The IED will remain the weapon of choice for terrorists, not only in Afghanistan, but also wherever the United States and our allies have national security interests.

Our intelligence has told us since 2007 that they're going to have the weapon and a delivery system by 2015.

I would agree with your statement. However, with the resources that we have, I would think that others would say, these need to be hardened also.

General Welsh, what is the status of the transfer of 25 C-27 aircraft currently possessed by the Air Force?

It would be immoral to use this force.

They've even testified before this committee that they knew.

The first operational squadron stood up at Yuma, AZ, in November 2012.

Admiral Stavridis, does EUCOM and/or NATO have a plan to support efforts to secure chemical weapons in Syria if the Assad regime falls given the threat to Israel and Turkey of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) from Syria?

Every day commanders must make decisions to correct underperformers with training or education, and, when necessary, to discipline troops or possibly relieve commanders.

I simply think that that is unacceptable and I think it's irresponsible for us not to address this sort of military vulnerability.

Sequestration makes the problem worse, quite simply.

Pakistan is cooperating in restoring the flow of the PAKGLOC.