"Well, Lieutenant General Nahom, thanks. I know Virginia has been one of the first States to open up a cyber unit with its National Guard, so I am sure the Air National Guard element there would also b..."
"The greatest asset that we have there is not the aircraft. Listen, the aircraft is great. The greatest asset we have there are the aircrews and the pilots that keep those aircraft in the air."
"Tactical lift is critically important. Maintaining the skill level and the experience with those aircrews and those pilots is key."
"I think that there are a number of challenges out there with KC-46A, as well as how we are going to operationalize in a continued way the C-130s and making sure we are cognizant of the incredible asse..."
"I just don't think the appropriators understood the critical nature of that and why it was needed."
"there is a tremendous amount of innovation and creation out there, and what I hear constantly is the high level of frustration"
"I want to know what you are doing internally to fix this systemic acquisitions issue"
"I think mobility is critically important. If you can move, you obviously lessen the risk there in the battlefield."
"I appreciate your leadership and your friendship."
"This committee and our Nation is better because of your service, and we honor you, and we will miss you."
"This reduction further limits our ability to project forces in times of conflict. In my estimation, this is quite simply a dereliction of duty."
"if there is not a long-term strategy about how we recapitalize, then it deeply concerns me"