10/09/2013
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"And, again, thanks for your endurance on this most recent trip to Afghanistan."
"I was alarmed when General Odierno testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday that we are heading toward a hollow force and that budget cuts could threaten Army readiness levels on..."
"allowing the Air Force to slip to a lower state of readiness requiring a long buildup to regain full combat effectiveness negates the essential strategic advantages of airpower and puts joint forces a..."
"I am really dismayed about where we are putting our Air Force and all of our military branches with sequestration."