03/07/2016
https://www.congress.gov...
"I also believe that each component has its own critical role in the total force."
"I cannot think of two people I would rather have at the helm making those decisions than the two of you."
"The Air Force, like all the Services, is being forced to make difficult decisions on how to remain combat-ready while being as cost effective as possible."
"We are forced to retire key assets, as the President said, such as the A-10, the Airborne Warning and Combat System (AWACS), the U-2, the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), th..."