Joe Manchin actually said...

"If we want to continue to have the very best aviation capability in the world, on the rotary side, we can't go status quo."

"We're going to go to about a 54 percent reliance on the Guard and Reserve, versus about a 46 percent reliance on the Active."

"We need the Total Force. We need Active, we need Guard, and we need Reserve."

"It is my understanding that DOD has created a new acquisition process to prepare for the next generation of health record systems for the military."