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Think women in the navy are still in the waves. They are not. The navy reflects the nation at large. 20 percent identify as black , a slightly larger percentage than the country as a whole. Latinos make up 16 percent. 18 percent of women and the laws that previously barred them from combat of come down as well. The last barrier in the navy was breached in 2011 when two women reported on board one of the navys Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile submarines. You may have seen in the news to Army Officers who were women accepted and successfully passed ranger training. So far know female seals, but...

To the 94 bits in these graphs were rough total of 617 billion. My question is kind of a can to a congressman fleming was acting. Does it make any difference to the department of defense if the money comes to the department of defense via the base versus overseas Contingency Operations . How does that affect your ability to do it need to be done . I think i addressed that earlier when i said for the army receiving relief there are end strength provisions above 450 provides 4. 2 billion in one year relief. Im trying to explain. Ive only got a minute and 10 seconds left to so let me move onto so...

Deployments and we ended up producing hours and getting that next set of deployers ready to go we ended up delaying the deployment of carrier. When you talk about the Global Response force our ability to train our folks and their ability to have that next set ready is very much tied to the budgetary topline. Right now we have two carriers ready to go. We always have two to go. We are building up to a larger Surge Capacity but clearly with sequestration our ability to maintain that projection force generation is significantly challenged. Sir we have a designated Global Response force out of the...

Really have to think how to events the mission of these agencies proselyte to thank them for hanging in there because the impediment that is created natalie to find new ideas but called back to oldfashioned ideas. Teeeighteen and though you were leaving the you will continue to serve in many capacities with both the long disserving and here we are. [laughter] also of the take this opportunity for those who work at both of those agencies. So to wake up every day how i can make the world a better place so i have those two fabulous agencies and i cannot tell you the pride and enthusiasm it has br...

Pure navy bill, it will devastate some part of the navy either our shipbuilding or readiness or something, because the high cost of these and because we dont recapitalize them very often. If you look back in history there is precedent for either making this a National Program because it is the most survivable leg of our deterrence or building another ship to accommodate it. The freedom in the early 60s to late 60s and the maritime maybe in 72 it was increased pretty dramatically to build these submarines. To show you in 76 to 80, the navy ship fund doubled. Our fleet still climbed by 40 becaus...