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Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2009 S. HRG. 110–394, PT. 7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3001 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 7 STRATEGIC FORCES MARCH 4, 12; APRIL 1, 2008 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009—Part 7 STRATEGIC FORCES VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB S. HRG. 110–394 PT. 7 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 3001 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CON- STRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, TO PRESCRIBE PERSONNEL STRENGTHS FOR SUCH FISCAL YEAR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 7 STRATEGIC FORCES MARCH 4, 12; APRIL 1, 2008 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 42–635 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 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\42635.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 WICKER, Mississippi RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Staff Director MICHAEL V. KOSTIW, Republican Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES BILL NELSON, Florida, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama JACK REED, Rhode Island JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas JOHN THUNE, South Dakota (II) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES MILITARY SPACE PROGRAMS MARCH 4, 2008 Page Payton, Gary E., Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Pro- grams ..................................................................................................................... 3 Kehler, Gen. C. Robert, USAF, Commander, Air Force Space Command .......... 7 Shelton, Lt. Gen. William L., USAF, Commander, Joint Functional Compo- nent Command for Space, United States Strategic Command ........................ 16 Deutsch, RADM Kenneth W., USN, Director, Warfare Integration, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ............................................................................ 18 Chaplain, Cristina T., Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Gov- ernment Accountability Office ............................................................................. 21 STRATEGIC FORCES PROGRAMS MARCH 12, 2008 BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS APRIL 1, 2008 Young, Hon. John J., Jr., Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Tech- nology, and Logistics, Department of Defense ................................................... 141 Obering, Lt. Gen. Henry A., III, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency ........ 143 Campbell, LTG Kevin T., USA, Commanding General, United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ................................................................ 155 McQueary, Dr. Charles E., Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, De- partment of Defense ............................................................................................. 161 Francis, Paul L., Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Govern- ment Accountability Office .................................................................................. 163 (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. MILITARY SPACE PROGRAMS The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR–232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator Bill Nelson (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Committee members present: Senators Bill Nelson, E. Benjamin Nelson, Sessions, and Thune. Majority staff member present: Madelyn R. Creedon, counsel. Minority staff member present: Robert M. Soofer, professional staff member. Staff assistants present: Kevin A. Cronin and Brian F. Sebold. Committee members’ assistants present: Christopher Caple, as- sistant to Senator Bill Nelson; Todd Stiefler, assistant to Senator Sessions; and Jason Van Beek, assistant to Senator Thune. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR BILL NELSON, CHAIRMAN Senator BILL NELSON. Good afternoon. The hearing will come to order. After this open session, we will adjourn to S–407 of the Cap- itol, where we will continue this on the classified level. I’m going to forgo a statement and put it in the record. [The prepared statement of Senator Nelson follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT BY SENATOR BILL NELSON Welcome to all of our witnesses this afternoon for the Strategic Subcommittee’s hearing on military space programs. General Kehler, it is a pleasure to welcome you to the committee in your capacity as the new Commander of the Air Force Space Command. This afternoon we have, as I have mentioned, General Kehler, Commander Air Force Space Command; Lieutenant General Shelton, in his capacity as the Strategic Command Joint Functional Component Commander for Space; Rear Admiral Deutsch, Director, Warfare Integration Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Oper- ations; Gary Peyton, the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space Pro- grams; and Ms. Cristina Chaplain, from the Government Accountability Office. Many years of space experience are represented on this panel and we look forward to a good discussion. With the launch of the first Wideband Global Satellite last October, the first launch of the GPS–2F satellite scheduled for early next year, and the news that the first Space-based Infrared System HEO sensor is performing remarkably, the re- (1) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 14:11 Dec 29, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6621 C:\DOCS\42635.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB 2 capitalization of space systems is clearly underway. The extensive space recapital- ization efforts come with many challenges, however, including the new problems with the Spaced-based Infrared System GEO satellite, the delay in the T-Sat pro- gram, and concerns about the scope of the GPS III program. In addition, we con- tinue to be concerned about improving space situational awareness and making sure that space protection efforts are fully coordinated. Last year, the National Defense Authorization Act contained a provision directing development of a joint space protection strategy, with the hope that this would be a first step toward ensuring that space protection is fully coordinated. Hopefully there is good progress on this strategy. There is good news as well, the EELV program continues its string of successful launches with a significant number of launches scheduled in 2008 and 2009. Progress is also being made in the area of operationally responsive space and the standup in May of last year of the new ORS Joint Program Office. We have a large number of witnesses this afternoon and you all have submitted prepared statements, which, without objection will be included for the record. At the conclusion of the hearing, at about 4 p.m., we will move to room S–407 of the Capitol and receive some classified briefings at the SCI level. All members and appropriately cleared staff are invited. As I mentioned, each witness has provided substantial statements that have been included in the record, so now I would like to hear, briefly, from each of you about your most important issue or the one about which you worry the most, and take the opportunity to discuss those issues in a conversational style. We have found that these sessions are much more useful approached as a conversation. With that Mr. Peyton, will you begin, and then we will go to General Kehler, Lieutenant General Shelton, Admiral Deutsch, and Ms. Chaplain. Senator BILL NELSON. When Senator Sessions gets
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