Engagements are and what the price being paid for those engagements really is. Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen, i call this joint hearing of the readiness and cpower and Projection Forces subcommittees of the House Arms Services committee to order. First, i would like to honor the 17 sailors who were lost in the uss fitzgerald sailors douglas, noe hernandez, and dakota rigsby, Carlos Victor subayung and the two uss john mccain sailors, kevin bushel, dustin doyen, timothy drake, charles finley, john hogeland, Abraham Lopez and kenneth smith, logan palmer and each one of them is so special to every person here. Over the course of the past six months our subcommittees have met with Navy Leadership to understand the causal factors that have led to gruesome and tragic incidents involving ships resulting in the death of 17 sailors. Our navy remains most powerful in the world. However, the navy is not alone in responsibility. As sales james mattis stated in august. Quote, it creates unpr
Good afternoon. I call this joint hearing of the readiness and subcommittees of the House Armed Services together. I would like to honor the 17 sailors lossed in the uss fitzgerald. And also the ten uss john s. Mccain sailors. Each one of them is so special to every person here. Over the course of the past six months, our subcommittees have met with Navy Leadership to understand the causeative factos that have resulted in the death of 17 sailors. Our men remain confident that our navy remains the most powerful in the world. However, the navy is not alone in responsibility. As secretary james mattis stated in august, it creates unpredictability and makes us rigid. We can not deal with new and revealing threats. We know our enemies are not standing still, end of quote. Passing another temporary measure compounds the negative impacts for our military. Some of those impacts are highlighted by the demanding training and certification gaps necessitated by increased operational demand. Speake
Selfrestraint in the handling of the dispute. Chinese foreign minister wang yi spoke with reporters after the meeting. Translator dont inflame the South China Sea issue. My country doesnt approve of other nations trying to find fault with it. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is to attend wednesdays talks. It remains to be seen whether washington will maintain its tough stance toward china over the territorial issues ahead of chinese president xi jinpings state visit to the u. S. Next month. Npzjapanese officials are asking for a meeting and asking for a swift report into the outcome of an investigation into the fate of japanese abductees and others missing in north korea. Japans foreign minister is to attend a series of meetings on thursday. A government source says talks are being arranged between Fumio Kishida and ri su yong. He is said to have direct access to kim jongun. Kishida is to convey japans request to kim. They told japan last month that theyll postpone the report on the
System aimed at keeping climbers safe. And thousands of origami paper cranes sent to hiroshima from around the world as symbols of peace are being reborn so they can be shared with others. Japanese officials have announced that they will suspend work to relocate a u. S. Military base within okinawa prefecture. Crews were planning to start reclaiming land in a coastal area of nago city to prepare for the move of futenma air station. Many residents of the city have voiced opposition to the plan. The governments top spokesperson says the work will be put on hold for a month so officials can hold discussions with local authorities. Translator we would like to explain to the governor of okinawa our views on how to reduce the risks that the futenma air station and its relocation pose to nearby residents and how to reduce the overall burden on okinawa. I also look forward to hearing what the governor has to say. Workers were planning to start filling in land off the henoko district of nago ci