WEBVTT 00:02.960 --> 00:07.900 I would know tourists. There's always an option a to ask us to 00:07.900 --> 00:12.090 stop doing the things we're doing right now given to missions 00:12.090 --> 00:16.170 that all a service's arrayed against that uh. I can't imagine 00:16.170 --> 00:20.730 what that would-be but to short of a very dramatic a probably 00:20.730 --> 00:25.450 on palatable decision point such is up to know we would not be 00:25.450 --> 00:26.150 able to make to. 00:26.720 --> 00:30.430 It the me ask you a related question the circuitry james talk 00:30.430 --> 00:34.740 the belts a even more difficult choices a if we continue with 00:34.740 --> 00:36.460 the budget caps in the and the sequester. 00:36.980 --> 00:40.730 Um and and I think that should extend to political choices diplomatic 00:40.730 --> 00:45.320 choices and choices are owl ice make you mentioned that in response 00:45.320 --> 00:49.340 to russian aggression in ukraine. We have deployed additional 00:49.340 --> 00:54.210 forces to estonia to that lot via to lithuania to Poland but 00:54.210 --> 00:57.930 when you look at those countries defense budgets what they spend 00:57.930 --> 01:01.450 as a percentage of their Judy pete concurred. What we spend I'm 01:01.480 --> 01:03.850 a is insufficient a. 01:05.090 --> 01:08.840 What more do we need to do to force other countries to make the 01:08.840 --> 01:12.540 difficult decisions to get their taxpayers to support these missions 01:12.810 --> 01:15.330 that are arguably more in their national interests and they are 01:15.330 --> 01:15.760 in ours. 01:16.400 --> 01:20.320 Well that's the it's the Big challenge in a moving target and 01:20.320 --> 01:23.760 one that to the secretaries of defense certainly called it back 01:23.760 --> 01:27.290 to my time to secretary gates have have tried the process on 01:27.320 --> 01:32.770 a large we our european allies of only four of the 28 NATO nations 01:32.770 --> 01:37.080 currently beat the a 2% requirement. I've mined estonia and so 01:37.080 --> 01:42.150 one of them. I'm bitty shoot noted the When it comes to russia 01:42.280 --> 01:46.550 and and the concerns of that we seated in a ride driving out 01:46.550 --> 01:50.660 of ukraine a all of us would like to work more closely with our 01:50.660 --> 01:55.420 european allies. Thank you for this cotta what german cup glacier 01:55.420 --> 01:57.930 with a the plate quote from a aired I I'm. 01:58.550 --> 02:02.070 Uh the curries debt to a whenever we get to the mikes creation 02:02.140 --> 02:05.410 and charm of qr obsession cute noses to the one a question rice 02:05.410 --> 02:08.800 is to the top level of committing up there that it's where gay 02:08.800 --> 02:09.300 some traction. 02:09.860 --> 02:13.260 This seller fall over mr. Miller's comets about auditing other 02:13.260 --> 02:16.920 propose shocked anybody. Um. What quick any dote a cheered this 02:16.920 --> 02:20.230 researcher in may this year the day was turn USS taxes. 02:20.770 --> 02:24.030 Later sub-rain and we were having an impromptu town hall meeting 02:24.360 --> 02:28.320 a in the galley wishing me on the side urged and while the kids 02:28.320 --> 02:31.200 asked the out that to the question is prairie um has a lot of 02:31.200 --> 02:33.380 think I'm a with audited partner. The fetch. 02:34.090 --> 02:37.330 The sell out of all those are play at six a they dish or talk 02:37.500 --> 02:40.090 about Ghosn me where some released were to ever underscore very 02:40.090 --> 02:43.490 just suck it up to a a a two there now storm surges committee. 02:44.190 --> 02:47.210 There's a a good in had taken off the chair was kind of the of 02:47.240 --> 02:51.520 model each of you were spied up the surprises budget the fully 02:51.520 --> 02:55.010 funder properly fund the contain year for sit reaching big out 02:55.160 --> 02:58.080 of that the golden all of us want to get to that is so ordered 02:58.080 --> 03:02.190 finishes Tempest for the former fits we assess the funding of 03:02.190 --> 03:05.310 edible to beat to be an army initiative within the president's 03:05.310 --> 03:09.480 budget to suppression to carry us forward a and and the post milestone. 03:11.420 --> 03:16.310 Mr. The present sufficient for them or even meringue court to 03:16.340 --> 03:19.950 to me to milestones uh. I would like to circle Parker elmo. 03:19.950 --> 03:24.240 There are some things that we don't control that worry me a lot 03:24.270 --> 03:25.470 of that were there were gonna be. 03:26.080 --> 03:28.420 Um the salt of to and them. 03:29.140 --> 03:32.520 But I'm not in terms of funding but in terms of. 03:33.020 --> 03:36.570 Them. Assurance of a of numbers. 03:37.170 --> 03:41.010 Uh and Yes but they're forced but with that same caveat that 03:41.320 --> 03:44.220 uh they go out there that the serrated bread on the brink or 03:44.340 --> 03:47.790 a eeg as led the way on a lot of the we've moved from. 03:48.320 --> 03:49.210 Getting ready to order it. 03:49.840 --> 03:53.080 Auditing. And uh all the servers is are now doing that that I 03:53.080 --> 03:55.620 suppose are better learning expression of record led the way 03:55.620 --> 03:58.950 again the job done for dead look for your tyler like a starting 03:58.950 --> 04:02.740 pitcher cupid forward chill respect mr. From a this and others um. 04:02.840 --> 04:05.910 Yeah to think of making reference to other agencies center in 04:05.910 --> 04:08.790 Apple part to your financial sectors they themselves about ought to. 04:09.470 --> 04:12.580 He says that the PC. I'm there but at that and whoever's in charge 04:12.580 --> 04:16.910 of that efforts a in rival drone or do would be to arrest him. More. 04:21.080 --> 04:23.090 It's so we are sharing our concerns. 04:23.780 --> 04:25.310 Oh I'm Head. 04:26.210 --> 04:29.930 Gizmo alter terminal robots to whitey what it's oh with those. 04:30.530 --> 04:31.740 Um what. 04:32.690 --> 04:36.210 The one that defends finance and accounting circus known. 04:36.490 --> 04:37.780 That's the one that to. 04:38.300 --> 04:43.040 The concerns is that's the one that dumb. Does not have the internal control. 04:43.040 --> 04:46.570 So we need to to have some assurance about the numbers of taking 04:46.570 --> 04:51.210 plus or the the other sectors miss james tenured um likewise. 04:51.210 --> 04:54.330 We had communicate our concern salad the top leaders of the department 04:54.330 --> 04:57.740 of defense they're aware that they were concerned about this 04:57.740 --> 05:01.120 the comptroller to handed the sass reports. I think everybody's 05:01.120 --> 05:03.940 working collaboratively ici try to get there from here. 05:05.090 --> 05:10.490 But again as I blew we the fess is largest customer of the army 05:10.490 --> 05:15.270 had a sub equally uh uh extended our concerns to the appropriate 05:15.310 --> 05:19.860 to the park not all of a forty's a part of the problem. I think 05:19.860 --> 05:24.850 the fess faces a quite frankly is that unlike the rest of us 05:24.890 --> 05:27.040 of their customer bases coming now. 05:27.630 --> 05:31.600 A they're gonna write fewer tracks isn't strike decrease it's 05:31.600 --> 05:36.290 their business fall will decrease and I know a scholar you understand 05:36.320 --> 05:39.950 the realities have that kind of trend line more than anyone else 05:39.950 --> 05:41.030 perhaps was true. 05:41.540 --> 05:46.420 Of but I haven't yet seen a commensurate amount of response from 05:46.450 --> 05:50.110 the fast to to accommodate. What seems to most of us to be an 05:50.110 --> 05:54.380 inescapable reality. I don't wanna scribed motivation up to that 05:54.420 --> 05:59.020 that is so uh as my colleagues have said it will affect our ability 05:59.020 --> 06:03.990 to to receive a clean audit to that given the the a relationship 06:04.090 --> 06:06.140 of monk stalled us with that organization. 06:06.830 --> 06:10.010 Rally just to fit the but until it's a keen you for when your 06:10.010 --> 06:12.810 servers cross the ball and you're responsible was but also thank 06:12.810 --> 06:16.840 the sharif your uh what our pursuit before full throat in commitment 06:16.840 --> 06:19.730 to getting the support to build a we're talking about budging 06:19.730 --> 06:22.420 is spending in an American fetch fair honestly would love them 06:22.420 --> 06:25.900 up order finishes. David cisco that could heap cascading silver 06:25.900 --> 06:29.360 Peru will lead to a a that's out there in and I appreciate the 06:29.360 --> 06:32.040 sugar can members to do that in the face of secret stray show 06:32.040 --> 06:35.410 and and budget cuts and all the things are going on i've thank 06:35.410 --> 06:38.860 you for your efforts a on noted that the the bounty about like. 06:40.670 --> 06:44.020 We're gonna have a comptroller here with us tomorrow and of them 06:44.020 --> 06:47.030 be another opportunity to raise this issue because i've do agree 06:47.030 --> 06:49.810 with the gentleman this is really important for gonna make the 06:49.810 --> 06:54.200 case to increase defense spending. They're asked to be accountability 06:54.200 --> 06:58.300 that goes with them. So this carries big implications. Mr. De diego. 07:00.130 --> 07:03.500 Mister and That's coarsens directed a signature a james. 07:03.540 --> 07:07.750 I'm I'm a beneficiary of a closer support from a of the eight 07:07.750 --> 07:10.540 Tencent disturbed to hear that's back on the chopping block. 07:11.060 --> 07:15.800 Otto. One aide just like this you know pointed and maybe common 07:15.800 --> 07:20.330 town this to you and then an era where we seem to be more incubation that. 07:20.900 --> 07:24.430 An type of combat won a 10 closer score what action be more useful 07:24.430 --> 07:28.010 is a really wise the putting an chopping back into but is on 07:28.010 --> 07:31.040 the chopping block to what is the a weapon system platform the 07:31.040 --> 07:33.430 standard placing it. That's gonna be able to provide the same 07:33.430 --> 07:35.880 type of closer support tree in to treat them. 07:37.410 --> 07:40.440 It's uh Carson please. Let me start none of one. Of course general 07:40.440 --> 07:43.630 ousted chicken because he's a former a 10 pilot actually say 07:43.630 --> 07:47.230 he's extremely knowledgeable. I would say that the a 10 ended 07:47.230 --> 07:51.030 up on this list to reduce I'm with the greatest of reluctance. 07:51.060 --> 07:52.740 It was a budgetary matter. 07:53.300 --> 07:57.070 Um and it literally after a reviewing all the different alternatives 07:57.070 --> 08:00.430 about how weak aid come up with the budgetary savings this one 08:00.430 --> 08:03.370 because of the single purpose nature in because we do have other 08:03.400 --> 08:06.880 aircraft an inventory they can do close air support said that's 08:06.880 --> 08:11.050 how we got to where we are today I'm in terms of what I that 08:11.050 --> 08:14.830 next aircrafts that will a bridge the gap so to. Speak course 08:14.830 --> 08:17.380 we do have our other aircraft that are currently flying some 08:17.380 --> 08:20.840 of these missions to include the F 15 iain's the of 16 to support 08:21.100 --> 08:26.410 said they will be with us I'm for years to come has whale eventually 08:26.410 --> 08:31.430 can and to play the um F 35 said that one is of course on the horizon. 08:31.430 --> 08:34.980 It's not with this yet but will be coming on line in the next 08:34.980 --> 08:39.460 to a few years to get to the plan for of newman a deed a that 08:39.570 --> 08:42.820 the platform she just mention what type both are order Reagan 08:42.820 --> 08:45.580 did I haven't had a three million make three millimeter mortar. 08:45.620 --> 08:49.720 I'm sectarian millimeter donts uh as a B keep what just cable 08:49.720 --> 08:51.880 is a 10 war hog a interim. So support. 08:52.700 --> 08:55.860 In addition to missionary no none of interested in and that are 08:55.860 --> 08:59.540 going to carry 25 in in the case of the a 35 and 20 millimeter 08:59.540 --> 09:03.880 guns unofficially the 15 ian. Yes 16 issue wasn't a 10 times 09:03.880 --> 09:06.760 when the issue was a budget control act causes to Mike's a really 09:06.760 --> 09:10.780 tough participation decisions and we talked a combatant commanders 09:10.780 --> 09:13.930 and asked and were they preferred that we take the cuts in were 09:13.930 --> 09:15.820 they prefer beeper ties are funding. 09:16.490 --> 09:19.650 They gave us real clear injures in a 10 was not while from. 09:20.350 --> 09:23.150 A waved on the operational and also some this we'd love to show 09:23.150 --> 09:25.670 a the impact on the battle space low threats are i've threat. 09:26.210 --> 09:30.180 Um this is just that for an edge of a lot a very ugly decisions 09:30.180 --> 09:32.680 are gonna have to a native we stayed PC level fun. 09:33.250 --> 09:36.850 Um the workforce of our cast weight has been the at 16 off a 09:36.850 --> 09:39.640 10 for the last eight years is phone thousands more cast artists 09:39.640 --> 09:42.970 new town for their scenarios korean for for a 10 to be there. 09:43.000 --> 09:46.200 Absolutely and there are some ether for of be one with 32 jay 09:46.200 --> 09:48.800 dams that might above the weather and there's some the preferred 09:48.800 --> 09:53.420 a C 30 and my marine infantry ulcer. Some preferred up on an 09:53.450 --> 09:55.350 armoring chorus to maintain it. 09:55.920 --> 09:58.960 The scenarios and change that requirement the the issue here 09:58.960 --> 10:02.670 is not any particular platform cast is a mission for our forces 10:02.670 --> 10:03.480 part of our fabric. 10:04.080 --> 10:07.690 We're gonna be doing cast 10 20 50 years from now and a tends 10:07.690 --> 10:10.910 not gonna be dormant them. So we have got the luck that how we 10:10.910 --> 10:14.280 transition to a future capability that will work on both the 10:14.280 --> 10:16.670 low threat and a high Fred battlefield and that's what we're 10:16.670 --> 10:19.500 trying to do and we're doing is cleverly glimmering for where 10:19.500 --> 10:23.090 the navy with the army we're working us in terms of weapon systems 10:23.090 --> 10:26.250 of lord working at weapons themselves of a Capone different platforms. 10:26.550 --> 10:29.770 There is no question about our clematis mission and we've got 10:29.770 --> 10:32.750 about a hundred and 40 styles and data point to us seven years 10:32.750 --> 10:33.170 to. Purple. 10:35.750 --> 10:39.850 Chair of named prodders a gloucester track every an answer was 10:39.850 --> 10:40.280 and again. 10:41.320 --> 10:43.610 No one should take you up. 10:44.210 --> 10:47.190 But did not see the studies does the least from what i've my 10:47.280 --> 10:52.240 understanding the pass efforts to replace a 10 a by guinea's 10:52.240 --> 10:55.830 nineties were pretty much duds a and demanded doing the same 10:55.830 --> 10:56.390 kind of. 10:56.900 --> 10:58.130 Fact a mess that uh. 10:58.670 --> 11:02.600 The 18 did so he the can share those studies to you especially 11:02.600 --> 11:06.370 just put me Eddie's emanates it be really did save me in the pension. 11:06.370 --> 11:09.950 I think a lot of us a if that infantry men former current in 11:09.950 --> 11:12.970 the future would but still have add up sure into that kind of 11:13.050 --> 11:15.820 a cluster se par would be available user so wouldn't. 11:16.340 --> 11:18.850 Final it's unfortunate money precludes. 11:19.720 --> 11:22.070 We love to Kentucky about this rickety double stored. 11:23.090 --> 11:24.250 Which cheryl back attack. 11:25.110 --> 11:26.060 The kid missed women. 11:26.860 --> 11:29.880 Like miss chairman ways in general felt like you so much fiercer 11:29.880 --> 11:33.290 or stir nation. We deeply appreciate that especially year commitment 11:33.290 --> 11:34.670 during these challenging times. 11:35.270 --> 11:39.370 I one to fall up from SME commensurate made earlier we all know 11:39.370 --> 11:42.120 the devastating affects a sequenced ration but there are some 11:42.120 --> 11:45.040 that look at the fission sees within the Pentagon in you've heard 11:45.040 --> 11:46.200 the chairman speak about it. 11:47.010 --> 11:50.300 Some of the questions are about the acquisition and procurement 11:50.300 --> 11:53.640 process and the chairmen as well as others of us have looked 11:53.640 --> 11:57.720 at how we can fix that to actually empower decision making within 11:57.720 --> 12:00.810 the Pentagon to make sure we are the as he fission as possible 12:01.280 --> 12:04.240 in spending those precious dollars. I'd get to the Pentagon. 12:04.790 --> 12:07.680 In the question is this is it give us your perspective on where 12:07.680 --> 12:11.350 the current obstacles are in the acquisition process is there 12:11.350 --> 12:15.090 a need for additional acquisition authorities in what can we 12:15.090 --> 12:19.760 do to fix and reform the acquisition and procurement process 12:19.760 --> 12:22.620 to make sure that it is indeed as he fission as possible. 12:23.140 --> 12:25.620 And that we can demonstrate that every penny they goes to the 12:25.620 --> 12:28.660 Pentagon is getting to the right place in that we're doing the 12:28.660 --> 12:30.880 best job possible making those. Decisions. 12:34.240 --> 12:38.680 Racially appears a charter for we have to do to buy anything. 12:39.700 --> 12:42.160 I'm booked trip clear major weapon system. 12:42.740 --> 12:45.120 It takes forever. That's costly. 12:45.710 --> 12:47.680 Of this thing you could do for us. 12:48.230 --> 12:49.490 Is cut out a lot of this. 12:50.100 --> 12:51.360 Element end. 12:51.960 --> 12:54.570 We'll be happy to give you details on no there we've been over 12:54.570 --> 12:59.700 here doing that but I thank all the services up gritty that to them. 13:00.290 --> 13:03.210 That the current system of just. 13:03.740 --> 13:06.880 Requirement of to our wonderful parma after parma which. 13:07.580 --> 13:11.330 Many of which don't they had anything to the in valued the weapon 13:11.520 --> 13:14.450 of just leased the prune back pretty to radical. 13:15.210 --> 13:18.680 I could just I had a thought I would of a phablet sitting cree 13:18.680 --> 13:22.430 stroll servers chief GE which was sniffed we read douche to 19 13:22.430 --> 13:24.040 86 with call were nichols. 13:24.890 --> 13:27.260 I think it's important to have search for answers we're going 13:27.260 --> 13:27.960 through the us. 13:28.540 --> 13:29.670 With some a forty. 13:30.260 --> 13:33.680 And also tell you I think there are I would I agree with IP iraq 13:33.750 --> 13:37.580 bureaucracy the number of people can say no to our systems is 13:37.580 --> 13:41.540 significant that increases the time sometimes it takes and the 13:41.540 --> 13:44.930 army specifically. I would tell you what the army is on a small programs. 13:45.840 --> 13:48.470 And I'd like to see the when a raise from one billion a 10 billion 13:48.470 --> 13:50.970 those have require specific dod oversight. 13:51.620 --> 13:54.360 And a program under 10 billion dollars of like to see the army 13:54.640 --> 13:58.120 have the responsibility in have accountability to ensure that 13:58.120 --> 14:01.030 those programs eyes that were are are people one I think that 14:01.030 --> 14:04.540 would enable the speed up the process season. We have evicted 14:04.540 --> 14:05.650 many others out we could do. 14:06.210 --> 14:09.430 This to have learned if I could just a little mass to my good 14:09.430 --> 14:12.350 friend or you made this is so the chart Thai allergy uh. I give 14:12.350 --> 14:18.240 you one example a up the complex bureaucracy of him a our new 14:18.360 --> 14:22.710 a artillery system of the milestone C decision was reached by 14:22.710 --> 14:30.870 the army in a and october 2013 that one milestone required. 3185 14:30.900 --> 14:37.770 pages a primary documentation and tuck 1742 calendar days a just 14:37.770 --> 14:42.270 to to develop the document sent to get through the process 18 14:42.270 --> 14:46.590 hundred days to approve it not all of that is that all of that is. 14:47.640 --> 14:51.610 In part I think necessary victors over lap dinners as so chairman 14:51.640 --> 14:54.800 dorm very and I know chairman McCain and the other house many of. 14:55.310 --> 14:59.470 Of all of you or our focus to pod but I think we can save a lot 14:59.470 --> 15:03.230 of time which in the acquisition means money a without giving 15:03.230 --> 15:07.380 up the kinds of assurances that all of us up I think the Libor 15:07.380 --> 15:08.490 are really really important. 15:09.380 --> 15:13.150 Sector james and I don't have a call propped that was pre slick. 15:13.150 --> 15:16.830 Mr. Secretary made a CIA like that um but I certainly a great 15:16.830 --> 15:20.070 with trying to is this is you can streamline some of the reporting 15:20.070 --> 15:23.170 requirements some of the pasta sees. I know that tendency when 15:23.170 --> 15:26.990 things go wrong is to put more process and more oversight that 15:27.020 --> 15:30.230 actually again from a business perspective the last in this case 15:30.230 --> 15:33.920 the batter truss people on hold them accountable one things when 15:33.920 --> 15:37.210 things go wrong. And terms that this service chief and bomb but 15:37.210 --> 15:40.080 I'm not exactly. Sure however buddy else handles that across 15:40.080 --> 15:43.700 the board that my service cheated I we do pretty much everything together. 15:43.700 --> 15:47.850 So we're already have a lady doing program reviews and watching 15:47.850 --> 15:52.400 over our programs as fast as we can get john done for your perspective. 15:53.520 --> 15:56.320 The taste cars when I don't really have a medical would associate 15:56.320 --> 15:59.130 myself with so joy supporting us to much about the servers she 15:59.130 --> 16:02.840 still today you were actually responsible for a core rich resources 16:02.870 --> 16:05.640 and not a come in a and I think that's what it where I was your 16:05.640 --> 16:08.240 run on his is the servers cheese responsibilities for outcome 16:08.240 --> 16:08.590 as well. 16:09.190 --> 16:09.750 Ever. Our. 16:12.860 --> 16:16.710 So they know that we tied to simplification. There's not all 16:16.710 --> 16:21.620 son since of agility taught that so as time unfolds a and a program 16:21.620 --> 16:26.700 it's a change in in re car mix change in terms of cons to scheduling 16:26.700 --> 16:29.640 in than what's appropriate to keep what's what's appropriate 16:29.640 --> 16:33.300 to enhance. I think the servers cheese would appreciate an opportunity 16:33.300 --> 16:36.620 to have a voice in the process. Good thing was to my you back. 16:37.370 --> 16:41.660 I to brought think that agility polite is a key one that we don't 16:41.660 --> 16:44.800 spend enough time talking about in of ball toe world. The we 16:44.800 --> 16:49.460 live and being able to the actual immerse bond says is just a central. 16:49.980 --> 16:50.990 Um ms. Crap. 16:53.930 --> 16:57.020 Thank you very much miss chairman and thanks to the TV for your 16:57.020 --> 16:58.110 service to our country. 16:58.630 --> 17:03.540 Of first I would like to offer my condolences to the families 17:03.570 --> 17:08.520 of be sad and I'm marines and the for soldiers who lost their 17:08.520 --> 17:09.520 lives in a training. 17:10.080 --> 17:14.840 I'm a exercise in the gulf of mexico last week. I'm the anything 17:14.840 --> 17:18.170 and I can do in the second person to stick to help you all uh 17:18.170 --> 17:21.070 please do not has takes call upon me or anyone on my team. 17:22.090 --> 17:27.240 Um I my first question is for a secretary make shoe secretary 17:27.240 --> 17:28.980 made us in secretary james. 17:30.020 --> 17:33.350 As the congress to basing you'll authorization free use of military 17:33.350 --> 17:36.060 force one of my priorities is knowing. 17:36.570 --> 17:40.550 That should we engaged militarily in current or future conflicts. 17:41.090 --> 17:44.460 Our service members going to the fight with confidence in this 17:44.460 --> 17:47.340 country will take care of them when they return home. 17:48.460 --> 17:53.170 In 2007 the gills se la la commission recommended the establishment 17:53.170 --> 17:55.970 of wrap recovery care or court Nader's. 17:56.570 --> 18:00.370 At both deo de and the V to care for wounded warriors. 18:01.340 --> 18:04.550 If god forbid service member said become severely injured or 18:04.580 --> 18:07.650 ill while serving our country. I wanna make sure that they know. 18:08.220 --> 18:10.810 Would do everything in our power to gets in the care they need 18:10.810 --> 18:11.870 when they return home. 18:12.710 --> 18:15.890 So I would like to learn what are your service branches doing 18:15.890 --> 18:20.410 to ensure the transition from active service to to be a far most 18:20.410 --> 18:22.800 wounded injured and el service member to. 18:23.620 --> 18:27.770 And what more can we do to make sure that we identified every 18:27.770 --> 18:32.600 does star service member who qualifies for be ace feather recovery care. 18:33.240 --> 18:36.700 And I have one more question falling this when I it's PC earring answers. 18:36.940 --> 18:40.940 No the Mini started to but it's it's critically important question 18:40.940 --> 18:45.060 men one that i've tried to at least allude to in my opening comments. 18:45.060 --> 18:45.710 We have. 18:46.330 --> 18:49.860 Uh I sick a legal responsibility but even more importantly more 18:49.860 --> 18:53.910 responsibility to ensure that those who return home and the first 18:53.910 --> 18:58.080 uh since get the medical care a that they'd eat dessert and all 18:58.080 --> 19:02.040 of this is set up wanted warrior here a facilities uh. 19:02.040 --> 19:06.040 We're re can figuring arson album of to respond to the realities 19:06.040 --> 19:10.020 of the of the diminishing budgets. But also the out phasing-out 19:10.050 --> 19:14.030 to of wartime activities that we for and door to glaster teen 19:14.030 --> 19:18.580 years of but to up to a also to ensure that we're providing care 19:18.580 --> 19:22.410 in the most effective efficient manner possible. Uh this story 19:22.410 --> 19:26.760 and transitioning from active service over the beauty care has 19:26.810 --> 19:31.940 been one of of challenges in successes buying tanks and no small 19:31.940 --> 19:36.360 measure to the congresses and their focus on that to a all of 19:36.360 --> 19:39.650 us have come a long way toward doing and churned to do what's 19:39.650 --> 19:45.030 known as the ideas process the process by which of the a medically 19:45.030 --> 19:49.760 up a retired or our of moved or to be a has improved the army 19:50.180 --> 19:54.180 uh and a much different story today at the ones in recent years 19:54.180 --> 19:59.030 were a we're meeting all the current to a time frames so as to 19:59.030 --> 20:02.550 do to Bellman of a case filed a scheduling of the up a bit of 20:02.550 --> 20:06.380 a physical ewes and so much and are provided a dashboard were 20:06.380 --> 20:09.910 buying all soldiers can go up and see exactly where they are 20:10.200 --> 20:13.920 a in that process a source of frustration the pass was they didn't 20:13.920 --> 20:16.380 know were they were didn't know what their next appointed but 20:16.380 --> 20:20.300 once we provided that visibility uh. We're meeting as I said 20:20.300 --> 20:23.660 all the standards of that dod has there are still challenges 20:23.690 --> 20:29.250 between to be a and and the United States up a military dod a 20:29.250 --> 20:32.910 and we're supporting to be a to help them meet those objectives 20:32.910 --> 20:35.940 of swell the spend something of a moving target but I understand 20:35.940 --> 20:40.150 the piano thanks they'll be in compliance with a with the processing 20:40.240 --> 20:43.720 uh uh hopefully. I believe it's set up by the start of next year. 20:44.550 --> 20:44.850 Thank. You. 20:48.740 --> 20:52.760 Too so we have no hired greater responsibilty them. 20:53.400 --> 20:56.760 To care for those aboard the about um and um. 20:58.030 --> 21:01.710 Through the experience. So we've had them sector me cute varied. 21:02.320 --> 21:05.560 Well described some of these things that the the marines have 21:05.560 --> 21:06.490 the wounded warrior. 21:07.250 --> 21:11.860 Um battalions of may the hair was particles site car broke and 21:11.900 --> 21:12.780 it is too. 21:13.580 --> 21:16.510 Oh I'm lead in the medical care earth guy. 21:17.670 --> 21:21.370 Re entered ration either back into the military or into civilian 21:21.370 --> 21:27.480 life of those who have been wounded um and to give each of them 21:27.800 --> 21:28.510 for Medicaid. 21:29.140 --> 21:33.730 Oh to help them through the process to make up on this for them 21:33.730 --> 21:38.080 to of tell them what benefits are available and to do it for 21:38.080 --> 21:42.160 them and for their caregivers for their family members of them 21:42.190 --> 21:45.940 or friends who have assumed the burden of of caring for them. 21:46.340 --> 21:50.870 Well who and when we're also meeting and exceeding djs know the 21:50.980 --> 21:55.890 the requirements in terms of time um but I would say that even 21:55.890 --> 21:58.380 though we're doing that but we can do. Better. 22:02.020 --> 22:03.790 If it's but if you. 22:04.500 --> 22:08.610 Other witnesses wanted to of if you'd plea dude showing riding 22:08.900 --> 22:12.090 a lot. We can that I'm sorry restated. I look for to reading 22:12.540 --> 22:14.970 what every half dad welding. Thank you. Thank you. 22:15.860 --> 22:19.680 Like metal let. One more questions about sergeant's ladies thomas 22:19.680 --> 22:23.280 expired a although used year. Certainly welcome to submit additional 22:23.280 --> 22:26.820 question jim riding a two to the witness say thank you ms. 22:26.820 --> 22:28.240 Chan a good Docs women. 22:29.450 --> 22:30.290 A miss chairman. 22:30.800 --> 22:35.310 Uh and I wanna flanking congratulate. Our fan was service chiefs 22:35.310 --> 22:38.230 and secretaries today. Thank you for your servers is critical 22:38.230 --> 22:41.910 time in history and all the right work to to do when I won a 22:41.910 --> 22:45.140 protec release a aside the sector james. 22:45.730 --> 22:50.160 Journal a chairman well Wall says whale but call OS's um. 22:50.480 --> 22:55.130 Well some spam story uh because the to have a poet or nuclear 22:55.130 --> 22:59.160 triad and ernie flea enterprise. It's such a height priority le. 22:59.160 --> 23:00.250 Let's soul imported. 23:01.160 --> 23:02.210 And I'm very concerned. 23:02.750 --> 23:06.630 About about our youth of our bombers are be 50 twos and the fact 23:06.630 --> 23:07.360 that you have. 23:07.910 --> 23:12.580 The long-ways strike Balmer up in your sites would uh I really 23:12.580 --> 23:14.240 appreciate that. That's so important. 23:14.850 --> 23:18.120 Up being on what I ask a general question and I'm not shirk. 23:18.660 --> 23:22.200 Who's best qualified the into this bucked in this really baby 23:22.200 --> 23:26.780 boom can be made more be a chairman's up question. 23:27.570 --> 23:28.880 Before the budget committee. 23:29.390 --> 23:32.030 But we're talking about. Oh Co. 23:32.560 --> 23:36.190 A use to supplement can get this be on those Kay apps. 23:36.950 --> 23:38.350 A question many of the stay out. 23:39.380 --> 23:40.160 He's me is. 23:41.160 --> 23:45.500 Can how much of that art in what way can that be used in useful 23:45.500 --> 23:46.880 ways beyond us. 23:47.660 --> 23:50.760 The the underlying purpose solo cup that can. 23:51.300 --> 23:55.250 Second with you I don't play many particular expertise but I 23:55.250 --> 23:59.660 can provide a responsive least from the army perspective a based 23:59.660 --> 24:03.360 on some of the articles. I've read discussions about that and 24:03.840 --> 24:07.840 a believed for the army's the up like committees are looking 24:07.840 --> 24:08.700 up placing. 24:09.230 --> 24:15.160 Of the cost of our and strafed above 450 a into all Co which 24:15.440 --> 24:19.290 by most standards would be and allow AOL a all Co utilization 24:19.760 --> 24:23.330 that would provide the army a process to many are about four 24:23.330 --> 24:27.890 point two billion dollars in relief of the six billion dollars 24:27.920 --> 24:31.710 that to a president's budget would provider we're sick restoration 24:32.150 --> 24:36.010 up at didn't that's a far better outcome than see frustration. 24:36.010 --> 24:40.350 There's no no walk uh to ari manner doubt that I do think we 24:40.350 --> 24:41.350 have to be mindful. 24:42.050 --> 24:45.660 Of the army right now we have about five point five billion dollars 24:45.740 --> 24:49.700 in or Colonel Co accounts relate should be in the pace and that's 24:49.700 --> 24:53.650 the factor of many things that happened to in recent years the 24:53.650 --> 24:57.880 and theatre upped. So we've got a move that money over at some 24:57.880 --> 24:59.010 point that's a channel. 24:59.600 --> 25:03.650 Uh that anti that it's just I was thinking important for a one 25:03.650 --> 25:08.400 to understand to well and to the channel unsure of up of of getting 25:08.400 --> 25:11.470 into the base budget and some point in the future those uh. 25:11.470 --> 25:12.960 Oh insist on suspend. 25:13.550 --> 25:17.590 Unsupportable a fallen some that are currently residing in all 25:17.590 --> 25:21.330 can show I appreciate tree actor sir your site and that in terms 25:21.330 --> 25:22.050 of the inch fun. 25:22.820 --> 25:26.540 A day that the it is useful for that purpose and I'm very concerned 25:26.540 --> 25:31.170 for poke is in my district. Uh there's be and huge amounts of investments. 25:31.510 --> 25:35.200 We've grown that the training area about 40000 acres. 25:36.200 --> 25:40.380 Um he's been huge investments in the military construction and 25:40.380 --> 25:44.760 yet we could see the strength go from 10000 a day on to its lowest 25:44.760 --> 25:48.390 2000 troops but the huge a waste of money going fourteen. 25:48.390 --> 25:52.610 You know just tell key that they see as for a two treading for 25:52.610 --> 25:56.860 overseas operations now for the air force. How does that using. 25:56.860 --> 25:59.890 Oh Co money. Plus sing up with that how does that affect what 25:59.890 --> 26:03.640 you do are there some limitations and how you can use a. Useful. 26:05.770 --> 26:09.120 Well I would say that it under their roles of what is allow all 26:09.120 --> 26:12.470 bowl to going to go quote we too have constraint similar to what 26:12.530 --> 26:16.040 I'm you heard secretary to be cute talk about and I don't pretend 26:16.040 --> 26:20.160 to be apps like expert and all of this but that basic role is 26:20.160 --> 26:24.220 that the overseas operations. I uh are what are funded through. 26:24.250 --> 26:27.580 Oh kyle and I'm sure that week I couldn't clutch of the figures 26:27.580 --> 26:30.490 that we ease also have at present certain things in alcoa which 26:30.490 --> 26:34.570 probably more specifically belong rightfully belong in the base budget. 26:35.090 --> 26:38.140 Might lead to you would simply be I don't exactly know how to 26:38.140 --> 26:41.680 fix this but if the use of oh Co if it's allow all bowler few 26:41.680 --> 26:44.620 can find a way to make an allow ball. In fact it's a survey this tom. 26:45.200 --> 26:48.350 I'm all in favor getting our this time because we're all very 26:48.350 --> 26:48.980 much needed. 26:49.730 --> 26:53.400 In addition he said that the real issue for us because we're 26:53.400 --> 26:57.330 really in a dire places for me to recap was mara as air force. 26:57.830 --> 27:00.630 Of search engines talked about flea gauges a central the problem 27:00.630 --> 27:03.350 with local farming is it you can't count on or over time. 27:03.550 --> 27:06.040 There are long term investment modernisation which is one of 27:06.040 --> 27:07.190 a promised we'd have sold. 27:07.730 --> 27:09.890 In a things better that nothing for our. 27:10.450 --> 27:14.240 Our air appreciate that fact in the book with the problem is you. 27:14.240 --> 27:17.600 Well know is if we take those camps off the the caps come off 27:18.010 --> 27:21.520 and then that would you know we began a downward spiral on our budget. 27:22.130 --> 27:26.210 So this this up being created by using. Oh Co fonz. Plus uproar. 27:26.790 --> 27:27.970 A military but. 27:29.090 --> 27:32.810 I'm A concert during all the parties in ball. There seems the 27:32.810 --> 27:35.600 best approach to to leak so with the yield act like. 27:36.130 --> 27:39.490 A jump budget discussion can we all have to make tradeoffs are 27:39.490 --> 27:43.430 some of that political obstacles that of members of this committee 27:43.430 --> 27:47.040 or even the larger uh of the condors court in front of you and 27:47.040 --> 27:50.690 I was like to just take a minute to try it. Uh bring some of 27:50.690 --> 27:53.710 those the surface and the we saw her talk about clutch you wanna 27:53.710 --> 27:57.720 make a bitter painful like cutting EA 10 or making changes in 27:57.720 --> 28:02.670 the compensation system of but if if each of you could call expo 28:02.670 --> 28:07.330 Kate for us a few in greater detail a few of on these challenges 28:07.330 --> 28:11.390 they use eve from OS when you were trying to um make sure that 28:11.390 --> 28:14.930 you do your jobs under um. You know the constraints that we put 28:14.970 --> 28:15.420 for you. 28:17.090 --> 28:20.720 Shelf of the few what specific examples show. So disks it is 28:20.720 --> 28:21.770 of course is on track. 28:22.690 --> 28:26.170 Show no we've taken 80000 of the act component even under the 28:26.170 --> 28:28.640 president's budget were to take a hundred and will be a told 28:28.640 --> 28:33.150 a hundred and 20000 out of the actors Capone a 20000 a the national tour. 28:33.710 --> 28:37.010 And about 10000 of us army reserve shut. We've we've sniffed 28:37.010 --> 28:39.970 illegally douche to our size and ability to respond but. 28:40.480 --> 28:43.740 In addition of that we still have about a fortyfive you're ready 28:43.740 --> 28:44.430 niche for awful. 28:44.940 --> 28:48.250 Because we still they'll have enough money even as we go down 28:48.250 --> 28:52.015 to those levels to sustain a level. Right it's a tool Toba 20 28:52.015 --> 28:56.000 20 so we have about a five year are shifting risk when we party 28:56.040 --> 28:59.180 canceled or into fighting vehicle which we desperately need. 29:00.060 --> 29:03.590 Read the generally airman a non essien for free samples of cox. 29:03.590 --> 29:06.320 You don't wanna make a can a massing for a samples of cuts the 29:06.320 --> 29:09.820 do wanna make but for political reasons in the congress here 29:09.820 --> 29:12.940 not able to make them beside. I fake. Okay thank you and that's 29:12.970 --> 29:16.980 what uh what I would say is first forcing for most there's brek 29:17.470 --> 29:20.420 moonbow we of a billion dollars half a billion dollars a year 29:20.420 --> 29:23.950 of excess infrastructure in the army as we downsize we have to 29:23.950 --> 29:24.800 address that issue. 29:25.630 --> 29:28.380 If we dull would have to pay from paying compensation. 29:29.260 --> 29:33.130 The end end up and army were an aviation restructure missions. 29:33.130 --> 29:36.080 There's that also those come on to be six billion dollars. 29:36.780 --> 29:38.760 Chill free don't get those were for much. 29:39.480 --> 29:42.430 What'd after fine six billion dollars that would have to find 29:42.430 --> 29:45.520 another half a billion for brenner the possess with a cost every 29:45.520 --> 29:49.350 year of our excess infrastructure shelf. We don't get those stains. 29:49.350 --> 29:51.510 We're gonna have to find out money she'll. 29:52.690 --> 29:53.290 Great thank you. 29:54.440 --> 29:56.820 Sector. For you. 29:57.650 --> 30:03.900 Bring foreign is slowing down the growth until paddian compensation um. 30:04.480 --> 30:05.380 It's so. 30:06.290 --> 30:09.030 Oh we we simply have to do that. 30:09.630 --> 30:11.660 We're at the point where we're. 30:12.230 --> 30:13.520 Oh choosing between. 30:14.190 --> 30:14.810 And um. 30:15.650 --> 30:16.580 Keeping people. 30:17.090 --> 30:20.480 Are getting them the tools that played me to do their job and 30:20.480 --> 30:23.350 a thing to to proposal sort of been put forward are. 30:24.650 --> 30:28.720 Resemble their sound and from talking to say was a marines. 30:29.240 --> 30:31.780 Around the world. But um but we're. 30:32.600 --> 30:36.540 The thing that concerns and the most a certainty and the diddy 30:36.910 --> 30:40.550 concern about sequester and whether they will help the tools 30:41.020 --> 30:44.470 to do the job that's and Jordan blow the maybe maureen courted. Didn't. 30:47.370 --> 30:50.240 In Paris edition. You heard me. Of course to the aid can than 30:50.240 --> 30:53.560 the compensation reforms. I certainly agree with bracts. 30:54.110 --> 30:57.250 I would add just a couple of other examples over the last year 30:57.250 --> 31:02.100 or two um that we had a series of aging platforms where we have 31:02.100 --> 31:06.910 proposed retiring some of them in order to free up money to modernize 31:06.910 --> 31:10.640 the rest of them and to go to the next generation. And those 31:10.670 --> 31:14.180 sorts of actions have tended to be blocked to so I'm thinking 31:14.180 --> 31:17.780 of the jay stars last year and there's a series of them in that 31:17.900 --> 31:21.380 regard one other that all give you which you know it's difficult 31:21.380 --> 31:24.360 to work through and I I'm an alumni of this committee. So I I 31:24.360 --> 31:27.890 understand us but non the last Easter catch choices. We had too 31:27.890 --> 31:31.860 many overall C 30 center flee for all for all the shortages we 31:31.860 --> 31:34.900 have that's the one platform that leaps to mind would probably 31:34.900 --> 31:38.380 have to many of them so we're trying to reduce the overall numbers 31:38.560 --> 31:41.190 were trying to modernize we're trying to upgrade some of the 31:41.220 --> 31:44.270 older ones are gonna keep sit with the all of this going on it 31:44.270 --> 31:47.190 once and we're trying all city shift them around the country 31:47.190 --> 31:50.930 to get better efficiencies and also to provide certain coverage 31:50.930 --> 31:53.780 of certain areas because we don't have the authority to do up rack. 31:54.290 --> 31:58.210 Well that whole movement that entire plan has been put on hold 31:58.660 --> 32:02.440 a and so we can't do it until the we provide additional information 32:02.440 --> 32:05.590 more reports. I'm a like so those would be some additional examples. 32:05.590 --> 32:06.240 I would offer up. 32:07.290 --> 32:10.860 Commission slimy um. We appreciate the work with the camparison 32:10.860 --> 32:12.570 are cruiser mine musician program. 32:13.120 --> 32:17.550 Of the regional I'm just a mid miners station and I'm a operational 32:17.550 --> 32:20.950 fund if we could get back to the regional intent of the funding 32:20.950 --> 32:23.780 removed those restraints that would be helpful. Thank you very 32:23.780 --> 32:26.760 much and I think that the key point here is that some time for 32:26.760 --> 32:30.480 protecting jobs back here are home reported wiser risks overseas 32:30.480 --> 32:33.790 and truly your decision to up to make those trade Asif you have 32:33.790 --> 32:37.080 anything to adage writing unappreciated. Thanks mr. But the cube 32:37.120 --> 32:37.700 missed gibson. 32:38.940 --> 32:42.860 But as chairman I appreciate the M san now I for one i've been 32:42.860 --> 32:45.400 listening very carefully in east many months indeed. 32:45.980 --> 32:50.280 You're so I think that the services have a provided great detail. 32:50.780 --> 32:55.410 About the impacts a negative impacts of sequester 2000 twelve. 32:55.930 --> 32:59.450 Voted for bipartisan budget that what of completely replace the 32:59.450 --> 33:00.660 sequester unfortunately. 33:01.290 --> 33:02.940 I only got 38 boats that day. 33:03.470 --> 33:07.090 And and then I voted for ryan mari doubtedly status for prefer 33:07.250 --> 33:10.460 for tool year soul. I hope that in the congress we have the wisdom 33:10.460 --> 33:11.840 and the whale we summon and up. 33:12.400 --> 33:16.240 To love replace hopeful eat a in total there are the sequester 33:16.240 --> 33:20.090 but at least the for a period time to give some stability for 33:20.090 --> 33:20.830 the services. 33:21.500 --> 33:25.550 One ford emma's chair. Many men chendu agility and just a few 33:25.550 --> 33:28.600 moments ago. That's where I wanna go with a acid to different 33:28.600 --> 33:31.750 types of threats we deal with nation States. We do with transnational 33:31.750 --> 33:36.360 actors focus on the former and this question and I would nation 33:36.360 --> 33:40.660 States some much of the Worlds actions can be explained by ian. 33:41.280 --> 33:46.730 This concept of deterrents and that it turns roughly yet a assembled 33:46.730 --> 33:51.170 through capability and whale and protec Cody. I'm interested 33:51.170 --> 33:55.290 in delving into strategic maneuver and our ability the strength 33:55.290 --> 33:59.450 in the hands of diplomats by restoring the global response force 33:59.450 --> 34:02.800 capability some adjusted from each of the services starting with 34:02.800 --> 34:06.360 the air force a year commitment to the global response forced 34:06.360 --> 34:09.610 from up at with budgetary detail and you can also include modeling 34:09.610 --> 34:13.300 and simulation and exercises towards that end to the air force. First. 34:15.650 --> 34:17.860 Bubbly go be the same is of the sugars. She's were committed 34:17.860 --> 34:21.120 you global response force a probably have those filling the global 34:21.120 --> 34:24.370 response force were all arrested chirp being used in operations 34:24.370 --> 34:27.450 ever were else late we're the air Force's issue of for structure 34:27.790 --> 34:31.180 is that we have a limited capacity now and certain key areas 34:31.600 --> 34:36.720 of we have got a a isr mobility air refueling in command control 34:36.750 --> 34:39.480 and demand on all parts of of of low. 34:40.020 --> 34:43.450 And as a result we cannot meet the commit commanders requirement 34:43.490 --> 34:46.170 to day in those areas we just don't have enough of the anymore 34:46.630 --> 34:49.990 and as you for us discuss already today be sea levels of funding 34:49.990 --> 34:52.910 will make us decrease more thick worker bessy of those areas 34:53.080 --> 34:56.590 the Primes gonna get worse. So what we're committed blowers phosphor worst. 34:56.590 --> 35:00.080 The problem is he has has required to philip are already doing something. 35:01.280 --> 35:04.300 And before one T's everest miss chairman alan to say that one 35:04.300 --> 35:06.840 of things I think our committee should be don't is document miss 35:06.840 --> 35:11.450 for a ask a and to step owl a critical. I think it is in terms 35:11.450 --> 35:14.080 of uh you know what to what degree week. We talk about every 35:14.080 --> 35:18.450 day about russia. We talk about a of iran we talk one was korea 35:18.450 --> 35:21.970 that we haven't really talked about our role in restoring is 35:21.970 --> 35:23.840 capability let me go to be of the. Services. 35:26.780 --> 35:29.390 Or some variation it in our situations much like jenna Welch 35:29.390 --> 35:31.530 from where we're committed to the global response force. 35:31.530 --> 35:34.590 We're meeting our core mission global response force right now 35:34.590 --> 35:38.160 which is a which is a fairly small commitment but more broadly 35:38.190 --> 35:41.940 is so forces that are back at home station currently about 50% 35:41.940 --> 35:44.790 of on that of training personnel and equipment shortfalls are 35:44.790 --> 35:47.380 really other concerned that sorts or ability to deal with the 35:47.380 --> 35:49.760 unexpected that really is the issue more brother in the global 35:49.760 --> 35:50.560 response. Force. 35:53.780 --> 35:55.220 Thank you isn't so. 35:55.940 --> 36:00.130 If that what was that the forces Commando. We sequester I in 36:00.160 --> 36:04.980 20 13 and the first thing that happened as we ended up. I'm eliminating 36:04.980 --> 36:08.520 some deployments and we ended up producing flying hours in steaming 36:08.520 --> 36:12.070 hours and getting that next set of the players ready to go and 36:12.070 --> 36:15.990 we ended up the lane the deployment of a carrier and so when 36:15.990 --> 36:20.410 you talk about the global response forest on our ability to train 36:20.410 --> 36:24.460 our folks an inability to have that next set ready is very much 36:24.460 --> 36:29.720 tied to the budgetary top-line right. Now. We're we're um we 36:29.720 --> 36:33.570 have to carry is ready to go. We always have to archery began 36:33.920 --> 36:37.480 a work building back up to a larger search capacity. But clearly 36:37.480 --> 36:41.650 mousy Crist ration our ability to maintain that the protection 36:41.650 --> 36:45.390 force generation of what is significantly. Challenged. 36:47.270 --> 36:51.280 I syrup what we have a designated Dumbledore spas for so the 36:51.280 --> 36:54.800 80 second airborne division within a borsch that is ready to 36:54.800 --> 36:56.450 go and prepared to go. 36:57.030 --> 37:00.200 Uh what I would say those because of fact that we have less forge 37:00.200 --> 37:04.430 station capability of the army now the importance of global response 37:04.430 --> 37:07.790 for says increase significant like an unfortunate I think it 37:07.790 --> 37:10.730 goes beyond now just ability the 80 second airborne division 37:10.730 --> 37:13.010 to forced entry operations anymore of the world. 37:13.520 --> 37:16.220 I go back to that grew trawl comfort. It really is about the 37:16.220 --> 37:19.760 toll will force being able respond very quickly and a variety 37:19.760 --> 37:22.760 of different directions a both medium and heavy and I worry about 37:22.760 --> 37:26.460 the readiness levels as restated roller brother ocean. It's having 37:26.460 --> 37:29.950 the ability capability do that at the level we expect them to 37:29.950 --> 37:33.460 be able to do this appreciate those responses and then putting 37:33.460 --> 37:36.970 dead the joint beauty piece on this is modeling sing relating 37:37.000 --> 37:39.850 to that all and and how we work together as a team and I think 37:39.850 --> 37:42.530 we have a long way to go chairman. Thank you for much responses. 37:44.010 --> 37:44.690 Mr. Ushered. 37:46.990 --> 37:50.200 Okay the german in and make you work. You know from are. 37:51.230 --> 37:54.550 Go perspective about my district is palm upon saarc accounting 37:54.550 --> 37:59.320 prescott extract common and the 50 fear of air weighing in as 37:59.320 --> 38:03.920 a as a syrup historic twiki. Um. My father flew be 26 bombers 38:03.920 --> 38:07.690 were or two and the the plane was actually bill at the martin 38:07.690 --> 38:11.600 bomber plant neck which is I guess now scheduled to be tension. 38:11.670 --> 38:14.940 Now demolished finally after all these years making 43 was built. 38:15.600 --> 38:19.140 I'm not a sure very proud of off it and its history. 38:19.790 --> 38:24.740 And a um extract common. I'm thank you for all your support there I. 38:25.250 --> 38:29.520 As cars working did did their been on a number of questions asked regarding. 38:29.520 --> 38:33.780 This question but I I really still a don't have an answer I. 38:34.340 --> 38:37.960 It's not because of you wishes seems. So dynamic a cars men are 38:37.960 --> 38:39.340 working asked a question about what. 38:39.900 --> 38:42.580 The situation in a nice where we weren't audition. We've talked 38:42.580 --> 38:47.880 about that. Um is dynamic and It seems to me that if you had 38:47.910 --> 38:51.620 the We don't do something about sequester a shouldn't those problems 38:51.620 --> 38:55.550 are going to continued to exist and they are in some sense in 38:55.550 --> 38:58.330 pocket ponder a former we don't know what what's coming next so. 38:58.970 --> 39:03.200 I'm paid to be redundant. But I would just ask uh one more time. 39:03.620 --> 39:05.100 What do you see in the next year to. 39:05.680 --> 39:07.330 Two years maybe two two thousands. 39:08.450 --> 39:13.130 Sixteen possibly with the possibility of this of this so of situation 39:13.130 --> 39:16.790 the middle east becoming more difficult or even just to the to 39:16.790 --> 39:17.620 level Tet now. 39:18.780 --> 39:21.860 What's a cute. We we understand for sure are what is a minimum. 39:22.490 --> 39:25.800 What we noted a half to continue to train Iraqi security forces 39:25.800 --> 39:29.120 of buys him as Wallace a Syrian moderate resistance. We know 39:29.120 --> 39:32.200 that for sure we know that we're gonna have to have the or support 39:32.200 --> 39:35.870 necessary to support us as as we do that that's that's the been 39:35.870 --> 39:39.150 um but we also the ever quarks response force. UK. Sure tricks 39:39.150 --> 39:41.920 get nick troubled letter thereby easing cheered tough forces 39:41.920 --> 39:44.760 and are readily available cory and other places that's the minimum. 39:45.330 --> 39:48.440 If we decide that is sought work in the president makes a decision 39:48.440 --> 39:51.920 that we have to do reassess spent a we decide to use more forces 39:51.920 --> 39:54.080 then we'll we'll have to be prepared to do that. 39:54.620 --> 39:58.320 And that's the concern are are are we prepared to do that and 39:58.320 --> 40:00.880 and don't do we have the readiness to call for submission of 40:00.880 --> 40:01.370 the sugar. 40:01.910 --> 40:02.900 It he would just. 40:04.440 --> 40:06.140 The good from your perspective. So I know. 40:08.190 --> 40:11.310 Picard. You know like the addition moving out edition mean is 40:11.310 --> 40:13.920 to trans that really do when you talk about dynamic. 40:13.920 --> 40:17.290 There's the sheer 70 issue in and bile extremism in a region. 40:17.290 --> 40:20.890 So this is one of it is a dynamic and garment we do know what 40:20.890 --> 40:23.920 we're trying to do and interact and cherie specifically but we 40:23.920 --> 40:27.730 don't know was what's gonna happen. Even in the 2016 which mixer 40:27.730 --> 40:29.830 in this to do with the unexpected all the more port. 40:31.430 --> 40:33.850 Okay. In addition to its API. 40:34.400 --> 40:36.740 Is you mention the probe was are dynamic and I think that's what 40:36.770 --> 40:41.830 we can expect more instability of more uncertainty of a new groups 40:41.830 --> 40:44.980 are rising just like editions kind of surprise most most americans 40:44.980 --> 40:48.110 as it appear but think that will lead to frustration Karen us 40:48.110 --> 40:51.590 and we the frustration on the ground and and with the folks telomere 40:51.590 --> 40:54.830 campaign and I think that will lead to more debate on the best 40:54.830 --> 40:57.370 approach to take as a situation changes again. 40:58.070 --> 41:00.850 Um and so I think this will be on going discussion. I think that 41:00.850 --> 41:03.610 right was exactly. Right inciting that we're gonna have to continue 41:03.610 --> 41:07.020 the operations work executing. Now we have to continue to execute um. 41:07.020 --> 41:11.750 Well and I have to be an endowment a manner that allows us options 41:11.800 --> 41:15.750 as this dynamic situation develops. I got it just. 41:16.310 --> 41:19.800 Has seen a come service one on an and the exceptional as um of. 41:20.330 --> 41:24.130 Of the team over there is use theirs was beyond and into thank 41:24.130 --> 41:24.560 you very much. 41:27.030 --> 41:27.710 Just works. 41:28.580 --> 41:29.650 But fisher chairman. 41:30.250 --> 41:32.920 I'm 30 was before this hearing began to. 41:33.440 --> 41:36.300 The embargo um Carson prices. 41:36.950 --> 41:40.415 Post hal's budget that was lifted in was embargoed until nine 41:40.415 --> 41:41.540 30 am this morning. 41:42.390 --> 41:45.580 And uh Benson primary question's insight from acute. I hope you 41:45.580 --> 41:47.170 can assist me with those first. 41:47.710 --> 41:50.100 Uh what does the president request. 41:51.160 --> 41:53.300 As his base budget for national of. Fans. 41:55.610 --> 41:57.000 Okay the army number. 41:57.740 --> 42:00.560 The dead this someone here their feet total ever for national 42:00.560 --> 42:02.370 a fans owner of the president's budget. 42:03.680 --> 42:04.660 And 70 will uh. 42:05.370 --> 42:07.190 Sixty five 60 one. 42:07.790 --> 42:09.460 Buys 61 as the base. 42:10.300 --> 42:14.160 And at how much for overseas a contingency. Operations. 42:15.890 --> 42:17.740 And for the army has wanted going to. 42:18.800 --> 42:22.410 I think it's very close to 50 billion dollars 48 a pointless 42:22.410 --> 42:26.120 and I'm a cap that is as 51 billion does that sound about right. 42:26.190 --> 42:26.690 So it's about. 42:27.560 --> 42:31.890 And of that would give us a total them of 612 billion is that 42:31.890 --> 42:36.010 sound about right baroque of leann the presence base of budget request. 42:37.430 --> 42:43.920 Um. Now the budget control act as a limitation home base of 523 billion. 42:43.920 --> 42:46.370 So the present is proposing a budget that is. 42:46.880 --> 42:49.880 The if my man for my head is correct about 30 billion dollars 42:49.880 --> 42:53.280 more than what the budget control acts as is permissible does 42:53.280 --> 42:56.790 anyone handy explanation for Halle can be that I can just disregard 42:56.790 --> 42:59.730 the budget control active for 11 and They're out of budget. 42:59.730 --> 43:02.410 That's a 30 billion dollars more this. Limitation. 43:04.750 --> 43:05.150 No one. 43:05.780 --> 43:10.070 While I was States enlivened directed you asked if I could perhaps 43:10.070 --> 43:15.000 hold on to us a I can tell you in discussions. So that no it's 43:15.000 --> 43:18.450 the love all the president believes sissy cost ration wobbling. 43:18.450 --> 43:19.830 So are responsible. 43:20.480 --> 43:24.840 Odd that it it or not said from acute fight it can enter jackson 43:24.840 --> 43:28.100 every limit to litter for the legal explanation of the policy 43:28.160 --> 43:30.590 explanation don't know what I did hear anyone come up with a 43:30.590 --> 43:34.390 legal estimation won the title tenets forty. I don't I don't 43:34.420 --> 43:35.950 to to have. 43:36.560 --> 43:40.030 Legal responsibility for me to partner fat side of the native 43:40.030 --> 43:43.280 are meant to to were spent prices proposed to the house budget. 43:43.960 --> 43:48.210 But he starts according to be pays 40 of his news release graphic 43:48.210 --> 43:52.060 asked five other a few Tennessee history view. It is that the 43:52.060 --> 43:57.790 base of 523 billion but then he has 94 billion for AKA all uh 43:57.820 --> 44:01.750 in order to go beyond the uh what the president has requests 44:01.750 --> 44:04.510 are for national stance meadow can was defined as global war 44:04.510 --> 44:05.380 on terrorism. 44:05.900 --> 44:11.550 Of that 94 billion uh uh for cocoa 20 point five billion is some 44:11.580 --> 44:14.780 amorphous thing called research which we may or may not ever seat. 44:14.820 --> 44:18.520 So that might actually be said lisa odd billion that's and of 44:18.520 --> 44:22.220 Co as opposed to the 94 uh that is in these grass. 44:22.730 --> 44:25.790 Off for rough total around 617 billion. 44:26.300 --> 44:30.200 A my question is kind of a can to a what commerce many of forming 44:30.200 --> 44:30.860 was asking. 44:31.370 --> 44:34.860 Does it make any difference to the department of the fans if 44:34.860 --> 44:41.360 the money comes to the parma fans via the base were says overseas 44:41.360 --> 44:44.460 container see operation set is affect your ability to do what 44:44.460 --> 44:47.910 needs to be done what he would like to respond to a thicker dress 44:47.910 --> 44:52.570 that of the earlier when when I said that reach for the army 44:52.570 --> 44:56.950 receiving of relief to our and strike prevention's a ball for 44:56.950 --> 45:02.680 50 per by says four point two billion dollars in one year relief. 45:03.540 --> 45:06.920 We do it though I'm trying to explain of could walk that. 45:06.950 --> 45:10.230 Oh am minute about 10 seconds less so let me let me move on to 45:10.230 --> 45:11.320 something more specific. 45:11.900 --> 45:14.960 La Toro combat ships and of being built the state of Alabama 45:15.340 --> 45:18.910 um secretary made this can they'd be built out a vocal. Funds. 45:22.550 --> 45:26.640 Peruse I don't believe in you construction can't believe we can 45:26.640 --> 45:29.950 do Rome. So we can share that purpose not it's good is base money 45:29.950 --> 45:32.770 and that a a stepson was out of our statement believe that's 45:32.770 --> 45:35.860 career less luck kept. I read so harsh what we do a lot of missile 45:35.860 --> 45:39.480 defence can you do missile defence out of oh come unease a general dear. 45:39.480 --> 45:40.100 No do you know. 45:41.660 --> 45:44.540 Up this for to know week we're not able to do that the to pay 45:44.540 --> 45:47.830 depends but by now we deny the flexibility. It's about flexibility 45:47.830 --> 45:50.480 in the Yoko budget. We dephts of enough flexibility to do that 45:50.580 --> 45:53.600 and we don't outs the fines would be difficult given answer is 45:53.600 --> 45:56.400 a fair there from a to conclude is I'm looking after propose 45:56.400 --> 45:59.920 house budget that it is a whole lot better for the money to be 45:59.920 --> 46:03.350 in and bases opposed to. Oh Cairo and to taste innocent cocoa. 46:03.350 --> 46:07.270 It does have some and versus fact on our national security capabilities 46:07.550 --> 46:09.850 which you agree with that sector current secretary came. 46:09.910 --> 46:14.250 Yes sir girl or in prison some challenges secretary made this 46:14.250 --> 46:15.060 would you agree with that. 46:15.860 --> 46:17.850 The so what it would be part of the in place. 46:18.390 --> 46:21.700 And secretary james a to agree with that. Yes does anyone have 46:21.700 --> 46:24.140 it just missed the how much worse our national security would 46:24.140 --> 46:27.480 be if it's and uh. Oh Co is opposed about ice. 46:29.260 --> 46:32.850 The worst of all is if we don't get this fixed are some makin awesome. 46:33.660 --> 46:34.690 Thank you thank you mr. 46:34.690 --> 46:36.710 Chairman. Has to work. 46:37.320 --> 46:41.050 For thank you miss chairman. I'm supreme a buisness really hapless 46:41.050 --> 46:44.480 surprise to see the boat so much time to power and energy initiative 46:44.480 --> 46:48.590 senior written testimony. I'm your comment about peel being uses 46:48.590 --> 46:51.630 a weapon particularly struck out to me I probably stella that 46:51.920 --> 46:55.100 there's a terse strategic imperative to any to use in the department 46:55.100 --> 47:00.840 of defense. In fact in 2003 in 2007 deo guy um opted outnumber 47:00.840 --> 47:03.890 sits at a 80% of all supply trucks and the road and iraq and 47:03.890 --> 47:08.440 Afghanistan were caught work um can being fueled in that same 47:08.440 --> 47:12.630 time period over 3000 americans troops and contractors were killed 47:12.660 --> 47:16.560 infuse supplied concours ace on every time we talk but energy 47:16.560 --> 47:20.240 initiatives within duty somehow. What gets lost in a conversation 47:20.720 --> 47:23.610 are the national security implications of what you and other 47:23.610 --> 47:26.950 services are trying to do it's not about just about going green 47:26.950 --> 47:30.070 or are trying to chi some larger environmental called it's actually 47:30.070 --> 47:33.050 about developing technologies that will liked in the low to also 47:33.050 --> 47:36.540 GE's and reams but developing technologies of allow a platoon 47:36.540 --> 47:39.630 of soldiers and marines to push further to bring the fight into 47:39.630 --> 47:43.400 day enemy territory because they are not to the pen and on huge 47:43.400 --> 47:47.240 would just go tales um. It's also about enabling greater persistence 47:47.240 --> 47:51.470 ranging darren's and time on station for vehicle ships and airplanes 47:51.840 --> 47:53.360 it's about being a but a project. 47:54.050 --> 47:57.750 Greater and more lethal power um anything that enables us to 47:57.750 --> 48:01.340 do that I'm all for but the beach maimed brace mrs sector a kitchen 48:01.390 --> 48:04.890 outlined some of innovative energy initiatives and maybe is undertaking 48:05.120 --> 48:08.100 specifically touching on what they woke Ma but the maybe to due 48:08.130 --> 48:09.880 in tactical and strategic arms. 48:10.920 --> 48:12.820 Thank you so much an art. 48:13.400 --> 48:16.840 Be more articulate than you just work on that but some of the 48:17.050 --> 48:18.830 specific things that we're doing. 48:19.370 --> 48:23.470 Um in energy efficient city we're doing everything from paul 48:23.470 --> 48:28.130 coating's to change in the light bulbs to a doing voyage planning 48:28.160 --> 48:34.410 to a putting a lector drive zone. So we're larger ships for Oslo 48:34.410 --> 48:37.370 worst leads up to building an all electric show up. 48:37.970 --> 48:43.740 Um the marines um as as always are leading the way here and years 48:43.740 --> 48:47.570 statistic about the we were losing a marine killed or wounded 48:47.610 --> 48:49.670 in Afghanistan I'm for every fifty. 48:50.300 --> 48:53.510 Fuel trucks that were there were brought in Russia's to harp 48:53.510 --> 48:54.310 price to pay. 48:54.970 --> 48:59.150 But we got sealed jamestown the feel better pretty much showed net. 48:59.150 --> 49:02.700 So euro in terms of energy but make their energy were they are 49:03.020 --> 49:07.450 and the make their water or they are a former green company a 49:07.450 --> 49:12.010 by using solar power a vote to power radios GPS says uh they 49:12.010 --> 49:16.770 save 700 pedal to batteries per company and they don't like to 49:16.770 --> 49:20.520 be re re supplied with with that of him. 49:21.440 --> 49:24.220 In a in a larger bore strategic PS scale. 49:24.860 --> 49:29.520 Them. The the abode to use feel was a weapon and the volatility 49:29.520 --> 49:32.580 of fuel prices that the the dough up. 49:33.500 --> 49:35.550 Dramatically in down dramatically. 49:36.310 --> 49:39.100 To create an image problems rowson term so. 49:39.710 --> 49:42.540 Being able to pay for that fuel in being able to plan for how 49:42.540 --> 49:46.960 much that fuel isn't and we're moving to a non fossil fuel sources 49:47.260 --> 49:51.720 to provide some competition in the fuel market. But also to tip 49:51.720 --> 49:55.650 smooth out that to bet volatility and to create American jobs 49:55.650 --> 49:58.040 into habit homegrown sourced appeal. 49:58.970 --> 50:01.420 Thank you sir skirmish you can you talk about but some of the 50:01.420 --> 50:03.500 army initiatives. I would think that it you could happen Ellis 50:03.500 --> 50:07.020 say that could produce some of its own few on bass and keep in 50:07.020 --> 50:11.090 a a convoy ear to up of soldiers out there running few four and 50:11.090 --> 50:14.090 a generators run air conditioners and a lot or some place. 50:14.090 --> 50:16.130 I would be a good thing is there can you talk about some of the 50:16.130 --> 50:20.030 army initiatives. Well give her image cumbersome um and it is 50:20.030 --> 50:23.680 we discussed the before this committee in the past to it really 50:23.680 --> 50:29.270 is that you so accurately but a matter of soldiers' lives time 50:29.270 --> 50:33.360 and that's critically with a true with respect are up operational 50:33.360 --> 50:39.430 an energy programs uh we we've conduct a a constructed art energy 50:39.460 --> 50:43.970 utilization by about 17 person and in recent years the frustrating 50:43.970 --> 50:48.120 thing is the cost of that energy never a last continues to rise 50:48.610 --> 50:52.730 up to but having said that we we think we have a responsibility 50:52.730 --> 50:56.940 to our soldiers and as began utility to light download a like 50:56.940 --> 51:00.630 our friends in the brain core are we have three do's suede cinemas 51:00.630 --> 51:06.130 siri a a equipment for battery uh uh use each uh. We have solar 51:06.130 --> 51:10.510 blanket stack can be used to and just about that any Klein that 51:10.600 --> 51:15.960 to to charge various of radios to charge char are battery supplies 51:16.230 --> 51:21.660 significantly a lesson a no load ooh and that we've also a true 51:21.660 --> 51:25.980 de to use of more efficient engine sub because starred need to 51:25.980 --> 51:31.630 resupply a for fuel a Wal forward to and much will I'm less to 51:31.630 --> 51:36.830 mandate a much show fewer occasions up again to the strategic 51:36.830 --> 51:40.920 aspects of this says a sector of neighbors said uh this is a 51:40.920 --> 51:44.610 matter for us the in Barbara but it's also of saving dollars 51:44.610 --> 51:47.780 and I'd be happy to provide additional information. How we've 51:47.780 --> 51:49.680 done that to the back call. 51:50.300 --> 51:52.740 Air cliche that think you think it was determined that pianist 51:52.740 --> 51:56.080 midget at stakers chairman. I pray shape this pale bein' here 51:56.080 --> 51:59.330 today a obviously it's always good to see all of you. 52:00.000 --> 52:03.920 Um pre shagger sarah's. But this a question is directed to secretary 52:03.920 --> 52:06.460 james this were first for the champ system. 52:07.130 --> 52:10.080 In congress directed the are forced to develop champ system a 52:10.080 --> 52:13.140 christmas all in the fy 14 ndaa. 52:13.690 --> 52:17.780 In handed 10 million dollars the UFC wide 15 um abyss Appropriations 52:17.780 --> 52:19.420 for the air force to build the system. 52:20.410 --> 52:24.440 Can dollar a the call comes survey asked for that gas this committee for. 52:25.020 --> 52:29.260 Right now it is a cost effective way in new talked about affordability. 52:29.260 --> 52:33.680 Obviously a when we're looking to save money in areas are we can't. 52:34.330 --> 52:38.500 Up or but it's very cost effective for us and very expensive 52:38.500 --> 52:40.820 ferrari of the series to try to defeat. 52:41.480 --> 52:44.920 Up america's leading the world and technology up at the moment 52:45.290 --> 52:49.360 but near purer in nations are catching up three in on that time. 52:49.360 --> 52:51.950 Oh we we really don't need that unleashed certainly shouldn't 52:51.950 --> 52:55.440 deployed or delayed deployment of this kicker weapon system. 52:56.000 --> 53:00.270 Despite the obvious benefits and build low cost kremlin 's of 53:00.270 --> 53:04.580 the closing of the technology gap and authorisation appropriation 53:04.580 --> 53:06.860 our writing courage and by this can purse. 53:07.460 --> 53:11.020 And I was briefed earlier the sheer that the or forces not fully 53:11.020 --> 53:14.010 committed to building champ by two files and sixteen. 53:14.660 --> 53:20.170 And this is not limitation a technology a 40 or funding. So please 53:20.350 --> 53:22.620 tell this committee myself out. 53:23.310 --> 53:26.240 The if there's any recent the are forced can't deliver chain 53:26.240 --> 53:28.420 up a in 2000 sixty. 53:29.010 --> 53:31.560 Sinister named gemma committee yielded. The cheese because I'm 53:31.560 --> 53:34.440 in and met I did not know a great deal about this program but 53:34.440 --> 53:37.760 it's one that I'm in a look into more you know based on that 53:37.810 --> 53:40.020 you're bringing the star tension but I'll yield to the chief 53:40.020 --> 53:40.520 on the. Ass. 53:51.660 --> 54:01.970 The In a fight for the NBA to look at a new way of moving the 54:01.970 --> 54:03.150 sign on my iphone. 54:04.630 --> 54:04.880 If you're 54:06.470 --> 54:10.240 The reason this with weapon on a platform that is a actually 54:10.240 --> 54:13.850 going to be survival operational beyond the Cal from the second 54:13.850 --> 54:16.590 thing we want to do is to more tech maturation the technology 54:16.590 --> 54:19.580 we wanted to have a longer entry wanted to be more efficient 54:19.900 --> 54:22.020 we won't be more effective than more survival. 54:22.590 --> 54:25.860 Uh oh so that stuff them near term focused. We want to produce 54:25.890 --> 54:29.460 a family of electromagnetic weapons sold. The idea walking away 54:29.460 --> 54:33.090 from this concept is just of when untrue of one of the problems 54:33.090 --> 54:35.760 we've had that is made as inefficient and getting started on 54:35.760 --> 54:38.250 this program and this is mark offering an opinion to now sir. 54:38.800 --> 54:42.330 Is that we have built weapons and electronic warfare capabilities 54:42.330 --> 54:46.070 in two separate capability for phone-ins. So what what are a 54:46.070 --> 54:49.300 five aid a mere staff has done recognition is problems several 54:49.300 --> 54:52.870 months ago. He directed across functional study to bring our 54:52.870 --> 54:56.500 electronic were for folks in our weapons producers together which 54:56.500 --> 54:59.950 is where chantelle store and it and contests and to give them 54:59.950 --> 55:04.560 a study on the future of this weapons approach engaged do this summer. 55:04.820 --> 55:08.740 So will be informed the summer of us but to your specific question 55:08.970 --> 55:12.180 do we plan to produced this weapon vice fy sixteen. Most are 55:12.180 --> 55:13.140 we can get there for. 55:13.750 --> 55:16.580 It what SWAT some racing create which are all white with all 55:16.580 --> 55:17.570 their respective set. 55:18.420 --> 55:22.220 This system has been cast did in works. I'm a credit system that 55:22.220 --> 55:23.520 we have the crew SME us. 55:24.150 --> 55:27.380 In we have some intimate tour because we had to through because 55:27.380 --> 55:32.030 we got enough treaty you know of eight in and up works now they've. 55:32.540 --> 55:33.980 Also increased. 55:34.820 --> 55:37.840 The capability of the system and obviously we're not the classified 55:37.840 --> 55:42.100 side setting to talk about that increase to a new but the Co 55:42.100 --> 55:46.670 coms have have indicated that to get out in the field today. 55:47.290 --> 55:51.390 Is butter them milk while. Yes of the great take out the re usable 55:51.390 --> 55:54.380 platform in the future and I think here for should continue on 55:54.380 --> 55:58.430 that venture but to get out into the field in our role to we 55:58.430 --> 55:59.680 sure purity time. 56:00.250 --> 56:04.410 Ever relatively low cost by using existing platform. 56:05.000 --> 56:08.460 A beat eight it's a stop gap by me of something they do you fit 56:08.460 --> 56:12.180 and knowing full. Well that the long term is to me to have locker 56:12.180 --> 56:16.040 approach but today it would give the warfighters the navy in 56:16.070 --> 56:19.420 in the army and those that that will need that capability. 56:20.310 --> 56:20.960 Right now. 56:21.520 --> 56:25.880 Again like now I mean in terms of within me a year or two versus 56:25.880 --> 56:27.680 10 years out of. Development. 56:29.770 --> 56:33.170 Condition munitions in general are a major issue for us right now. 56:33.730 --> 56:36.940 Of the funding that we of putting is finishes as prioritize the 56:36.940 --> 56:40.110 precision weapons of we been using for the last 15 years of an 56:40.110 --> 56:43.350 about face and with art stocks are depleted marketed. 56:43.880 --> 56:47.020 Uh so that's where the party is banned. I would love to have 56:47.350 --> 56:50.180 the folks on my staff or working us issued come sit and talk 56:50.180 --> 56:53.630 to and get your view of this problem and how you see the future 56:53.630 --> 56:57.720 for it and and set and tell you exactly were we are in in this 56:57.720 --> 57:00.050 study effort is with the be fair but car. 57:00.890 --> 57:02.990 Like. Yolk sac was out. 57:04.850 --> 57:08.210 But to miss chairman prompting not question's today are directed 57:08.210 --> 57:12.830 to secretary made this send empowered appreciate the time both 57:12.830 --> 57:14.410 the due to span in my district. 57:14.960 --> 57:18.400 More howard your remarks to be a Kristin of among gone. We were 57:18.400 --> 57:19.630 just fat psyche. 57:20.900 --> 57:24.500 Sector in made us one allied plea impacts to the with tour all 57:24.500 --> 57:28.970 combat ship program of slowly or breaking production in fiscal 57:28.970 --> 57:34.140 year 16 17 and 18 as when the toward implementing the de san 57:34.170 --> 57:36.170 upgrades and f1 on tuesday. 57:37.910 --> 57:43.200 Or By issuing own boat tours combat ships layer in polls cereal 57:43.200 --> 57:44.100 production level. 57:44.630 --> 57:47.600 So we drove of the cost that I don't know but because of that 57:48.000 --> 57:51.210 promote the beginning Carlos per hole about. 57:51.800 --> 57:54.850 Eight hundred million dollars known to ones coming off to one 57:54.850 --> 57:59.500 of about 350 million dollars. If you break that. 58:00.070 --> 58:04.060 The problem that cereal production. If you break that walk by. 58:04.720 --> 58:08.090 Known you number one lose some very skilled. 58:09.470 --> 58:10.430 Oh to craftsman. 58:10.940 --> 58:14.870 Of that tugged that's very hard to get that back to the indo 58:14.870 --> 58:19.810 stir base impact our our norms of a number two you. 58:20.400 --> 58:25.060 You in the economies of scale that we have met all in and the 58:25.090 --> 58:29.810 ability to do the ship's one after the other one for you after 58:29.810 --> 58:33.370 the small surface combatant tennis forced looked in haltom lake. 58:34.410 --> 58:38.960 The ships more lethal for survival that come up with a package 58:39.090 --> 58:44.400 after the Knicks all stew for a look at every possible type show 58:44.400 --> 58:46.240 up every possible type of great. 58:47.000 --> 58:49.550 That for about 75 million dollars a she'll. 58:50.270 --> 58:53.940 But it's gonna be far more lethal are more so by a mobile a new 58:53.940 --> 58:59.240 can fitted onto this hall but to to keep that goes da worse low 58:59.240 --> 59:03.600 boat so for hall constant for the upgrade costs another in in 59:03.600 --> 59:07.510 those by owns at all you have to keep to syrup production going. 59:07.510 --> 59:11.800 You know production break and you're gonna. Be looking again 59:11.800 --> 59:13.230 on a first of a ship class. 59:13.770 --> 59:17.460 Far more to been severe in be looking at the hub job training 59:17.460 --> 59:21.100 that so you'll have to do because zhu of while so many of these 59:21.200 --> 59:22.680 traits with it would be. 59:23.370 --> 59:27.540 Not only four of the all CIA us um. It's fall on quote the forget 59:27.860 --> 59:30.730 that to it will be the sign showed just upgraded. 59:31.430 --> 59:33.110 The it's the the it's. 59:33.760 --> 59:34.400 I cannot. 59:35.090 --> 59:37.260 Over oversaw said devastating it would be. 59:37.790 --> 59:40.570 And of to to bright production for. 59:41.410 --> 59:45.170 For for economic reasons. But the journey ended up getting fewer 59:45.170 --> 59:50.380 ships and a much heart calls. So in a economies that you might 59:50.440 --> 59:54.950 think you're are getting. Um that are would just disappear it 59:54.950 --> 59:59.250 to its adapted to use a term it's a bizarre await to balk to 59:59.250 --> 01:00:01.380 approach the to approach shipbuilding. 01:00:03.230 --> 01:00:06.240 The initial sell more fighting in operation. I aspect when you 01:00:06.240 --> 01:00:10.200 slow down the build rate of the shifts we're producing a shift 01:00:10.200 --> 01:00:13.900 to replace are aging mine counter measure capability um. 01:00:13.900 --> 01:00:16.820 They will replace the forgets and allow us to for for gets are 01:00:16.820 --> 01:00:20.230 being de commission the sheer that ship right now coupled with 01:00:20.230 --> 01:00:25.170 the far scout tremendous up in all isr capability potential and 01:00:25.170 --> 01:00:28.480 a she's gonna bring flexibility in a jail and is a some permissions 01:00:28.480 --> 01:00:31.750 sex and the lauder we stretch out that gap as the for gets go 01:00:31.750 --> 01:00:34.710 wait the most the can offer up to the Co conned sneaked. 01:00:35.590 --> 01:00:37.860 Coerced them we have very. 01:00:38.510 --> 01:00:42.480 And meeting a but demonstrated me for 52 of the small surface 01:00:42.480 --> 01:00:46.000 combatants we will not get terror under the current. 01:00:46.590 --> 01:00:49.990 Budget know the current bill plant into a 20 20 eight. 01:00:50.510 --> 01:00:55.490 Um to inedible howard's point. We will be low in terms of these 01:00:55.860 --> 01:00:58.520 of for the mixed a more and more than a decade. 01:00:59.140 --> 01:01:02.170 Call that the Benson comment about. The fact that it. Was have 01:01:02.170 --> 01:01:05.580 this redesigned coming from the a task forces looked at it. 01:01:06.190 --> 01:01:06.690 Is that. 01:01:07.970 --> 01:01:11.860 Par for the course of we chain shiv says we understand the circumstances. 01:01:11.860 --> 01:01:16.160 I emerald that for example mom poem both are ddgs and Virginia 01:01:16.160 --> 01:01:19.320 class submarine which had to make some redesign as in changes 01:01:19.320 --> 01:01:21.980 with we for our new thing. So the new circumstances out there. 01:01:22.330 --> 01:01:26.550 So was it any different with regard to be redesigned elsie 's 01:01:26.550 --> 01:01:30.440 become a free get it is it just are responding to the new circumstances 01:01:30.440 --> 01:01:31.120 we discovered. 01:01:32.420 --> 01:01:35.210 Cited Kwai right that is the very essence of modernisation for 01:01:35.210 --> 01:01:37.920 all of our services and then for capital shifts that certainly 01:01:37.920 --> 01:01:43.010 takes a amount of time that the genius of elsie 's was to create 01:01:43.120 --> 01:01:47.220 the mission packages the weapon to them to tap wrecked from the platform. 01:01:47.480 --> 01:01:51.170 So that we can more quickly adjust to up emerging. Threats. 01:01:55.010 --> 01:01:58.410 What I wanna fight of because on out how hard you to work. 01:01:59.240 --> 01:02:02.660 For the fleet in general but then up to a kid are concerned is 01:02:02.660 --> 01:02:06.620 banned elsie Alice and appreciation leadership on that annual 01:02:06.620 --> 01:02:09.590 pap to contain support of this commerce many should do so now 01:02:09.590 --> 01:02:10.130 you about. 01:02:11.660 --> 01:02:15.230 Mystified. Thank you mister chairman and thank you to all of 01:02:15.230 --> 01:02:18.590 the witness is here today I want to direct my question to secretary 01:02:18.590 --> 01:02:22.750 the queue today and recently at a senate hearing you said because 01:02:22.750 --> 01:02:26.290 of see quest ration the army will reduce its and strength to 01:02:26.340 --> 01:02:31.250 on Constible levels by 29teen likely losing another six Brigade 01:02:31.250 --> 01:02:34.940 combat teams and potentially division headquarters along with 01:02:34.940 --> 01:02:38.660 associated affects to support infrastructure as you know very 01:02:38.660 --> 01:02:41.850 well for drowning is home to the tenth about division which I'm 01:02:41.850 --> 01:02:44.680 privileged to represent and you for so many years represented 01:02:44.720 --> 01:02:48.200 with great honor um and an exceptional record. It's extremely 01:02:48.200 --> 01:02:52.220 unique in terms of its training capabilities power projects Shane 01:02:52.460 --> 01:02:56.440 and regional location in order to support our armed forces this 01:02:56.440 --> 01:02:59.880 installation has already experienced these devastating cuts. 01:02:59.910 --> 01:03:03.420 First can't would the dea activation of one of its brigades the 01:03:03.420 --> 01:03:07.220 lactated world war two era building still being used and the 01:03:07.220 --> 01:03:11.790 potential lost at 16000 soldier and civilian jobs to to another 01:03:11.790 --> 01:03:15.430 round of seek restoration in the PC a these cuts as you know 01:03:15.430 --> 01:03:18.900 would have a huge economic impact on the work in the northeast 01:03:18.900 --> 01:03:22.890 as a whole for dramas to training hub for all service branches 01:03:23.240 --> 01:03:27.170 and house is the army's smokes deployed division since 19 90 01:03:27.620 --> 01:03:31.100 the cost of the potential cuts to training facilities and troop 01:03:31.100 --> 01:03:34.480 cannot do to seek restoration would to be able to give us your 01:03:34.480 --> 01:03:38.050 thoughts on how these cuts to for trump and other installations 01:03:38.050 --> 01:03:42.380 like it would impact the army's current and future missions. Overseas. 01:03:44.140 --> 01:03:46.900 Qantas woman and best wishes sellout to. 01:03:47.430 --> 01:03:50.630 Represent a place of a cease like it's pretty special on. 01:03:51.630 --> 01:03:56.330 But as I said my opening comments the the reality a sequel astray 01:03:56.330 --> 01:04:00.100 schuman simply doughnuts for hirsch lee every post every camp 01:04:00.100 --> 01:04:04.690 every station every program that the army can docks a will see 01:04:04.690 --> 01:04:10.660 significant reductions up mathematically. Uh it's it's inescapable. 01:04:11.330 --> 01:04:13.320 And that that includes four drop. 01:04:14.060 --> 01:04:20.070 Uh oh we are blast is a as an army to have a a a a a great plus 01:04:20.070 --> 01:04:24.650 for a few will of of amazing grace is that in places like the 01:04:24.650 --> 01:04:26.400 north country and we're gonna stir. 01:04:26.970 --> 01:04:32.330 A support and the provide an incredibly effective training ground 01:04:32.360 --> 01:04:34.530 and in very welcoming call. 01:04:35.170 --> 01:04:39.590 Of but While we are faced with says there's all this have said 01:04:39.590 --> 01:04:44.470 here today a ardi reality some of the numbers that the budget 01:04:44.470 --> 01:04:45.190 would provide. 01:04:45.780 --> 01:04:50.560 An a 400 and 20000 a edge. You know we're currently looking at 01:04:50.670 --> 01:04:54.920 possible reductions a for our majored military installations 01:04:54.920 --> 01:04:56.820 in the of up to 16 thousand. 01:04:57.330 --> 01:05:02.230 So that sinn that's employ a a a a fake there's an irony here 01:05:02.460 --> 01:05:06.380 um and uh but uh I nice went to Street base closure rounds and 01:05:06.380 --> 01:05:11.470 understand how painful it are the last of a a base in plans for 01:05:11.610 --> 01:05:15.580 new york. I'm thanks is a great efforts in that community uh 01:05:15.630 --> 01:05:16.210 the that. 01:05:16.810 --> 01:05:20.460 That part of the world came back but it was an easy uh and it 01:05:20.460 --> 01:05:24.700 took a lot of hard work. So uh if I recognise and fully understand 01:05:24.700 --> 01:05:27.400 the hasn't see of many numbers that here is a reality. 01:05:27.980 --> 01:05:32.930 One of of support of a base closure brow. We are forced rather 01:05:32.930 --> 01:05:37.160 than to take accessed infrastructural where we believe that exist 01:05:37.490 --> 01:05:43.080 a and spread the scots own most in a peanut butter a risks kind 01:05:43.080 --> 01:05:47.980 of fashion across all bases across all installations a in is 01:05:47.980 --> 01:05:51.440 not just a matter of instructed is to the point pitch you made 01:05:51.470 --> 01:05:56.280 a our ability or inability relate a to keep up to facilities 01:05:56.280 --> 01:06:00.670 that our soldiers and their families that rely upon and and call home. 01:06:00.670 --> 01:06:06.330 So uh this is a very dangerous spiral in which we find are cells 01:06:06.670 --> 01:06:10.320 and while alton that layers and military were most concerned 01:06:10.320 --> 01:06:15.210 with meeting the nation's defense needs a weren't sequenced ration 01:06:15.210 --> 01:06:19.070 as the chief and i've pope testified of we feel we can beat the 01:06:19.070 --> 01:06:24.200 defense strategic guidance but it's also a a question of the 01:06:24.200 --> 01:06:28.400 inability at sea clusters and levels of providing a howard goodall 01:06:28.490 --> 01:06:32.180 and inadequate training a facility sly current. We currently 01:06:32.180 --> 01:06:34.220 enjoyed in places such as ford around. 01:06:35.490 --> 01:06:39.750 Um I agree with your concerns about seek restoration. I've been 01:06:39.750 --> 01:06:43.880 a strong voice against the sequester in terms of the long term 01:06:44.120 --> 01:06:48.290 impact on our readiness and frankly I believe it puts our truths 01:06:48.360 --> 01:06:51.810 tricks lives at risk says thank you very much for your service 01:06:51.950 --> 01:06:55.960 both to the north country pick to this country. Thanks thank 01:06:55.960 --> 01:06:57.130 you to do for years. 01:06:59.210 --> 01:06:59.830 Is mix out. 01:07:00.830 --> 01:07:04.010 That banger is determined that thanks of a free testimony. 01:07:04.010 --> 01:07:06.840 I think that's the one day that I appreciate your patience a 01:07:06.840 --> 01:07:10.200 jar up 40 or no i've liked rescue on you've said in the past 01:07:10.660 --> 01:07:14.810 quote our soldiers are very confident in the and it is that still too. 01:07:15.510 --> 01:07:17.520 Does says jesse are now. I know a lot of questions their food 01:07:17.520 --> 01:07:21.450 O mine medical family a 10 inch and you've also said quote about 01:07:21.450 --> 01:07:24.460 the years old is quote purse Fergie a 10 is that still serious 01:07:24.460 --> 01:07:24.710 are now. 01:07:25.590 --> 01:07:29.580 It depends on in varma and a pink Easter in also said that quote 01:07:29.580 --> 01:07:32.860 the a 10 is the best close air support platform. We have today 01:07:33.100 --> 01:07:34.320 the still bleed that to be to. 01:07:34.830 --> 01:07:38.270 Interact in Afghanistan. Okay thank you sir. I this what I do 01:07:38.270 --> 01:07:40.970 a shout out to the aging in its right now that are deployed in 01:07:40.970 --> 01:07:44.440 the Freddy entice this and also the to the fourth fighter squadron 01:07:44.440 --> 01:07:47.360 which I commanded as deployed over to the Yukon theatre right. 01:07:47.360 --> 01:07:51.640 Now uh to assuring terrain. Our allies with the russians increased aggression. 01:07:51.640 --> 01:07:55.090 So I asked a deter a james sina just given jerryh out a already 01:07:55.090 --> 01:07:59.060 are knows statement said Aegis reaffirmed is the decision a mock 01:07:59.060 --> 01:08:01.630 body a 10 aid budget bay's decision only. 01:08:03.050 --> 01:08:06.520 Cinematic budget. Yeah just by the budget. So if you had more 01:08:06.520 --> 01:08:09.540 money you were a to keep the a 10 in the an atari. 01:08:10.410 --> 01:08:14.040 I will it yes. Okay great so I think your budget request is about 01:08:14.040 --> 01:08:17.600 what 10 billion dollars over the sequestered number or what what's 01:08:18.070 --> 01:08:22.080 10 billion and I have to add that we would need I'd dollars above 01:08:22.080 --> 01:08:25.630 the president's budget edible that's and a so what how much more money. 01:08:25.630 --> 01:08:29.420 We do need above the president's budget request in order to knots 01:08:29.450 --> 01:08:33.210 mof bomb any a tense um. I think the one year costs would be 01:08:33.210 --> 01:08:36.370 on the order of between four and 500 million that please let 01:08:36.370 --> 01:08:39.770 me check that to be sure but if you look over the five year period 01:08:39.770 --> 01:08:43.270 of time is closer to four billion about it either and I virtues 01:08:43.270 --> 01:08:45.930 safe agree today images for next year which you guys get back 01:08:45.930 --> 01:08:49.500 to me what that cost would be I and I'm assuming there may be 01:08:49.550 --> 01:08:52.560 other other unfunded mandate or of other unfunded request above 01:08:52.560 --> 01:08:55.160 that SD we raise the get to another foreign of ivan a million 01:08:55.470 --> 01:08:58.660 we to keep the a jenny inventory in a like deal how much Ahmed 01:08:58.660 --> 01:08:59.790 I need to keep the a ten. 01:09:01.010 --> 01:09:03.940 We didn't look at it biggest the on the a 10 bucket with to live 01:09:03.940 --> 01:09:06.920 a worried develop manpower. Now right his main is for new airplanes 01:09:06.920 --> 01:09:09.810 during feeling. So of the unjust the Casa the a tent but they 01:09:09.810 --> 01:09:12.455 take losses four point two billion for the fight of this 520 01:09:12.455 --> 01:09:15.130 million or of craze here. Thank you. 01:09:15.830 --> 01:09:18.370 I know this and the discussion last year and this is a a very 01:09:18.370 --> 01:09:20.610 according one because they're talking men and women on the ground 01:09:20.610 --> 01:09:23.910 under fire in harm's way making sure they have the best capability 01:09:23.910 --> 01:09:27.650 or hand especially when earn close proximity a with enemies and 01:09:27.650 --> 01:09:31.720 families where they need non wider time and a fire power in survivor 01:09:31.720 --> 01:09:34.260 ability in that environment and that's where the a 10 brings 01:09:34.260 --> 01:09:37.730 the best capability overhead. So this is really important up 01:09:37.890 --> 01:09:41.050 and on passes gonna just destiny is and said the a 10 is all 01:09:41.050 --> 01:09:44.800 the body a 10 is aiding in the need new capabilities. But I know 01:09:44.800 --> 01:09:47.880 us in a testimony a highlighted that you're young is to be 52 01:09:48.310 --> 01:09:50.660 as the dea three years all the and you like dickey being eamonn 01:09:50.660 --> 01:09:54.400 tory until 20 40 which by my map that would mean your youngest 01:09:54.400 --> 01:09:58.760 ifa duty would be 78 years all that I am 20 40 answer your keeping 01:09:58.760 --> 01:10:02.780 an aging airplane that certainly can't I uh survive in a high 01:10:02.780 --> 01:10:06.010 air defense environment like the the to do to but we pretty arguing 01:10:06.010 --> 01:10:09.730 the pat city a 10 is all of um. We've invested over a billion 01:10:09.730 --> 01:10:13.250 dollars in it to rebuild its wanes and a 10 see in its avionics 01:10:13.250 --> 01:10:16.440 and capabilities. So how about those two things seem to be a 01:10:16.440 --> 01:10:19.470 sort of contradictory so just wanted a common and don't have 01:10:19.470 --> 01:10:21.560 the be Jujitsu in the mid to rib-eye chores. 01:10:22.110 --> 01:10:24.370 The Zurich all the be to was most of the fighters large party 01:10:24.370 --> 01:10:26.830 that sleep with that but I was stopped of the 20 aircraft. 01:10:27.380 --> 01:10:30.360 Sold with us we're going to restrict Balmer now because we needed 01:10:30.360 --> 01:10:33.610 a lot of bombers say things to of the a 10 would we don't want 01:10:33.610 --> 01:10:37.580 the attended the flying this mission was 50 60 70 years all that 01:10:37.580 --> 01:10:41.430 is not fair to the sons and daughters of American Saul. Ok so 01:10:41.430 --> 01:10:44.560 they'd be guided testified because the don't yet have a capabilities 01:10:44.560 --> 01:10:49.070 to replace it. But the a 10 as being asked to be mothballed about 01:10:49.070 --> 01:10:53.220 we don't have a capability yet to replace it even though it can 01:10:53.220 --> 01:10:57.060 flying to at least 20 20 20 30 so have had is that the to the 01:10:57.060 --> 01:11:00.300 reach honored because of the budget betrayed a cake had so right 01:11:00.330 --> 01:11:03.120 now that the other aircraft pecking cover the mission of close 01:11:03.120 --> 01:11:06.050 air support either read not under those circumstances that I 01:11:06.050 --> 01:11:08.990 mentioned having funny age and income that to a there are unique 01:11:08.990 --> 01:11:12.540 circumstances really all mediator and can save lives. We jus 01:11:12.570 --> 01:11:13.890 not agree with ass AKA taking. 01:11:14.630 --> 01:11:16.870 The I think there are circumstances where you would prefer to 01:11:16.870 --> 01:11:20.190 have an a 10 are can we of priced ourself out of that good. 01:11:20.840 --> 01:11:24.390 There's a every option available in the area that was and with 01:11:24.390 --> 01:11:28.420 the curran wings rebuilding a 10 see what it sees a 20 28 stelae 01:11:28.420 --> 01:11:31.250 that we're cried clientele before. It means to be retire. 01:11:31.940 --> 01:11:35.180 By turning. Okay great and right now the plan is to replace a 01:11:35.180 --> 01:11:40.530 10 eventually a 35 so trim the 35 will be the highest red cast 01:11:40.530 --> 01:11:41.470 platform of the future. 01:11:42.210 --> 01:11:45.530 It's So be it to be replaced by yesterday five. 01:11:46.160 --> 01:11:49.120 Yesterday so I will take the place of of the of that that hegemony 01:11:49.120 --> 01:11:52.600 a 16 eventually but in the cass arena will would place III 10 01:11:52.600 --> 01:11:56.820 capability more near term with at six scenes and a 15 he's augment 01:11:56.820 --> 01:12:00.770 that was a B one one the scenario allows us to even the 52 pac 01:12:00.770 --> 01:12:04.510 one 30 etcetera. But we will differentially have the up 35 is 01:12:04.510 --> 01:12:07.900 the high a and catches are bad times is bad or talk about this 01:12:07.900 --> 01:12:11.410 before but I don't believe the FAA five replaces the a 10 in 01:12:11.410 --> 01:12:14.520 the capabilities it brings in a fight for general henri heiress 01:12:14.520 --> 01:12:17.380 to to make sure that they live the fight another dane condor cheats. 01:12:17.420 --> 01:12:20.780 I love the a 35 spread airplane. But does it replaces capabilities 01:12:20.870 --> 01:12:21.160 in july. 01:12:21.770 --> 01:12:24.470 And the teach and also cannot operate nicer environment. 01:12:24.470 --> 01:12:27.100 And provide closer support. He might need and that absolutely 01:12:27.100 --> 01:12:30.390 rainy it all a super villain psyche. Okay are gonna fathers and 01:12:30.390 --> 01:12:32.300 out but I appreciate the discussion. 01:12:32.930 --> 01:12:35.020 Uh we're gonna we're gonna do this outside in no a site. 01:12:36.170 --> 01:12:38.870 The naked all for your patience a think mary would is a couple 01:12:38.870 --> 01:12:39.600 more burst john. 01:12:41.610 --> 01:12:45.260 Like you very much in a that really appreciate that. You're cerevisiae 01:12:45.260 --> 01:12:49.470 away to she up and but if the yup appointee is about a man astray shoes. 01:12:49.470 --> 01:12:53.770 Well us the a service chase here today and I think if nothing 01:12:53.800 --> 01:12:55.000 else comes from. 01:12:55.540 --> 01:13:00.000 Your off I natural stress the stressed to um military is the 01:13:00.000 --> 01:13:04.310 fact that we wanna have to store heaven dear print debates orbit 01:13:04.400 --> 01:13:07.860 foreign policy that you have nothing directly to do with. 01:13:08.490 --> 01:13:12.890 A out but it this week and not heard mister Rogers and our brains 01:13:12.890 --> 01:13:17.180 sub rare quickly and then I'm wanted escaped very simple question 01:13:17.180 --> 01:13:19.160 that you might a might not be aimed answered. 01:13:19.670 --> 01:13:24.320 Uh uh this are articles of this pass wait between casualties 01:13:24.320 --> 01:13:27.110 it and assertion Afghan military shrieking thigh ass. 01:13:28.310 --> 01:13:32.360 Afghan officials sign chin Marta torture. Rape says report. 01:13:33.680 --> 01:13:37.220 Uh this press weaken the new your times see at a cash it ended 01:13:37.220 --> 01:13:38.980 up in coffers of al tied up. 01:13:40.370 --> 01:13:43.410 That is SWAT is the fob um folk. Congress. 01:13:45.290 --> 01:13:48.290 So you get the proper funding for you'll military. 01:13:49.160 --> 01:13:51.460 That is not you're doing oreo fall to. 01:13:52.650 --> 01:13:56.630 That is the fall of the men astray sheen and of congresses set off. 01:13:57.860 --> 01:14:02.880 Because you follow orders in uniform and year eau de added coz 01:14:02.880 --> 01:14:05.930 the presence selected due to be the surface chief and he. 01:14:06.540 --> 01:14:08.180 Uh Hess copped insanely. 01:14:09.370 --> 01:14:14.800 That is the problem is that we continue defiant enough. So lame. 01:14:15.530 --> 01:14:19.780 May Asians in binion's of dollis to spam in Afghanistan and yet 01:14:19.780 --> 01:14:21.130 we get these article was. 01:14:21.660 --> 01:14:23.510 Due to write awkward you can happen. 01:14:24.220 --> 01:14:26.880 But this is the problem that the American people have. 01:14:27.600 --> 01:14:29.400 Because they do you read the articles. 01:14:30.240 --> 01:14:34.220 That does not take away from their respect abuse and your surfaces 01:14:34.250 --> 01:14:35.800 not want not at all. 01:14:36.800 --> 01:14:40.680 But when you cannot sail bam. I heard it to a Journal law should 01:14:40.680 --> 01:14:43.980 not agree refuse sir. Abuse say we um and done much to help with 01:14:43.980 --> 01:14:47.470 the infrastructure to build the infrastructure of the air force. 01:14:48.200 --> 01:14:50.350 Week a bill that get the structure of america. 01:14:51.810 --> 01:14:55.020 But yet we stay in and date is a dollar's. So Afghanistan can 01:14:55.020 --> 01:14:56.440 be all is in upper structure. 01:14:57.260 --> 01:15:00.900 That his to contradiction debt is presenting the problem with 01:15:00.900 --> 01:15:03.700 this debate about. Well the we have say quest ration poll. 01:15:03.700 --> 01:15:05.020 We don't have sequin stretch. 01:15:06.470 --> 01:15:10.410 I asked Joan campbell last week and I'm very impressive army 01:15:10.410 --> 01:15:14.050 general mid-may at oversees the military action. I guess in Afghanistan. 01:15:14.930 --> 01:15:16.970 Allows a low bit taken back by his. 01:15:17.750 --> 01:15:20.570 Yet so cannot ask a and this question I'm a good to you're just 01:15:20.570 --> 01:15:21.110 one sucked. 01:15:21.830 --> 01:15:25.360 Um. Do you ever get a chance to tail. 01:15:26.270 --> 01:15:27.650 However you answered too. 01:15:28.320 --> 01:15:32.190 And that matte more yo's in Afghanistan. He's been in roughly 01:15:32.190 --> 01:15:34.640 25 to 50 billion dollars a year. 01:15:35.520 --> 01:15:36.580 Is work while. 01:15:37.170 --> 01:15:40.490 You get a chance to say. Well I think maybe it's really is wikia 01:15:40.490 --> 01:15:41.660 didn't bitch marks. 01:15:42.400 --> 01:15:46.350 And a placate reset is benchmarks they're we site were out to. 01:15:47.970 --> 01:15:52.000 In his esa was flattened uh I'd inside I got copies of. 01:15:52.910 --> 01:15:56.510 Hebei sinead that he's he's hope the isn't he believes. 01:15:57.250 --> 01:15:59.830 That this would be the star of central asia. 01:16:01.410 --> 01:16:05.110 Well he issued vocab ever ray had said. Yeah gonna change it. 01:16:05.110 --> 01:16:05.870 No matter what to. Do. 01:16:09.500 --> 01:16:13.050 I'll walton no. I am windfall most settings. 01:16:14.140 --> 01:16:16.980 Do you in the military who are here today. 01:16:17.970 --> 01:16:18.900 In uniform. 01:16:19.820 --> 01:16:24.000 No chance what some mop call once a weight to sit down with general 01:16:24.000 --> 01:16:24.580 damp city. 01:16:25.800 --> 01:16:27.190 Title feud travis. 01:16:28.320 --> 01:16:31.810 Relax. Have a beer all glass allow not whiskey. 01:16:32.380 --> 01:16:36.240 And talk about where we're going in this country and hal is see 01:16:36.240 --> 01:16:38.710 impacting our cut a aren't I'm military. 01:16:39.820 --> 01:16:41.050 To disservice chase. 01:16:41.630 --> 01:16:45.400 And i've got one man. Service shades the you get the sign played 01:16:45.400 --> 01:16:47.190 with may ass secretary car about. 01:16:47.920 --> 01:16:51.720 Up when you get Miguel but in a relax session and talk about 01:16:51.720 --> 01:16:56.380 the foreign policy of america and hal abi military is fallen apart. 01:16:57.190 --> 01:16:58.700 Because it of a worked. 01:16:59.380 --> 01:17:02.570 There to pad ended quote. Mic is I work in tied the all ever 01:17:02.570 --> 01:17:06.060 get that opportunity. I'll whoever it with a military defer some 01:17:06.060 --> 01:17:07.690 been one of to cirques cheese police. 01:17:08.260 --> 01:17:10.380 Mister joe I'm so we me with the charming. 01:17:11.360 --> 01:17:15.210 Schedule it twice a week Monde there friday. Usually at least 01:17:15.210 --> 01:17:16.530 once a every week. 01:17:17.240 --> 01:17:21.310 Uh we a formal braise his but if the yen we of bogus executive session. 01:17:21.310 --> 01:17:23.700 We discuss all of these issues in detail. 01:17:24.870 --> 01:17:25.390 In fact it. 01:17:27.030 --> 01:17:28.290 One of the service chase. 01:17:29.560 --> 01:17:32.960 So. A secretary Carter's brain together all a servers. She is 01:17:32.960 --> 01:17:36.280 sala combatant commanders and all server secretaries along with 01:17:36.280 --> 01:17:39.740 is a department of and senior leadership this friday to have 01:17:39.740 --> 01:17:42.800 exactly discussion are talking about a week best informed that 01:17:42.800 --> 01:17:47.790 a base on what's best for national security was kind. Mr. One one. 01:17:48.640 --> 01:17:51.490 Like the commission chairman. Thank you all for your service 01:17:51.490 --> 01:17:55.080 to our country in thank you for your patients today in handling 01:17:55.080 --> 01:17:58.960 hallie's questions. And uh I guess abi finishing up are helping 01:17:58.960 --> 01:18:02.280 to finish up and a bike ask about directed energy in missile defence. 01:18:03.000 --> 01:18:08.280 Now the navy has operationally deployed dove law system. I think 01:18:08.280 --> 01:18:12.320 on the ponce a directed energy weapon which can be used against 01:18:12.350 --> 01:18:13.700 a variety of threats. 01:18:14.340 --> 01:18:17.630 I believe that directed aaron energy has turned a corner and 01:18:17.630 --> 01:18:22.710 is one of the keys to our asymmetrical it van each using our technology. 01:18:23.390 --> 01:18:24.890 For future security. 01:18:25.550 --> 01:18:28.090 Match or the other branches art. 01:18:28.820 --> 01:18:33.170 As up to date on this says the navy 's is anyone other than the 01:18:33.170 --> 01:18:37.950 navy leaning forward and directed energy we'd just up. 01:18:38.910 --> 01:18:43.330 Put five million dollars out to his show on laser technology. 01:18:43.840 --> 01:18:49.650 In order to a have a competition AOL Alice to downsize a wager 01:18:49.650 --> 01:18:54.230 in such a way that we can use it again. She wavy is a mortars rockets. 01:18:54.440 --> 01:18:57.460 We think there's a great application era. We are we're we're 01:18:57.460 --> 01:19:00.670 into the cross Ross. It's been getting it's small enough and 01:19:00.670 --> 01:19:03.260 it into a enough corrected energy in order. 01:19:03.770 --> 01:19:06.980 To meet armies as absolute essential. We think to our future. 01:19:06.980 --> 01:19:10.290 We've we've just recently invested in a that's creaking here 01:19:10.320 --> 01:19:13.780 and the air force um we to have a program I can quote she the 01:19:13.780 --> 01:19:16.540 dollar figures wiki get you'd after the record but for example 01:19:16.540 --> 01:19:19.640 I was just added to occurred when air force base in the mexico 01:19:19.920 --> 01:19:23.590 air force research. I'm laboratories doing work out there of 01:19:23.590 --> 01:19:27.400 with lasers and directed energy for the more we're testing and 01:19:27.430 --> 01:19:31.030 aircraft offensive system which would to have lasers involved 01:19:31.060 --> 01:19:34.480 and a laser communication systems that we have quite an active 01:19:34.480 --> 01:19:37.500 program as well as really could be it i've been dare force lab 01:19:37.500 --> 01:19:39.280 also and they'd doing wonderful work. 01:19:40.450 --> 01:19:43.500 No one missile defence. I'm concerned that some of the server 01:19:43.500 --> 01:19:45.050 says may not be taking. 01:19:45.740 --> 01:19:49.410 Missile defence capability as seriously as I think we have to 01:19:49.890 --> 01:19:53.220 for example but maybe is cutting it that us to let you off the 01:19:53.220 --> 01:19:54.120 that they're the maybe. 01:19:55.130 --> 01:19:58.720 The is cutting missile defence capable ships from its budget. 01:19:59.470 --> 01:20:02.340 Are each of you starting with the navy are each of you committed 01:20:02.370 --> 01:20:03.830 to missile defence and 01:20:05.090 --> 01:20:06.000 Coerced loans. 01:20:07.020 --> 01:20:09.080 We can be modern insulation. 01:20:09.590 --> 01:20:10.390 Of poem. 01:20:11.120 --> 01:20:15.080 Of someone fired a juice or store ears to make them ballistic missile. 01:20:15.650 --> 01:20:18.910 A defense capable and we didn't Cairo is a budgetary. 01:20:19.610 --> 01:20:23.510 Think it was one of our chore seizure that like we need a certain 01:20:23.510 --> 01:20:26.230 number ballistic missile defense capable. 01:20:26.740 --> 01:20:28.290 Of a show ups them. 01:20:28.940 --> 01:20:33.230 We can me most merck or arm it's to died we hanover for there 01:20:33.230 --> 01:20:35.860 will be parma way home imported and rota spying. 01:20:36.500 --> 01:20:37.160 Of that. 01:20:37.850 --> 01:20:41.700 Take the place. So about 16 back year because there are permanently 01:20:41.700 --> 01:20:43.910 home poured. Of we are. 01:20:44.990 --> 01:20:49.510 We're we're continuing to modernize to be Aegis system. 01:20:50.030 --> 01:20:55.130 Bald are cruisers eric the story years of but not as fast as 01:20:55.130 --> 01:21:00.130 we would white to and it's all because of the euro of the budget situation. 01:21:01.680 --> 01:21:03.190 If we wanna spiked is john. 01:21:03.910 --> 01:21:08.790 I can't that dad obviously to the army was said and patriot to up. 01:21:09.300 --> 01:21:13.120 It was a all land with respect in the soul of a sub. 01:21:13.660 --> 01:21:19.260 It is a a one of if not the most to hide that man low-density 01:21:19.420 --> 01:21:25.140 a assets. We have. Uh that she spoke earlier today about to a 01:21:25.170 --> 01:21:29.200 three incredible amount of deployments we have a and even if 01:21:29.200 --> 01:21:33.710 that we're still not meeting combatant commanders a require. 01:21:33.790 --> 01:21:39.060 It's uh we wind to it the last adonis italy said that we have 01:21:39.060 --> 01:21:42.840 an are ready to the budget cuts. We've expereinced uh in recent 01:21:42.840 --> 01:21:44.220 years particularly up. 01:21:44.880 --> 01:21:49.640 And harassing tea program. So uh. Not head challenges to date 01:21:49.640 --> 01:21:54.000 are patriot to modernisation programme were packed three embassy. 01:21:54.560 --> 01:21:59.860 A initiative to all of continue us a of progress has not gone 01:21:59.860 --> 01:22:03.940 forward incidents quickly and as we like we had fallen some 14 01:22:03.940 --> 01:22:08.410 to receive for a 92 missiles will be candid take goal every on 01:22:08.410 --> 01:22:11.750 those later the sheer that is we local look across the broad 01:22:11.750 --> 01:22:16.010 range of a of to rats again in sochi mentioned earlier uh we 01:22:16.010 --> 01:22:17.830 see that to me emily increase. 01:22:18.430 --> 01:22:21.630 Thinking and air force the judd added were here for still involve 01:22:21.630 --> 01:22:24.200 the command control for most eager most most instance national 01:22:24.200 --> 01:22:27.170 missile offense of missile warning architecture of us or something 01:22:27.170 --> 01:22:30.750 we have than responsible for for quite some time uh we have an 01:22:30.780 --> 01:22:34.410 awful lot of people who are involved in the collection of now 01:22:34.410 --> 01:22:38.450 says some distribution on I can see indications and warning a 01:22:38.450 --> 01:22:41.320 collection targets for missile defense and then but one of the 01:22:41.320 --> 01:22:44.560 four pillars most inoffensive courses offense of operations and 01:22:44.560 --> 01:22:47.990 are precision global strike capability is fundamental to that 01:22:48.020 --> 01:22:50.080 ability one we get tired of in a captures man. 01:22:50.690 --> 01:22:51.580 Thank you are. Much. 01:22:54.200 --> 01:22:58.100 Like you're all for today for your responsiveness to this committee 01:22:58.100 --> 01:23:01.600 every day and again for your service to the country that the 01:23:01.600 --> 01:23:03.550 hearing stands adjourned a. Oh..