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president's budget requests for fiscal year 2013. the subcommittee's portfolio consists of navy ship building, ship weapons, maritime patrol aircraft, unmanned combat demonstration and strike aircraft and mobility and tanker aircraft. due to fiscal constraints, the navy had to make some cuts specifically one destroyer and submarine fell out of the fiscal year 2014 budget. this mark facilitates the navy being able to restore both the destroyer and the submarine providing much needed stability to the navy and the industrial base while authorizing a multi-year procurement for both up to a quantity of ten. all told, our subcommittee added roughly $1 billion to navy ship building. with the ship building plan, we found that the new target for structure for the navy is 300 ships down from the previous floor of 313. this is somewhat strange when the national strategy after a decade of land wars has pivoted to the asia and pacific and middle age and forces are critical due to larger distances involved. the obama administration proposal to pivot makes no sense. another important provision was
president's budget requests for fiscal year 2013. the subcommittee's portfolio consists of navy ship building, ship weapons, maritime patrol aircraft, unmanned combat demonstration and strike aircraft and mobility and tanker aircraft. due to fiscal constraints, the navy had to make some cuts specifically one destroyer and submarine fell out of the fiscal year 2014 budget. this mark facilitates the navy being able to restore both the destroyer and the submarine providing much needed stability...
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tenants for the navy. war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. . they provide both full and part time operational capabilities and importantly, also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, while maintaining efficiency across the spectrum of operations. this will allow the navy to assign missions reserved from peace to war. while we'll first have the opportunity to budget for such use in fiscal year 2014, i want you to know how important the efforts were to the future force, while having the opportunity to do so. i'm also appreciative of your support for the navy unique fleet. they want us to be more cost effective and flexible, and thus more relevant well into the future. our 2013 budget request will enable the navy reserve to continue supporting current operations while maximizing the strategic value of the navy reserve, a value for the readiness, innovation, agility and accessibility. the true prize for the sailors and the navy alike will be the real and meaningful work as part of america's navy of global force
tenants for the navy. war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. . they provide both full and part time operational capabilities and importantly, also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, while maintaining efficiency across the spectrum of operations. this will allow the navy to assign missions reserved from peace to war. while we'll first have the opportunity to budget for such use in fiscal year 2014, i want you to know...
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established three tenants nowhere the navy. war fighting first, appropriate forward and be ready. today's navy reserve is fully aligned with these directions and our sailors are eager to do their part to ensure the navy remains the world's premiere maritime service. reserve sailors provide both full and part-time operational capabilities and importantly also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, to crisis situations, while maintaining fisk's efficiency across the whole spectrum of operations. thanks to the work of this congress and the national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2012, service secretaries have assured access to reserve componeunits. we'll first have the opportunity to budget for such use of assured access in fiscal year '14 i wanted you to know how important your efforts were to our future force while i have the opportunity to do so. also appreciative of your support for the purchase of our 14th c-40a this year for our navy unique fleet essential air lift. congressional support for our navy res
established three tenants nowhere the navy. war fighting first, appropriate forward and be ready. today's navy reserve is fully aligned with these directions and our sailors are eager to do their part to ensure the navy remains the world's premiere maritime service. reserve sailors provide both full and part-time operational capabilities and importantly also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, to crisis situations, while...
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that regard. i'm pleased that the navy budget would fully fund the ship depot maintenance requirement for the first time in many years. it is my hope that this increased level of funding will lead to a decrease in the number of unsatisfactory inspection results from the navy's board of inspection and survey, nserv. at the same time i'm disappointed that the navy has failed to meet the 6% capital investment objective established by congress, the only military service that has done so. i would like to hear from the navy what their long-term plans are for making up this gap in investment. i'm also pleased that the army and marine corps -- i'm also pleased that the army and marine corps has funded facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization at the 90% level, which is the dod's stated goal. unfortunately, the air force and navy funded this same fsrm at 82% and 80% respectively. i'd like to hear from the air force and the navy what level of risk they are taking on as a result of these lower funding levels and what steps they plan to take to avoid large bills down the road. finally
that regard. i'm pleased that the navy budget would fully fund the ship depot maintenance requirement for the first time in many years. it is my hope that this increased level of funding will lead to a decrease in the number of unsatisfactory inspection results from the navy's board of inspection and survey, nserv. at the same time i'm disappointed that the navy has failed to meet the 6% capital investment objective established by congress, the only military service that has done so. i would...
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this will allow the navy to assign missions reserved from peace to war. while we'll first have the opportunity to budget for such use in fiscal year 2014, i want you to know how important the efforts were to the future force, while having the opportunity to do so. i'm also appreciative of your support for the navy unique fleet. they want us to be more cost effective and flexible, and thus more relevant well into the future. our 2013 budget request will enable the navy reserve to continue supporting current operations while maximizing the strategic value of the navy reserve, a value for the readiness, innovation, agility and accessibility. the true prize for the sailors and the navy alike will be the real and meaningful work as part of america's navy of global force for good. as an example of this work, the navy reservists once again assumed 100% of the navy's commitment to the overseas contingency operation for fiscal year 2013 and beyond. i believe we must be asked, and even required to do those missions we are able to do. so the active component can focus on the missions they mus
this will allow the navy to assign missions reserved from peace to war. while we'll first have the opportunity to budget for such use in fiscal year 2014, i want you to know how important the efforts were to the future force, while having the opportunity to do so. i'm also appreciative of your support for the navy unique fleet. they want us to be more cost effective and flexible, and thus more relevant well into the future. our 2013 budget request will enable the navy reserve to continue...
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and women who are serving in our navy reservitude. the decades since 9/11, we've performed nearly 64,000-yearlong mobilizations to active duty. truly on the front lines of freedom. they exemplify our core values of honor, courage, and commitment. as our motto and our sailors proudly claim, we are ready now, anytime, anywhere. the admiral established three tenets for the navy -- war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. today's navy service is fully aligned with the cno sailing directions and our sailors are eager to do their part to ensure the navy remains the world's premier maritime service. reserve sailors provide both full- and part-time operational xamts and also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is already ready to respond globally while maintaining fiscal efficiency across the spectrum of operations. thanks to the work of this congress and the national defense,000 act for fiscal year 2012, service secretaries now have assured access to reserve component units. this will allow the navy to confidently assign missions to the navy reserve
and women who are serving in our navy reservitude. the decades since 9/11, we've performed nearly 64,000-yearlong mobilizations to active duty. truly on the front lines of freedom. they exemplify our core values of honor, courage, and commitment. as our motto and our sailors proudly claim, we are ready now, anytime, anywhere. the admiral established three tenets for the navy -- war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. today's navy service is fully aligned with the cno sailing...
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very closely with the navy's presence down there and the ship-building capability along that gulf coast. and personally, serving in the navy, i'm a little biased. about the importance of the u.s. navy. but what is the -- what is the prospect of this budget, if we approve the schedule for ship construction, maintenance, adding new ships to the fleet? is it robust enough to take care of responsibilities for national defense that falls exclusively under the jurisdiction of the navy? >> yes, sir, and i would respectfully like to defer that question, if i could. primarily because in the navy reserve which is my responsibility, obviously, we do have a navy reserve fleet of now nine frigates. as we're retiring those frigates we're bringing active frigates into the reserve fleet to replace them. until we retire all of our navy reserve frigates. as i look forward in the future, our involvement in the reserve, once the frigates are retired will primarily be with the ship program, which is ramping up and we're in active discussions with navy where we and the navy reserve will play into that. the l
very closely with the navy's presence down there and the ship-building capability along that gulf coast. and personally, serving in the navy, i'm a little biased. about the importance of the u.s. navy. but what is the -- what is the prospect of this budget, if we approve the schedule for ship construction, maintenance, adding new ships to the fleet? is it robust enough to take care of responsibilities for national defense that falls exclusively under the jurisdiction of the navy? >> yes,...
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. military readiness. members heard testimony from the vice chiefs of staff of the army, navy, and air force, along with the marine corps system commandant. they testified about the consequences of the sequester which would automatically cut $5 billion from the budget next year. the house placed a bill to replace the cuts, but the matter is not expected to be taken up in the senate and the white house has said it would veto the bill. this hearing is about 1:45. >>> the subcommittee of the senate armed services committee will come to order. and i will have brief opening remarks. welcome to our important witnesses today. thank you all four of you for taking time from what i know are heavy demands on your time to spend some time visiting with us this morning about the overall holistic readiness of our military. and we look forward to your testimony. we are pleased to be joined by general lloyd austin, vice chief of staff for the army. admiral mark ferguson, general philip breedlove, vice chief of staff of the air force, and general joseph dunford, associate commandant of the marine corps.
. military readiness. members heard testimony from the vice chiefs of staff of the army, navy, and air force, along with the marine corps system commandant. they testified about the consequences of the sequester which would automatically cut $5 billion from the budget next year. the house placed a bill to replace the cuts, but the matter is not expected to be taken up in the senate and the white house has said it would veto the bill. this hearing is about 1:45. >>> the subcommittee of...
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represent the men and women of the navy and review the readiness of the force with you today. as we prepared our fiscal year 2013 budget request, our decisions were driven by the new defense strategy and our sailing directions for the navy, emphasizing war fighting, operations forward, and readiness. we focused on funding the critical elements of readiness as we balanced our investments in future capability, operations and maintenance, personnel, training, and spares. our budget proposes reductions in force structure and delays in the procurement of some new platforms to ensure the wholeness of our remaining force. importantly, we invested in maintaining a sustainable deployment model to allow for the reset and stride of our forces between rotational deployments, as well as in selected ordnance and training for the fleet. we also focused on enhancing our forward presence to mitigate a reduced force structure, such as placing four destroyers in spain and planning for the forward stationing of combat ships in singapore. quite simply, we prioritize readiness and capability over capacit
represent the men and women of the navy and review the readiness of the force with you today. as we prepared our fiscal year 2013 budget request, our decisions were driven by the new defense strategy and our sailing directions for the navy, emphasizing war fighting, operations forward, and readiness. we focused on funding the critical elements of readiness as we balanced our investments in future capability, operations and maintenance, personnel, training, and spares. our budget proposes...
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to bring this about? >> chairman inouye, we certainly do in the navy, and our primary office we put up a couple of years ago, the career transition office in millington that is handling all of these transit n transitio transitions, we're proud of the work that they've done to reduce the time it takes to make the transition what used to literally be four to six months down to somewhere two or three days by analyzing the process and making it smoother. we do believe that as we look forward here in the next couple of years that the active component that's been so full and stayed full starts to transition will have an opportunity to bring those sailors into the reserve component. we want to make that transition as seamless as possible and most of that we've discovered has been our regulations and policies within the department. there have been several things over the last several years that you all have been very helpful with in making that happen. i would say the most important thing we need to do, as i mentioned earlier, is to have real and meaningful work for those sailors, soldiers,
to bring this about? >> chairman inouye, we certainly do in the navy, and our primary office we put up a couple of years ago, the career transition office in millington that is handling all of these transit n transitio transitions, we're proud of the work that they've done to reduce the time it takes to make the transition what used to literally be four to six months down to somewhere two or three days by analyzing the process and making it smoother. we do believe that as we look forward...
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fio. secretary of the navy mavis called the authority to allow the d.o.d. to enter into long-term contracts for alternative fuels. the accounting for 2% of u.s. energy consumption the department is the single largest energy in the country. according to the admiral mike mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs, using 300,000 barrels of oil every day, energy use per soldier creeps up every year. no one know the better than the department energy supplies are critical to combat troops and our national security. the defense sector to adopt domestically produced fuels for the security of our troops without these. secretary mavis outlined several goals to lead the navy towards a nor energy secure fleet. by 2015, reduce petroleum in the commercial fleet by 50%. by 2020 the navy produces 50% of the shore base energy requirements from alternative sources and 50% of total energy consumption will come from alternative sources. to ultimate realize the goal wes must scale up biofuel protection in the united states. one way to help, allow the department to engage in longer term contracts with
fio. secretary of the navy mavis called the authority to allow the d.o.d. to enter into long-term contracts for alternative fuels. the accounting for 2% of u.s. energy consumption the department is the single largest energy in the country. according to the admiral mike mullen, former chairman of the joint chiefs, using 300,000 barrels of oil every day, energy use per soldier creeps up every year. no one know the better than the department energy supplies are critical to combat troops and our...
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of america's navy, a global force for good. as an example of this work, the navy reserve has assumed 100% of the navy's individual august men tee permitment to the overseas operations for fiscal year '13 and beyond. i believe the reserve components, all of us in the national guard, must be asked and even required to do those missions we are able to do so that the active component can focus on the missions that they must do for our national security. as you know, this is my fourth and final year appearing before your committee. i'm proud of the accomplishments of our sailors in the navy reserve and the navy and truly thankful for the support of this congress providing our quest to become a true, total force. on behalf of our sailors and their families and civilians of our navy reserve, thank you for your continued support and your commitment to our navy reserve. >> thank you, admiral. general stults? >> mr. chairman, senator cochran, first of all, it's an honor to be here. and thank you for all the support that you've continued to give our soldiers and our families and our nat
of america's navy, a global force for good. as an example of this work, the navy reserve has assumed 100% of the navy's individual august men tee permitment to the overseas operations for fiscal year '13 and beyond. i believe the reserve components, all of us in the national guard, must be asked and even required to do those missions we are able to do so that the active component can focus on the missions that they must do for our national security. as you know, this is my fourth and final year...
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1990 to '91. the veterans here discuss their army, navy and air force service in the persian gulf and reflect on the attention they received from the press and disrespect they experienced due to their gender. the library of congress veteran's history project hosted this event. it's about an hour. >> this is great. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the library of congress. my name is bob patrick. i'm the director of the veterans history project, a special collection of the library's american folk life center. the veteran's history project is a congressionally mandated effort to collect and preserve the wartime memories of america's veterans. we're in our 12th year of doing just that. it's a very important effort. it's thanks to the efforts of volunteer organizations, institutions and even individuals, we have been able to amass an archive of some 80,000 collections of veterans, veterans from world war i all the way up to veterans in the most recent conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. this is a permanently preserved archive at the library of congress that we hope in th
1990 to '91. the veterans here discuss their army, navy and air force service in the persian gulf and reflect on the attention they received from the press and disrespect they experienced due to their gender. the library of congress veteran's history project hosted this event. it's about an hour. >> this is great. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the library of congress. my name is bob patrick. i'm the director of the veterans history project, a special collection of the...
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, and the navy in particular that will protect those. i do think this is wise at this point. >> i know we heard objections from some of our colleagues and i'm sure we're all getting letters reflecting different perspectives on the treaty. but i want to read to you something from a letter that i got from a constituent and ask you if you could respond to it. it says, and i'm quoting from the letters, even the freedom of navigation provisions add nothing to the existing customary law of the sea that sea faring nations, including the united states, have observed for centuries. given that we haven't, to date, had any major disruptions at sea, can you respond to that and talk about why it's -- why the sense now is that it's imperative to ratify the treaty? >> i can. the customary international law evolves and i can give you an example of something on the land domain in a moment. but it evolves. and it is subject to individual interpretations. so, threading this back to my earlier answer. the rise of new nations competing for resources, brazil, russia, india, china, the list goes on and
, and the navy in particular that will protect those. i do think this is wise at this point. >> i know we heard objections from some of our colleagues and i'm sure we're all getting letters reflecting different perspectives on the treaty. but i want to read to you something from a letter that i got from a constituent and ask you if you could respond to it. it says, and i'm quoting from the letters, even the freedom of navigation provisions add nothing to the existing customary law of the...
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union navy to washington. she was the servant of an, confederate engineer that was taking the -- "u.s.s.merimac" and converting it to an ironclad," css virginia" it would be called. and mary louveste, or trueveste would take tease plahese plans, them to washington and turn them over to the secretary of the navy, gideon wells. gideon wells would say she encountered no small risk bringing ininformation. the confederates were 90 days ahead of schedule on their ironclad. when she brings this, the conversion of the merrimac to an ironclad. she brings the information they're 90 day as head of schedule. this prompts the union, department of the navy, to expedite the production of their own ironclad. and for that reason, the "u.s.s. monitor" was seaworthy almost 90 days ahead of schedule itself. and was able in early march of 18262, to make it down to the chesapeake to neutralize the "c.s.s. virginia." pinkerton would say what she did was critical in saving the blockade early, especially in the chesapeake. african-american informants were critical to the success of the general's earl
union navy to washington. she was the servant of an, confederate engineer that was taking the -- "u.s.s.merimac" and converting it to an ironclad," css virginia" it would be called. and mary louveste, or trueveste would take tease plahese plans, them to washington and turn them over to the secretary of the navy, gideon wells. gideon wells would say she encountered no small risk bringing ininformation. the confederates were 90 days ahead of schedule on their ironclad. when...
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. to maintain the navy's ship and aircraft and ground modernization program, $12 billion. eliminate the navy's gap by providing 240 f-35 fighters, that's $3 billion. eliminate the gap in the ford class carrier. $11 billion, and -- and, i say all five of these, meet the navy's request for six more e h aegis ships. general dempsey, do you think it serves our national defense better to give that $70 billion to the isa in the kingston, jamaica or to benefit these programs? >> senator, i'm not to comment on the hypothetical use of are money we don't have. the budget supports the strategy we've developed. >> no. what i'm saying is, this is money i've documented pretty well, general dempsey, that would be there and would be lost to, through this process. now, i would just like to -- on these five issues. you're very familiar with all of them and know they've been kwechted. you know there is a gap. and my question, again, is, is that fulfilling those five gaps, in the best interests of our national defense, or sending the money to kingston, jamaica. >> senator, i will only comment that i suppor
. to maintain the navy's ship and aircraft and ground modernization program, $12 billion. eliminate the navy's gap by providing 240 f-35 fighters, that's $3 billion. eliminate the gap in the ford class carrier. $11 billion, and -- and, i say all five of these, meet the navy's request for six more e h aegis ships. general dempsey, do you think it serves our national defense better to give that $70 billion to the isa in the kingston, jamaica or to benefit these programs? >> senator, i'm not...
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1994 authorizations bill, all the combatant ships in the navy were opened except for certain things like submarines or some of the very small ships where privacy was an issue, where you couldn't really have a mixed crew aboard. and most of the navy ships now are open to women, but a few aren't. the attack submarines and a couple of the very small riverine boats. but gradually over the past 20 year, we've opened just about all the navy combatants to women. also the army and the marine corps did a big review of what they call their combat support jobs which aren't combatants per se, but they assume the combatant troops. those were open to women in 1994. at the same time as the navy ships were. the services had done a major review and opened many, many thousands of billets which got women much, much closer to the front lines and those same rules that it apply to combat support are still the rules governing women service in iraq and afghanistan. the stuff that came out of the gulf war. they're inadequate for the job, but we still haven't figured out quite how to rectify that. it's a lon
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on the fact that we have the strongest navy and our military force? >> well, first and foremost, there's no question that we have the strongest navy in the world, but if we're going to engage in diplomacy everywhere we go to assert our rights, the end result of that is going to be conflict and could very well jeopardize our national security if we resort to that as our primary means of asserting our rights. sending the destroyers in, sending the carriers in in order to do that. the better approach is to have those carriers, have those destroyers, make very clear the power we have. but then sit down and engage these other countries in a format that allows us to make the kinds of arguments that we have to make when we engage with 16 0 other nations as to navigational rights. i mean, that's the way we do it. we are strong because we play by the rules. not because we go against those rules. >> and, madame secretary, isn't it a fact -- i've certainly run into this in discussions with people. and you and i have discussed, and i think you have, too. the lack of our presence in the trea
on the fact that we have the strongest navy and our military force? >> well, first and foremost, there's no question that we have the strongest navy in the world, but if we're going to engage in diplomacy everywhere we go to assert our rights, the end result of that is going to be conflict and could very well jeopardize our national security if we resort to that as our primary means of asserting our rights. sending the destroyers in, sending the carriers in in order to do that. the...
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, and we have without question the strongest navy in the world, but if we're going to continue to assert our role as a maritime power, it's essential that we accede to this important convention. being here with secretary clinton, chairman dempsey, their presence alone is a testament to the conviction of our democratic and military leadership that this -- this convention is absolutely essential to strengthening our position in the world. let me outline some of the critical arguments with regards to u.s. national security. and why it's time to move forward with this issue. first of all, it as has been pointed out, as the world's strongest preeminent maritime power, we are a country that has one of the longest coastlines and one of the largest extended continental shelves in the world. we have more to gain by approving this convention than almost any other country. there's 161 countries that have approved. we're the only industrial power that has failed to do that. and as a result, we don't have a seat at the table. if we are sitting at this international table of nations, we can def
, and we have without question the strongest navy in the world, but if we're going to continue to assert our role as a maritime power, it's essential that we accede to this important convention. being here with secretary clinton, chairman dempsey, their presence alone is a testament to the conviction of our democratic and military leadership that this -- this convention is absolutely essential to strengthening our position in the world. let me outline some of the critical arguments with regards...
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mark contains funding to obtain three missile cruisers in fiscal year 2013 that the navy proposed to retire well before the end of their expected service life. by prohibiting the dod from expending funds to activate or restore these assets, we found a cost effective way to maintain needed naval capability. in this year's budget request, we note that the department is reducing it's military and civilian workforce by increasing it's contractor improvements. to create a policy for total force management. in this bill, we direct gao to provide their assessment of what measures dod is taking to appropriately balance its current and future workforce, i have always supported objective information as to prerequisite to our decisions. in conclusion, mr. chairman, i want to thank the members of our committee, especially our ranking member ms. allen for her help in providing the unyielding support for the men and women who so heavily rely on our efforts. i also want to personally commit the subcommittee staff who i believe to be the most professional and dedicated in congress and the personal s
mark contains funding to obtain three missile cruisers in fiscal year 2013 that the navy proposed to retire well before the end of their expected service life. by prohibiting the dod from expending funds to activate or restore these assets, we found a cost effective way to maintain needed naval capability. in this year's budget request, we note that the department is reducing it's military and civilian workforce by increasing it's contractor improvements. to create a policy for total force...
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comes home from afghanistan. >> the navy and air force disagree with the two to three year assessment? or does that sound about right for from your perspectives also? >> madam chair, from our perspective, the force demand is different on the navy as we withdraw out of land campaigns. we have sustained training our forces at a major combat level through this ten-year period. what you saw in this budget, we invested in training and depot maintenance, brought it up to 110%. we remain reliant on the funding and we see that it will take at least two to three years for a transition, perhaps longer for us to sustain readiness levels. >> madam chair, the difference for us is much as you saw after we came out of desert storm one and desert two. immediately following a combat -- a change in mission like we're seeing in iraq now, the actual requirement for air forces goes up in order to facilitate that retrograde, to cover with kinetic fires and isr, to reduce the risk for those ground combat soldiers and marines as they do that mission. and we are seeing that now. even as we are coming out of i
comes home from afghanistan. >> the navy and air force disagree with the two to three year assessment? or does that sound about right for from your perspectives also? >> madam chair, from our perspective, the force demand is different on the navy as we withdraw out of land campaigns. we have sustained training our forces at a major combat level through this ten-year period. what you saw in this budget, we invested in training and depot maintenance, brought it up to 110%. we remain...
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navy over the next decade, without hesitation, ratified the law of the sea treaty. ip was taken aback. as it turned out, admiral ruffin's estimation is shared by every living naval chief of operations, every living secretary of state and secretary of defense, supported by you today. i note that former senator warner, forman chairman of the armed services committee, former secretary of the navy is with us today and i have a copy of a letter he submitted to then chairman biden and ranking member lugar commenting on incoming chief of navalmiral rud given support of this. my concern, mr. chairman, members of the panel, is that this is the treaty that time forgot nap we are locked in a debate that is literally decades out of date, and i understand some of the concerns raised by members of this committee. there william some flaws and issue as in this treaty when first negotiated in '82. many of them hammered out, resolved by '94 by amendments. certainly by the time this was previously considered several times by this committee during your service here, senator, now secretary, i believ
navy over the next decade, without hesitation, ratified the law of the sea treaty. ip was taken aback. as it turned out, admiral ruffin's estimation is shared by every living naval chief of operations, every living secretary of state and secretary of defense, supported by you today. i note that former senator warner, forman chairman of the armed services committee, former secretary of the navy is with us today and i have a copy of a letter he submitted to then chairman biden and ranking member...
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the navy, vice versa. the navy is part of the game now out here in inland waters. that's brand new also. you have flag officer foote, later admiral, was in charge of the union gun boat fleet. and grant and foote fortunately had a great partnership with this. they're in full agreement. again, the study of ft. donelson, we're losing it if we're not doing it. looking at the first real joint operation here for the civil war. now, there are certain things i should caveat that. there are other operations going on, eastern seaboard, that are army/navy, but this is a great one to study here. novice armies coming together. ft. donelson is fun to study because people are making big mistakes. they're making some basic mistakes, how to handle and distribute ammunition to veteran armies later in the war will not have to deal with. you have that kind of thing going on. command and control, tactics, in big flux at this period of the war. why is ft. donelson forgotten? i mentioned before, there were bigger battles that have come up after this campaign, shiloh in particular, happened six weeks afte
the navy, vice versa. the navy is part of the game now out here in inland waters. that's brand new also. you have flag officer foote, later admiral, was in charge of the union gun boat fleet. and grant and foote fortunately had a great partnership with this. they're in full agreement. again, the study of ft. donelson, we're losing it if we're not doing it. looking at the first real joint operation here for the civil war. now, there are certain things i should caveat that. there are other...
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balancing the present with the future. the capabilities, the navy and marine corps will need going forward. as we face increasing competition and access, technologies and nations that develop technologies and capabilities trying to thwart our ability to operate from the sea. that future balance has to be maintained against the current readiness of the force as we operate. what you saw us in our budget do, we reduced force structure, took out older assets to make available those assets. we looked at investment accounts. and made critical investments in the capabilities we needed, preserving, research, development, new technologies. reduce proed curemed procuremen them, for affordability. the investments we made today were focused or ordinance, training for the fleet. depot maintenance, sustain current readiness. and the risk for us, the risk really boils done to capabilities. can we pace, rising peer competitors? capacity -- do we have the forces available to flow the combat and commanders, with acceptable level of risk, and how it affects, response times and what our presence level
balancing the present with the future. the capabilities, the navy and marine corps will need going forward. as we face increasing competition and access, technologies and nations that develop technologies and capabilities trying to thwart our ability to operate from the sea. that future balance has to be maintained against the current readiness of the force as we operate. what you saw us in our budget do, we reduced force structure, took out older assets to make available those assets. we...
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were also i believe flagship of the navy. it was the admiral's ship, he just didn't happen to be on it that day. when we used to go out on patrol and they would have general quarters, the saying was the japs are attacking as we'd run to our battle station. most of us knew eventually we would have to fight the japanese. where that trickled down from i have no idea. we expected to fight them eventually. we just didn't know when. there was no need for radio communication. it was obvious to all the ships in the harbor that we were under attack. so they had us carrying ammunition out to the three inch 50 on the fantail. i had just been issued a three inch shell. i was getting ready to run it out. the next thing i knew i was flat on my face. something went through my right thigh and out my rear end and i had a six by eight inch piece blown out of the right thigh. i had five pieces of shrapnel in the left leg. my right hand was shot opened. i lost part of the left elbow. i lost part of the muscle out of a bicep. they finally put me into a bunk. and i was lying there i saw one of the third cla
were also i believe flagship of the navy. it was the admiral's ship, he just didn't happen to be on it that day. when we used to go out on patrol and they would have general quarters, the saying was the japs are attacking as we'd run to our battle station. most of us knew eventually we would have to fight the japanese. where that trickled down from i have no idea. we expected to fight them eventually. we just didn't know when. there was no need for radio communication. it was obvious to all...
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would help give the u.s. navy maximum navigation rights, help protect u.s. rights in the arctic. afford greater flexibility to u.s. tech companies to lay their fiber optic cables under the sea. it provides mechanism for peaceful resolution of disputes. so, the law of the sea protects u.s. it brings me to my question for you, secretary clinton, and it has to do with china. we have a little map here, if people will bear with me, items the story. china has made aggressive claims to a massive portion of the south china sea. one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. the blue lines show the maritime area that each country, vietnam, the philippines, is entitled to. it's called, as was referred to the exclusive economic zone. the red line shows what china is claiming for itself. as you see, it goes far beyond china's own 200 mile exclusive economic zone. it reaches far into other nation's zones. a significant territorial grab that comes very close to the land borders of countries in the region. now, this dispute has already led to confrontation on more than one occasion. in fact, just last mon
would help give the u.s. navy maximum navigation rights, help protect u.s. rights in the arctic. afford greater flexibility to u.s. tech companies to lay their fiber optic cables under the sea. it provides mechanism for peaceful resolution of disputes. so, the law of the sea protects u.s. it brings me to my question for you, secretary clinton, and it has to do with china. we have a little map here, if people will bear with me, items the story. china has made aggressive claims to a massive...
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fact that these navy and civilian divers put their lives on the line for the benefit of new science and for at that time national security just as surely as the heroic spacemen do, but nobody cares a whit about these men. nobody even notices what they do. >> well, perhaps the navy should do oral histories as nasa's doing with space flight. since we are dealing with space flight, though, let's deal with other astronauts of the "mercury 7" group. if so -- once the telephone stops ringing, we'll pick up again. >> i was asking, let's get back on a space track. this is primarily obviously for nasa at johnson space center. oral histories there. and i was asking if you had met, had working acquaintance with any other astronaut after the "mercury 7." >> sure. and they're a highly respectable group, all of them. i really feel privileged to know these fellows as well as i did. i had a particular affection for ed white, and i hated to see what happened. he was the prince of the new guys. dave scott was a favorite of mine. but they're all highly accomplished, dedicated fellows that i was honore
fact that these navy and civilian divers put their lives on the line for the benefit of new science and for at that time national security just as surely as the heroic spacemen do, but nobody cares a whit about these men. nobody even notices what they do. >> well, perhaps the navy should do oral histories as nasa's doing with space flight. since we are dealing with space flight, though, let's deal with other astronauts of the "mercury 7" group. if so -- once the telephone stops...
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, as the story goes, will come with combined force, or joint force army and navy, and will quickly take ft. henry. and that happened on february 6th. a week or so later he he'll get over here to ft. donelson across the 120 12 miles separating the tennessee and cumberland river and they seize ft. donelson and finally win. why was it forgotten? was it made to look too easy? guys that fought both sides would say, it wasn't an easy fight at all. ft. henry fell under a gun boat attack. if you check with the men of the "uss essex" who took a hit in the boiler, and 80-some of the crew were scalded and died 37. that wasn't an easy fight. if you come over here to ft. donelson and ask if that was an easy fight, the guys who lived through the blizzard, the guys who had made the march over, the guys who have made the series of attacks, smith's attack, or the confederate breakout on the 15th if you ask them if that was an easy fight, no way. those guys gave their all for it. so, when i feel that ft. donelson is somehow forgotten, to me it's a travesty because these gentlemen and ladies supporti
, as the story goes, will come with combined force, or joint force army and navy, and will quickly take ft. henry. and that happened on february 6th. a week or so later he he'll get over here to ft. donelson across the 120 12 miles separating the tennessee and cumberland river and they seize ft. donelson and finally win. why was it forgotten? was it made to look too easy? guys that fought both sides would say, it wasn't an easy fight at all. ft. henry fell under a gun boat attack. if you check...
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navy, which each individual ship is its own -- something like 9/10 of the ships the navy wanted to build under sequester wouldn't get built. >> there is plenty of debate still ahead when they gavel back in. what are some policy issuesy think will attract the most debate? >> well, i think missile defense will continue to be an issue of debate. there will be an amendment to try to reverse what is already in the bill in regards to this east coast missile silo -- missile base that they want introduced. there's going to be debate on detainees. there's a number of amendments that will be proposed to try to either constrain how the u.s. military handles detainees. there will are others that will try to give even greater rights to people who are detained in the united states so that they are able to be prosecuted, for example, in federal courts rather than just military tribunals. that one's offered by ranking member smith from washington. so those are really going to be key fights. we're going to spend quite a bit of time on those areas. >> frank oliveri, covers defense and foreign policy
navy, which each individual ship is its own -- something like 9/10 of the ships the navy wanted to build under sequester wouldn't get built. >> there is plenty of debate still ahead when they gavel back in. what are some policy issuesy think will attract the most debate? >> well, i think missile defense will continue to be an issue of debate. there will be an amendment to try to reverse what is already in the bill in regards to this east coast missile silo -- missile base that they...
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known some of them before, in the -- with the navy connections, but yet all of a sudden realizing that here was competition. there were seven guys competing for the first job, whatever that turned out to be, that seven guys going for that one job. so on the one hand, there was a sense of friendliness, and maybe some support. but on the other hand, hey, i hope the rest of you guys are happy, because i'm going to make the first flight. >> you were about to move into a whole new world, or a whole new -- not nonworld up there in weightless space. which nothing was known. didn't that frighten you just a little bit? what were your thoughts about moving into a new environment? >> i suspect my thoughts generally reflected those of the other chaps. but with me, i think, it had to be the challenge of being able to control a new vehicle and a new environment. this is a generalization, but it's something which i had been doing for many, many years. as navy pilot, as a carrier pilot. and believe me, it's a lot harder to land a jet on an aircraft carrier than to land on the moon. that's a piece
known some of them before, in the -- with the navy connections, but yet all of a sudden realizing that here was competition. there were seven guys competing for the first job, whatever that turned out to be, that seven guys going for that one job. so on the one hand, there was a sense of friendliness, and maybe some support. but on the other hand, hey, i hope the rest of you guys are happy, because i'm going to make the first flight. >> you were about to move into a whole new world, or a...
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. the union navy at that moment controlled the tennessee river with the commerce. the whole section of the -- on either side of the banks of the tennessee, commerce was now cut off. same for the cumberland. and even something more important on the other side of cumberland was the capital of the city of nashville. nashville was the capital of tennessee, still is, with the control of the cumberland gone, nashville fell. like that. not a shot was fired. so, the absolute significance militarily of the fall of ft. donelson was this, when ft. donelson, ft. henry fell, i'll include the supplementary from ft.tennessee was gone for the confederates. iron works, crops, any cotton grown in this area was eliminated from the confederacy for basically the rest of the war. with middle tennessee gone, also fell columbus, the big gibraltar of the west. on the mississippi river. with the federals able to get in behind it, it was untenable and it fell. so in one campaign, two short battles, most of tennessee would be removed from the confederate cause. now, here's where i'm going to get in trouble by
. the union navy at that moment controlled the tennessee river with the commerce. the whole section of the -- on either side of the banks of the tennessee, commerce was now cut off. same for the cumberland. and even something more important on the other side of cumberland was the capital of the city of nashville. nashville was the capital of tennessee, still is, with the control of the cumberland gone, nashville fell. like that. not a shot was fired. so, the absolute significance militarily of...
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if -- if the department of defense were tightly focused on raising up an army, a navy and air force, clearly, just focused on just that mission and not expanding it to move the country forward and in energy independence. i do see at the commander in chief has put forth, the president has, in his directive through secretary salazar full moratorium on coastal virginia energy, despite the expressed will of the governor, myself, representing the coast of virginia, and the house of delegates state senate full moratorium on coastal energy. 18,000 jobs are being held up because of this, and, really, are holding up our ability to become energy independent and i really think the president is off on the wrong track on that. so if we really are concerned about reducing dependence on forring sources of energy we ought to start with just our own domestic supplies as well. so for those reasons i'll be supporting the gentleman's amendment and i encourage my colleagues to do the same. >> gentleman yields back. if there's no further discussion on the amendment, the questions on the adoption of the a
if -- if the department of defense were tightly focused on raising up an army, a navy and air force, clearly, just focused on just that mission and not expanding it to move the country forward and in energy independence. i do see at the commander in chief has put forth, the president has, in his directive through secretary salazar full moratorium on coastal virginia energy, despite the expressed will of the governor, myself, representing the coast of virginia, and the house of delegates state...
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of war and a new secretary of the navy. republicans, a bipartisan cabinet and absolutely adamantly opposed to any activity that will advance negros through the rank s simson says leadership i not embedded in the negro race. he's secretary of the war. the secretary of the navy cox -- i mean knox, says he will resign if, in fact this happens. so what does fdr do? he brings the dean of the howard law school in to be stemson's aide. he reports an african-american colonel to advise selective service and the firsten fr african-american general to ride rupp shod on them. the big obstacle is george marshall. if you look at who will block a lot of stuff. marshall is the one that says come down, not on my watch, we've got to win the war. eleanor works to help get the 99th squadron, the tuskegee airmen through. she worked to have african-american women, who want to become waves and nurses do this. there is a riot in this. eleanor goes to the city the night after the riots to try and calm things down. stays with the waves and insists, in fact, that the swimming pools they are in to train in be
of war and a new secretary of the navy. republicans, a bipartisan cabinet and absolutely adamantly opposed to any activity that will advance negros through the rank s simson says leadership i not embedded in the negro race. he's secretary of the war. the secretary of the navy cox -- i mean knox, says he will resign if, in fact this happens. so what does fdr do? he brings the dean of the howard law school in to be stemson's aide. he reports an african-american colonel to advise selective...
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? see, in the navy you were -- the ship is your home. i mean, the beach didn't amount that much to me. so the way i describe it, i not only lost my buddies, i lost my home. it's like having a fire, you know. no, there's really no way you can describe it. but it relieves me in the respect that i'm going to join them, you know. used to i had no idea that i had this guilt complex. in other words, how did you survive? why, if you ask yourself why, or other people ask me how. why did -- do you have that complex, you know? usually it's the guys doing all the work here in the battle. he's the guy that didn't make it. you're standing around doing nothing. you survive, you know. and the ship was doing some firing on them. they were working at it before the explosion. >> a spent a little bit of time as a mess cook in chef petty officer's mess because i paid a little extra money. and i think about two weeks before the 7th i was transferred back to my 4th division and i had a duty station in number four turn. that morning we were all up early and our division -- 4th division had the duty of se
? see, in the navy you were -- the ship is your home. i mean, the beach didn't amount that much to me. so the way i describe it, i not only lost my buddies, i lost my home. it's like having a fire, you know. no, there's really no way you can describe it. but it relieves me in the respect that i'm going to join them, you know. used to i had no idea that i had this guilt complex. in other words, how did you survive? why, if you ask yourself why, or other people ask me how. why did -- do you have...
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specific actions required to enhance and standardize performance across the army. the navy and marine corps added ten doctors and 37 case managers to the medical evaluation board staff this year and anticipate 23 more doctors next year. physical evaluation board staffs increased in navy and marine corps by 47% allowing them to process 75% of the navy and 69% of the marine cases through this particular phase in less than the 120-day phase goal. the air force started to utilize air force national guard personnel to support the evaluation process and establish a preidez screening process to increase efficiency. they have removed policy impetments. examples include, reducing minimum and formal physical evaluation board staffing requirements from three members to two members. authorizing psychologists to sign medical evaluation boards. prior, they were not able to. allowing military departments to process initial trainees through the legacy system. addition nally, d.o.d. is working with the v.a. partners to improve the execution by training case management software, implementing a c
specific actions required to enhance and standardize performance across the army. the navy and marine corps added ten doctors and 37 case managers to the medical evaluation board staff this year and anticipate 23 more doctors next year. physical evaluation board staffs increased in navy and marine corps by 47% allowing them to process 75% of the navy and 69% of the marine cases through this particular phase in less than the 120-day phase goal. the air force started to utilize air force...
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naval operations established three tenants for the navy. war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. . they provide both full and part time operational capabilities and importantly, also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, while maintaining efficiency across the spectrum of operations.
naval operations established three tenants for the navy. war fighting first, operate forward, and be ready. . they provide both full and part time operational capabilities and importantly, also provide strategic depth for maritime missions to ensure the navy is always ready to respond globally, while maintaining efficiency across the spectrum of operations.
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sequesteration, the impact on the navy from the $600 billion defense reduction would be $15 billion a year. that's the amount of the entire ship construction account that we would have to figure out how to spread unour budgin our budg reduce. waiting until december, not having a resolution would allow a short cycle for planning, it will not allow to us make efficient, or effective choices, it would also cause us to go back and relook at the strategy. the force that comes out of sequesteration is not the force that can support the current strategy that we are operating under. the second concern would be the industrial base impacts that you alluded to. are, are industrial ship yards, and our providers, and, corporations have to start making some investment decisions with respect to notification of employees if there is furloughs. if we are forced to break contracts. and not be able to execute them under a sequesteration scenario. so i would indicate that the uncertainty in our industrial base would affect our suppliers, and then, if it were to occur, would, would greatly affect -- our
sequesteration, the impact on the navy from the $600 billion defense reduction would be $15 billion a year. that's the amount of the entire ship construction account that we would have to figure out how to spread unour budgin our budg reduce. waiting until december, not having a resolution would allow a short cycle for planning, it will not allow to us make efficient, or effective choices, it would also cause us to go back and relook at the strategy. the force that comes out of sequesteration...