Secretary McHugh and General Odierno, in your testimony, you assert that without a solution to sequestration, you may have to eliminate another 100,000 Active and Reserve component soldiers.

The TRICARE fee proposals are an important piece of the Department's approach to balanced drawdown in defense spending.

If operations in the CENTCOM and AFRICOM AOR do not substantially subside to support the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, what increased risks do you assess will occur for TRANSCOM?

Recently, former Secretary of Defense Panetta announced that DOD will expand benefits to unmarried same-sex domestic partners who declare a committed relationship.

are you developing any plans to address climate change? If so, can you describe those plans?

We are currently supporting French forces and those of the African-Led International Support Mission to Mali with intelligence sharing, ISR, and refueling.

The entire effort is to ensure DOD delivers the required capabilities to our warfighters at the right time, in the right quantity, for the best price.

Yes, Israel and Turkey are reconcilable; however, the relationship is first and foremost between those two countries.

I remain guardedly optimistic regarding the potential Iranian ballistic missile threat between 2015 and 2018.

Admiral Locklear, how much of the PACOM budget is set aside for humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations?

I wanted to ask the question about that because there was an Army plan that was announced that said that $7 billion--that's where the number came from.

The Air Force is continuing to modernize the Minuteman III ICBM to sustain the weapon system through 2030.