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Jim Inhofe

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James Mountain Inhofe is a former United States Senator from Oklahoma, serving from 1994 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Inhofe is known for his strong conservative views, particularly on issues related to national defense and environmental policy. He gained notoriety for his skepticism regarding climate change, famously calling it a hoax. Throughout his tenure, he held significant positions, including Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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Mar 20, 2012

General Austin, Admiral Ferguson, General Dunford, and General Breedlove, once the JROC established the requirements, are those requirements used to establish development and testing criteria?

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Mar 20, 2012

As North Korea, Iran, and other states develop their missile technology, we cannot sit idly by without improving our own systems.

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Mar 20, 2012

General Austin, how would you quantify the increased risk to our Army and our Nation caused by the shrinking of land power in regards to Army end strength?

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Mar 20, 2012

Due to fiscal year 2013 budget constraints, the Air Force decided to pursue a less robust AMP for the legacy C-130H combat delivery fleet.

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Mar 20, 2012

General Breedlove, how much will AMP-lite save after factoring in termination costs, new contact costs, delays in modernization, the requirement to maintain the navigator, and other life-cycle costs?

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Mar 20, 2012

Prolonging production of the F-35 results in an increase to the cost of the program due to a longer production run.

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Mar 20, 2012

What will be the impact of tripling or quadrupling your fuel costs?

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Mar 20, 2012

General Austin, Admiral Ferguson, General Dunford, and General Breedlove, does DOD test community have authority to test to a different standard, higher or lower, than the established JROC requirement without the JROC changing the…

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Mar 20, 2012

The overall worldwide threat to national security interests of the United States has remained roughly the same over the past year.

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Mar 20, 2012

General Austin, with an anticipated increase in special operations numbers and capabilities, what is the corresponding increase in the budget that is required?

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Mar 20, 2012

What is our hedge strategy in the event North Korea or Iran is able to develop their ICBM capabilities more rapidly than current U.S. intelligence estimates?

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Mar 20, 2012

The goal is for full and open defense industry competition, with a C-130 CNS/ATM program contract award in fiscal year 2014.

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Mar 20, 2012

Demand for missile defense assets, to include multi-mission Aegis ships and missiles, continues to exceed supply within each region.

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Mar 20, 2012

General Breedlove, an analysis of alternatives (AOA) was accomplished and evaluated by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC).

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Mar 20, 2012

Recent delays in the F-35 program have required the Navy to procure an additional 41 F/A-18E/F aircraft

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Mar 20, 2012

Admiral Ferguson, at what cost to the readiness will you continue to advocate for defense funds on green energy?

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Mar 20, 2012

The American people believe that we have the very best of everything, and we do not.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think we all agree--certainly you agree, do you not, General Breedlove, the significance of that program?

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Mar 20, 2012

We have these hearings and we all hear about the dedication, the fact of what our troops are doing over there in all the Services.

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Mar 20, 2012

You are doing a great job. We are doing a lousy job because we are not dealing you a hand.

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Mar 20, 2012

I am all for efficiency. That is not the point.

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Mar 20, 2012

Our number one concern should be defending America, not all this other stuff.

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Mar 20, 2012

In the 21st century, reality is that there are environmental threats that constitute threats to our national security.

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Mar 20, 2012

DOD would wage war on global warming by promising to spend billions of taxpayers' dollars on more green stuff.

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