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Topics include readiness, modernization and how to meet the demand of the future. This is two hours and 20 minutes. Good morning. Today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of the navy, fiscal year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines and civilians they lead, who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported shortfalls in...

Topics include readiness, modernization and how to meet the demand of the future. This is two hours and 20 minutes. Good morning. Today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of the navy, fiscal year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines and civilians they lead, who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported shortfalls in...

Continues. Host joining us now is bryan mcgrath, a former Commanding Office of the uss bulkeley destroyer, and he is here to talk about the recent incident involving the colliding of u. S. Navy ships and the overall readiness of the navy. Thank you. We have seen four incidents in the pacific in the last that were two collisions off the coast of japan and off the coast of singapore. Do you think this is a problem with leadership . What do you think is at the heart of these repeated incidents . Guest umm, i have not reached any conclusions, what i have done is formulate a lot of hype pot this ea...

Committee will come to order. Last week, the Committee Held classified and unclassified sessions on the state of the world or more accurately, the state of the world environment in which the American Military must operate and u. S. National security must be protected. I was struck by the essential point general petraeus made that we face many threats and can overcome any of them except perhaps what we do to ourselves. Today, we turn to the state of the u. S. Military. I continue to be concerned and sometimes even disturbed by evidence that is accumulating on the damage inflicted upon our milit...

Services committee is chaired by texas congressman mack thornberry. Committee will come to order. Last week the Committee Held classified and unclassified sessions on the state of the world. Or more accurately the state of the world environment in which the American Military must operate and u. S. National security must be protected. I was struck by the essential point general petraeus made that we face many threats and can overcome any of them except perhaps what we do to ourselves. Today we turn to the state of the u. S. Military. I continue to be concerned and sometimes even disturbed by ev...