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HRG. 114–658, PT. 1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2943 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 1 THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ARMY U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND AND U.S. FORCES KOREA AIR FORCE POSTURE U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND, U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND, AND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND PROGRAMS AND BUDGET NAVY POSTURE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET POSTURE U.S. CYBER COMMAND ARMY POSTURE F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM FEBRUARY 11, 23; MARCH 3, 10, 15, 17; APRIL 5, 7, 26, 2016 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM—Part 1 THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ARMY ● U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND AND U.S. FORCES KOREA ● AIR FORCE POSTURE ● U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND, U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND, AND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND PROGRAMS AND BUDGET ● NAVY POSTURE ● DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET POSTURE ● U.S. CYBER COMMAND ● ARMY POSTURE ● F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM ● VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA S. HRG. 114–658, PT. 1 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2943 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 1 THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ARMY U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND AND U.S. FORCES KOREA AIR FORCE POSTURE U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND, U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND, AND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND PROGRAMS AND BUDGET NAVY POSTURE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET POSTURE U.S. CYBER COMMAND ARMY POSTURE F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM FEBRUARY 11, 23; MARCH 3, 10, 15, 17; APRIL 5, 7, 26, 2016 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services ( Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.fdsys.gov/ U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 26–098 PDF WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing 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 VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona, Chairman JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama BILL NELSON, Florida ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire JOE MANCHIN III, West Virginia DEB FISCHER, Nebraska JEANNE SHAHEEN, New Hampshire TOM COTTON, Arkansas KIRSTEN E. GILLIBRAND, New York MIKE ROUNDS, South Dakota RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut JONI ERNST, Iowa JOE DONNELLY, Indiana THOM TILLIS, North Carolina MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii DAN SULLIVAN, Alaska TIM KAINE, Virginia MIKE LEE, Utah ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico TED CRUZ, Texas CHRISTIAN D. BROSE, Staff Director ELIZABETH L. KING, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 8486 Sfmt 8486 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA C O N T E N T S FEBRUARY 11, 2016 Page THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ARMY ............................................................................. 1 Ham, General Carter F., USA (RET.), Chairman, National Commission on the Future of the Army; Honorable Thomas R. Lamont, Vice Chairman, National Commission on the Future of the Army; General James D. Thur- man, USA (Ret.), Commissioner, National Commission on the Future of the Army; and Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, USA (Ret.), Commissioner, National Commission on the Future of the Army ...................................................................................................................... 4 FEBRUARY 23, 2016 U.S. PACIFIC COMMAND AND U.S. FORCES KOREA ................................................. 39 Harris, Admiral Harry B., Jr., USN, Commander, United States Pacific Com- mand ..................................................................................................................... 44 Scaparrotti, General Curtis M., USA, Commander, United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea ............................... 61 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 106 MARCH 3, 2016 POSTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ................................................ 115 James, Honorable Deborah Lee, Secretary of the Air Force ................................ 119 Welsh, General Mark A., III, USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force .................. 138 MARCH 10, 2016 U.S. STRATEGIC COMMAND, U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND, AND U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND PROGRAMS AND BUDGET ..................................................................... 169 Haney, Admiral Cecil E. D., USN, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command ........ 173 Gortney, Admiral William E., USN, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command ................... 184 Tidd, Admiral Kurt W., USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command ............... 196 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 247 MARCH 15, 2016 POSTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY ........................................................ 259 Mabus, Honorable Raymond E., Jr., Secretary of the Navy ................................ 263 Neller, General Robert B. USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps ............... 281 Richardson, Admiral John M., USN, Chief of Naval Operations ........................ 290 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 327 (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA IV Page MARCH 17, 2016 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BUDGET POSTURE ........................................................ 343 Carter, Honorable Ashton B., Secretary of Defense; Accompanied by Honor- able Michael J. McCord, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer ......................................................................................... 348 Dunford, General Joseph F., Jr., USMC, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ....................................................................................................................... 377 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 425 APRIL 5, 2016 U.S. CYBER COMMAND ............................................................................................. 455 Rogers, Admiral Michael S., USN, Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Direc- tor, National Security Agency; Chief, Central Security Services ..................... 458 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 503 APRIL 7, 2016 POSTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ........................................................ 507 Murphy, Honorable Patrick J., Acting Secretary of the Army ............................. 510 Milley, General Mark A., USA, Chief of Staff of the Army .................................. 519 APRIL 26, 2016 F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER PROGRAM ................................................................... 561 Kendall, Honorable Frank, III, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics .................................................................................... 565 Bogdan, Lieutenant General Christopher C., USAF, Program Executive Offi- cer for the F–35 Lightning II Joint Program ..................................................... 567 Gilmore, Honorable J. Michael, Ph.D., Director of Operational Test and Eval- uation, Department of Defense ........................................................................... 577 Sullivan, Michael J., Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Gov- ernment Accountability Office ............................................................................. 592 Questions for the Record ......................................................................................... 623 VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:53 Jul 31, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\USERS\WR47328\DESKTOP\26098.TXT WILDA DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. THE FUTURE OF THE U.S. ARMY The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:53 a.m. in Room SD–G50,