It would be dangerous to assume we will not have to engage in a large-scale ground war.

General Welsh, is there an intention to have some level of commonality between the large platform CNS/ATM solutions for the Air Force?

JIATF-South operations are critical to SOUTHCOM's mission and to the operations of four other Combatant Commands (COCOM).

Continuing sequestration will remain the biggest challenge to executing this plan in the near term.

General Alexander, do you agree that we should also be preparing and build our forces to support preemptive cyber operations?

the smallest Air Force we have ever been, and I think that downsizing will continue

we in the Department of Defense will try to protect our nuclear capabilities to the maximum extent possible, and that nuclear deterrence is the last thing that you want to do serious damage to.

Have these programs been successful in AFRICOM? If so, do you have any examples?

As I have said many times before, due to the nature of military operations: risk equals lives.

Do you agree that establishing bureaucracies and duplicative efforts at DHS would be unwise?

If civilian furloughs, in response to sequestration, impact the mission of the military entrance processing stations, then what options does the Navy have to ensure your recruit accessions are not disrupted?

It is a very serious thing.