"Secretary Mabus, what are the operational impacts of civilian furloughs on fleet maintenance activities particularly in light of civilian hiring freezes and reduction to overtime work?"
"In light of the fact that the Navy has spent the last six years operating a significant part of the force above a long-term sustainable tempo level, will the Navy be able to sustain its operations and..."
"Any degradation to operational readiness will be taken in non-deployed forces to the maximum extent possible."
"I call to order the Subcommittee on Readiness of the House Armed Services Committee."
"the Army--Active, the Guard, and Reserve--has deployed more than 1.1 million soldiers to combat with more than 4,500 giving the last full measure of devotion to this country."
"the strategy must drive where we need to go, what the Army must accomplish and then the force structure designed to accomplish that task."
"Over the past 12 years, the Army--Active, Guard, and Reserve--has deployed more than 1.1 million soldiers to combat."
"How will utilization of regionally aligned forces (RAFs) support the new strategic guidance?"
"Does sequestration call into question our ability to maintain an Operational Reserve? What would be the impacts of reverting to a Strategic Reserve?"
"To what level are you able to repair your equipment now? Can you achieve the maintenance standards required in technical manual 10-20, or are you having to settle for less?"
"From an Army perspective, what will be the primary purpose of U.S. troops based in Europe once the regular deployments to Afghanistan are done?"
"The Army has announced the reduction of 2,500 enablers as part of our force structure footprint reduction in EUCOM."