability upgrades, it will not be possible to manage risk.

To the extent that our subcommittee may help in trying to communicate some of the issues of the advantages of the F-35 and foreign acquisition decisionmaking, please let us know.

The A-10 was the best decision to make, even though nobody likes the result of that decision.

I am confident in the F-35 JPO estimate for O&S costs.

What steps is the Navy taking to mitigate the risk that all required modifications to the F-35B fleet will be done on time?

Turner, Hon. Michael R., a Representative from Ohio, Chairman, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

The Army continues to face an uncertain fiscal environment in the years ahead.

I believe our chairman cited the Washington Post's March 2nd editorial that had the heading 'President Obama's Foreign Policy is Based on Fantasy.'

I have a bill which has been included in the NDAA for several years that would eliminate deployment as a basis for removal.

Our goal is to reduce and ultimately eliminate this crime from our ranks.