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Nominations Before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Second Session, 110Th Congress S. HRG. 110–666 NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SECOND SESSION, 110TH CONGRESS HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON NOMINATIONS OF GEN DAVID D. McKIERNAN, USA; LTG RAYMOND T. ODIERNO, USA; LTG WALTER L. SHARP, USA; GEN DAVID H. PETRAEUS, USA; LTG RAY- MOND T. ODIERNO, USA; HON. NELSON M. FORD; JOSEPH A. BENKERT; SEAN J. STACKLEY; FREDERICK S. CELEC; MICHAEL B. DONLEY; GEN. NORTON A. SCHWARTZ, USAF; AND GEN. DUNCAN J. McNABB, USAF FEBRUARY 6; APRIL 3; MAY 22; JUNE 26; JULY 22, 2008 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services ( VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SECOND SESSION, 110TH CONGRESS VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB S. HRG. 110–666 NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SECOND SESSION, 110TH CONGRESS HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON NOMINATIONS OF GEN DAVID D. McKIERNAN, USA; LTG RAYMOND T. ODIERNO, USA; LTG WALTER L. SHARP, USA; GEN DAVID H. PETRAEUS, USA; LTG RAY- MOND T. ODIERNO, USA; HON. NELSON M. FORD; JOSEPH A. BENKERT; SEAN J. STACKLEY; FREDERICK S. CELEC; MICHAEL B. DONLEY; GEN. NORTON A. SCHWARTZ, USAF; AND GEN. DUNCAN J. McNABB, USAF FEBRUARY 6; APRIL 3; MAY 22; JUNE 26; JULY 22, 2008 Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 46–092 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 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 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES CARL LEVIN, Michigan, Chairman EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JOHN WARNER, Virginia JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma JACK REED, Rhode Island JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina EVAN BAYH, Indiana ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN CORNYN, Texas MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota JIM WEBB, Virginia MEL MARTINEZ, Florida CLAIRE McCASKILL, Missouri ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Staff Director MICHAEL V. KOSTIW, Republican Staff Director (II) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES Page FEBRUARY 6, 2008 Vote on Certain Pending Military Nominations ................................................... 1 APRIL 3, 2008 Nominations of GEN David D. McKiernan, USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan; LTG Raymond T. Odierno, USA, for appointment to the Grade of General and to be Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army; and LTG Walter L. Sharp, USA, for appointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Com- mand/United States Forces Korea ...................................................................... 5 Statement of: McKiernan, GEN David D., USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, International Security Assistance Force, Afghani- stan ........................................................................................................................ 12 Odierno, LTG Raymond T., USA, for Appointment to the Grade of General and to be Vice Chief of Staff, United States Army ............................................ 13 Sharp, LTG Walter L., USA, for Appointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/ United States Forces Korea ................................................................................ 13 MAY 22, 2008 Nominations of GEN David H. Petraeus, USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United States Central Command; and LTG Raymond T. Odierno, USA, for Appointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq ............................. 101 Statement of: Petraeus, GEN David H., USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United States Central Command ................................ 105 Odierno, LTG Raymond T., USA, for Appointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq ............................................ 111 MAY 22, 2008 To Consider Certain Pending Military Nominations ............................................ 215 (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB IV Page JUNE 26, 2008 Nominations of Hon. Nelson M. Ford to be Under Secretary of the Army; Joseph A. Benkert to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs; Sean J. Stackley to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Re- search, Development, and Acquisition; and Frederick S. Celec to be Assist- ant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs ................................................................................................ 219 Statement of: Ford, Hon. Nelson M., to be Under Secretary of the Army .................................. 223 Benkert, Joseph A., to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security Affairs .................................................................................................................... 224 Stackley, Sean J., to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Devel- opment, and Acquisition ...................................................................................... 225 Celec, Frederick S., to be Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs ............................................... 225 JULY 22, 2008 Nominations of Michael B. Donley to be Secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force; and Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, USAF, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United States Transportation Command .................................... 339 Statement of: Stevens, Hon. Ted, U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska .................................. 344 Donley, Michael B., to be Secretary of the Air Force ........................................... 346 Schwartz, Gen. Norton A., USAF, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force ............................................. 348 McNabb, Gen. Duncan J., USAF, for Reappointment to the Grade of General and to be Commander, United States Transportation Command .................... 348 Conrad, Hon. Kent, U.S. Senator from the State of North Dakota ..................... 368 APPENDIX ............................................................................................................... 485 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:33 Dec 30, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\46092.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB VOTE ON CERTAIN PENDING MILITARY NOMINATIONS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:46 a.m. in room SD– 106, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Senator Carl Levin (chair- man) presiding. Committee members present: Senators Levin, Kennedy, Reed, Akaka, Bill Nelson, E. Benjamin Nelson, Pryor, Webb, Warner, Inhofe, Sessions, Collins, Chambliss, Dole, Cornyn, Thune, and Martinez. Committee staff members present: Richard D. DeBobes, staff di- rector; Leah C. Brewer, nominations and hearings clerk; and Mary J. Kyle, legislative clerk. Majority staff members present: Daniel J. Cox, Jr., professional staff member; Madelyn R. Creedon, counsel; Gabriella Eisen, coun- sel; Evelyn N. Farkas, professional staff member; Richard W. Field- house, professional staff member; Creighton Green, professional staff member; Michael J. Kuiken, professional staff member; Ger- ald J. Leeling, counsel; Peter K. Levine, general counsel; Thomas K. McConnell, professional staff member; Michael J. McCord, pro- fessional staff member; William G.P. Monahan, counsel; Michael J. Noblet, professional staff member; and William K. Sutey, profes- sional staff member. Minority staff members present: Michael V. Kostiw, Republican staff director; William M. Caniano, professional staff member; David G. Collins, research assistant; Gregory T. Kiley, professional staff member; Lucian L. Niemeyer, professional staff member; Lynn F. Rusten, professional staff member; Robert M. Soofer, pro- fessional staff member; Sean G. Stackley, professional staff mem- ber; Kristine L. Svinicki, professional staff member; Diana G. Tabler, professional staff member; Richard F. Walsh, minority counsel; and Dana W. White, professional staff member. Staff assistants present: Jessica L. Kingston, Benjamin L. Rubin, and Brian F. Sebold. Committee members’ assistants present: Sharon L. Waxman
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