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Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 Hearings S. HRG. 112–798 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 5856 AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Department of Defense Nondepartmental Witnesses Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ committee.action?chamber=senate&committee=appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 72–308 PDF WASHINGTON : 2013 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii, Chairman PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi TOM HARKIN, Iowa MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama HERB KOHL, Wisconsin KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas PATTY MURRAY, Washington LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California SUSAN COLLINS, Maine RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina MARY L. LANDRIEU, Louisiana MARK KIRK, Illinois JACK REED, Rhode Island DANIEL COATS, Indiana FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey ROY BLUNT, Missouri BEN NELSON, Nebraska JERRY MORAN, Kansas MARK PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota JON TESTER, Montana RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin SHERROD BROWN, Ohio CHARLES J. HOUY, Staff Director BRUCE EVANS, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii, Chairman PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi TOM HARKIN, Iowa MITCH MCCONNELL, Kentucky RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee HERB KOHL, Wisconsin SUSAN COLLINS, Maine PATTY MURRAY, Washington LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina JACK REED, Rhode Island DANIEL COATS, Indiana Professional Staff BETSY SCHMID COLLEEN GAYDOS KATY HAGAN KATE KAUFER ERIK RAVEN JENNIFER S. SANTOS TERI SPOUTZ ANDREW VANLANDINGHAM STEWART HOLMES (Minority) ALYCIA FARRELL (Minority) BRIAN POTTS (Minority) RACHELLE SCHROEDER (Minority) Administrative Support RACHEL MEYER MARIA VEKLICH (II) CONTENTS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 Page Department of Defense: Department of the Navy: Office of the Secretary ......... 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012 Department of Defense: Department of the Air Force: Office of the Secretary .. 95 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012 Department of Defense: Department of the Army: Office of the Secretary ........ 149 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012 Department of Defense: Medical Health Programs .............................................. 215 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012 Department of Defense: Missile Defense Agency .................................................. 325 WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 Department of Defense: National Guard ................................................................................................. 345 Reserves ............................................................................................................ 387 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2012 Nondepartmental Witnesses ................................................................................... 455 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012 Department of Defense: Office of the Secretary of Defense ................................. 565 (III) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:35 a.m., in room SD–192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Barbara A. Mikulski presiding. Present: Senators Mikulski, Kohl, Reed, Cochran, Shelby, Col- lins, Murkowski, and Coats. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. RAY MABUS, SECRETARY OF THE NAVY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR BARBARA A. MIKULSKI Senator MIKULSKI. Good morning. Today, the subcommittee be- gins its hearings to review the fiscal year 2013 Department of the Navy budget. I want to announce that there has been no coup. To see me in the chair is, I am sure, a surprise to me as much as it is to you. Senator Inouye cannot be here this morning for an unex- pected reason that arose. So he asked me to chair the sub- committee. In the spirit of bipartisanship, I think, as characteristic of this subcommittee, it will run very smoothly. Because we are expecting really active participation from mem- bers, we are going to stick to the 5-minute rule. Members will be recognized in the order of arrival but, of course, starting with Sen- ator Cochran. What I will do is wait until the very end, ask my questions then, and if there are any Inouye questions, I will ask them. Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Mabus, it is so good to see you again. I have got some questions for you, as you could imagine. The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert is here, as well as the Commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos. General Amos, I understand you are re- covering from surgery, and you and your wife have determined that you can appear today. But anything we need to do to accommodate your situation, Sir, we will be happy to do it. We want to thank you for being here. And I am going to just move right along. And Senator Cochran, why don’t I turn to you (1) 2 for an opening statement, and then we can turn directly to Sec- retary Mabus and get on with the hearing. Does that sound like a good way to go? STATEMENT OF SENATOR THAD COCHRAN Senator COCHRAN. Madam Chairman, thank you very much. It certainly does. I am delighted to join you in welcoming this distinguished panel of witnesses, former Governor of our State of Mississippi, Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, who is doing an outstanding job in his new capacity. And Admiral Greenert and General Amos, who are leaders of our military forces, Navy and Marine Corps forces, we appreciate so much your cooperation with our subcommittee in re- sponding to our request to be here to review the budget for the De- partment of the Navy and our forces in the fleet and in the Marine Corps. And we look forward to our opportunity to question you about the priorities that we face. Thank you, Madam Chairman. Senator MIKULSKI. Mr. Secretary, fire at will. SUMMARY STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE RAY MABUS Mr. MABUS. Senator Mikulski, Senator Cochran, Senator Reed, and Senator Coats, let me start by thanking you all for your sup- port of the sailors, marines, and civilians in the Department of the Navy in ensuring that they get what they need to do their mission. I also want to say how happy I am to have my wing-man, Gen- eral Amos, back after—yes, I think he is a ‘‘winged man’’ now, but after his surgery last week. And the fact that he is here today shows the level of dedication and resilience that the marines have, and the pride that he, I, the CNO, Admiral Greenert, take in lead- ing the sailors, marines, and civilians of the Department of the Navy, who selflessly serve the United States, is exceeded only by the accomplishments of these brave people. Whatever is asked of them by the American people through their Commander in Chief, from Afghanistan to Libya, from assisting the stricken people of Japan to assuring open sea lanes around the world, from bringing Osama bin Laden to final justice to bringing hostages out of wherever they may be hidden by terrorists or pi- rates, they answer the call. They get the mission done. The CNO, the Commandant, and I are confident that the United States Navy and Marine Corps are well-prepared to meet the re- quirements of the new defense strategy, to maintain their status as the most formidable expeditionary fighting force the world has ever known. No one—no one—should ever doubt the ability, capability, or superiority of the Navy-Marine Corps team. As we reposition after two long ground wars, it was essential to review our basic strategic posture. The new guidance, developed under the leadership of the President and the Secretary of Defense, with the full involvement of every Service Secretary and Service Chief, responds to changes in global security. The budget presented to implement this strategy, which was also arrived at through full collaboration of all services, ensures the Navy and Marine Corps will be able to fully execute this strategy, while meeting the con- straints imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011. 3 With this new strategy, which has an understandable focus on the Western Pacific and Arabian gulf region, maintains our world- wide partnerships and our global presence, using innovative, low- cost, light-footprint engagements, it requires a Navy-Marine Corps team that is built and ready for any eventuality on land, in the air, on and under the world’s oceans, or in the vast cyber-seas, and op- erated forward to protect American interests, respond to crises, and to deter or, if necessary, win wars. The impact of two ground wars in the last decade on our Navy fleet and its force is unmistakable. A fleet that stood at 316 ships and an end strength of more than 377,000 sailors on September 11, 2001, dropped to 283 ships and close to 49,000 fewer sailors just 8 years later when I took office. This administration has made it a priority to rebuild our fleet. Despite the budget constraints imposed under the Budget Control Act of 2011, our plan assures that we will have no fewer ships at the end of the 5-year budget cycle than we have today, although the fleet of fiscal year 2017 will include more more-capable ships, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and manned, as always, by highly skilled people. Although we are presenting one 5-year budget plan, one Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP), this is certainly not a one-FYDP issue.
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