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The army, navy and air force and Missile Defense. This is two and a half hours. Once hes complete, he will take questions. He will moderate questions. Without further adieu general. Good afternoon, great to be back here again and seeing some familiar faces here. I appreciate the opportunity to present to you the over view of the 2018 budget request. More importantly, i will tell you i am everyone more so pleased to be able to continue to serve our great country in uniform as an army soldier so i...

Well, good morning, Senate Armed Services Committee Meets this morning and receives testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2008 budget request. We welcome you and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and leadership of our men and women in uniform. Before we begin we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant William beas, william balanced ridge. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of this committ...

We remain in a campaign to defeat isis where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim mosul and raqqah. Meanwhile threats around the world continue to grow more complex and severe. North korea is closing in on the development of a Nuclear Capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that can target our homeland and iran continues to destabilize the middle east and seek to drive the United States out of the region. At the same time, weave entered add new era of power competition. Russia...

We remain in a campaign to defeat isis where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim mosul and raqqah. Meanwhile threats around the world continue to grow more complex and severe. North korea is closing in on the development of a Nuclear Capable Intercontinental Ballistic Missile that can target our homeland and iran continues to destabilize the middle east and seek to drive the United States out of the region. At the same time, weave entered add new era of power competition. Russia...

Senator mccain well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric howe, Sergeant William baze, and corporal dylan aldrich. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. But thoughts and prayers of this...

This past week, secretary of defense James Madison and Joseph Dunford testified on the 2018 budget request for the pentagon. U. S. Were also asked about strategy in afghanistan. Well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Se...

Testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis, chairman dunford, secretary norquist and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and your leadership of our men and women in uniform before we begin. We all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric houg, corporal dylan baldridge, these three soldiers from the armys 101st Airborne Division were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of th...

By the end of 18, well in the army be down to about 233,000 of civilian employees. I havent done the exact math, but its roughly equivalent to the percentage reduction we have in our instrength as well. We cant do what we need to do as an army without these civilians doing it. You were very gracious in noting that, but do have to be in balance. When it comes to the operational force, youve stated it very correctly. Were challenged on all three of those legs right now, frankly. But particularly g...

Has been the policy of the committee to tonight putting anything in the record of whatever of any evidentiary value. So i understand that tradition and it is not my intention in the end to object. But i would like to note that if we are going to agree with this, we must also include the forensic report by the fusion group that analyzed the video showing that it has no evidentiary value. If the gentle woman wishes to offer that, i would be happy to put that in the record as well. That would be my...

Purpose. Bunker buster bombs, im not sure how that contributes to that. An arms race, thats hard to measure. Im not sure the provision of military hardware contributes to the arms race. There are tons of scholarship about that, we will not get into that. If, with your permission it is only fair that i respond very briefly to these assertions that nasser made earlier that i quite respect. T is just useful to provide a counter argument to it. It is important for the debate here and over there as w...