01/14/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"Given the administration's commitment to continue development and improving this important capability, how are these reductions justified when additional testing and GBI missiles are needed?"
"The enduring success of our military operations in Afghanistan is dependent on the ANSF being able to provide security to the Afghan people."
"Why was the B-52 fleet, which currently numbers 76 aircraft and does not provide nearly the utility of the B-1 in current operations in Afghanistan, not similarly reduced?"
"It seems that, if the F-35B variant is not fielded in its intended numbers, the United States will have failed to leverage the enormous capability provided by amphibious assault ships."