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Hearing National Defense Authorization Act For i [H.A.S.C. No. 112–7] HEARING ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012 AND OVERSIGHT OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION FULL COMMITTEE HEARING ON BUDGET REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HEARING HELD FEBRUARY 17, 2011 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 64–863 WASHINGTON : 2011 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, http://bookstore.gpo.gov. For more information, contact the GPO Customer Contact Center, U.S. Government Printing Office. Phone 202–512–1800, or 866–512–1800 (toll-free). E-mail, [email protected]. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, California, Chairman ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland ADAM SMITH, Washington MAC THORNBERRY, Texas SILVESTRE REYES, Texas WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina LORETTA SANCHEZ, California W. TODD AKIN, Missouri MIKE MCINTYRE, North Carolina J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania JEFF MILLER, Florida ROBERT ANDREWS, New Jersey JOE WILSON, South Carolina SUSAN A. DAVIS, California FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio RICK LARSEN, Washington JOHN KLINE, Minnesota JIM COOPER, Tennessee MIKE ROGERS, Alabama MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam TRENT FRANKS, Arizona JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania DAVE LOEBSACK, Iowa K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, Arizona DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts ROB WITTMAN, Virginia CHELLIE PINGREE, Maine DUNCAN HUNTER, California LARRY KISSELL, North Carolina JOHN C. FLEMING, M.D., Louisiana MARTIN HEINRICH, New Mexico MIKE COFFMAN, Colorado BILL OWENS, New York TOM ROONEY, Florida JOHN R. GARAMENDI, California TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania MARK S. CRITZ, Pennsylvania SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia TIM RYAN, Ohio CHRIS GIBSON, New York C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER, Maryland VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri HANK JOHNSON, Georgia JOE HECK, Nevada KATHY CASTOR, Florida BOBBY SCHILLING, Illinois BETTY SUTTON, Ohio JON RUNYAN, New Jersey COLLEEN HANABUSA, Hawaii AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia TIM GRIFFIN, Arkansas STEVEN PALAZZO, Mississippi ALLEN B. WEST, Florida MARTHA ROBY, Alabama MO BROOKS, Alabama TODD YOUNG, Indiana ROBERT L. SIMMONS II, Staff Director CATHY GARMAN, Professional Staff Member DOUG BUSH, Professional Staff Member MEGAN HOWARD, Staff Assistant (II) C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF HEARINGS 2011 Page HEARING: Thursday, February 17, 2011, Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authoriza- tion Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force ............................ 1 APPENDIX: Thursday, February 17, 2011 ................................................................................. 45 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2011 FISCAL YEAR 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS McKeon, Hon. Howard P. ‘‘Buck,’’ a Representative from California, Chair- man, Committee on Armed Services .................................................................. 1 Smith, Hon. Adam, a Representative from Washington, Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services ............................................................................ 2 WITNESSES Donley, Hon. Michael B., Secretary of the Air Force ............................................ 4 Schwartz, Gen. Norton A., USAF, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force ........................ 6 APPENDIX PREPARED STATEMENTS: Donley, Hon. Michael B., joint with Gen. Norton A. Schwartz .................... 53 McKeon, Hon. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ .................................................................... 49 Smith, Hon. Adam ............................................................................................ 51 DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD: [There were no Documents submitted.] WITNESS RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ASKED DURING THE HEARING: Mr. Bartlett ....................................................................................................... 94 Mr. Coffman ...................................................................................................... 98 Ms. Giffords ....................................................................................................... 98 Mr. Griffin ......................................................................................................... 99 Mr. Larsen ........................................................................................................ 98 Mr. McKeon ....................................................................................................... 93 Mr. Reyes .......................................................................................................... 94 Mr. Scott ............................................................................................................ 98 Mr. Smith .......................................................................................................... 93 QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS POST HEARING: Ms. Bordallo ...................................................................................................... 111 Ms. Castor ......................................................................................................... 117 Mr. Coffman ...................................................................................................... 119 Mr. Conaway ..................................................................................................... 117 (III) IV Page QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS POST HEARING—Continued Mr. Forbes ......................................................................................................... 105 Mr. Franks ........................................................................................................ 116 Ms. Giffords ....................................................................................................... 113 Mr. Griffin ......................................................................................................... 121 Mr. Kissell ......................................................................................................... 115 Mr. Lamborn ..................................................................................................... 119 Mr. Langevin ..................................................................................................... 109 Mr. LoBiondo .................................................................................................... 112 Mr. McKeon ....................................................................................................... 103 Mr. Palazzo ....................................................................................................... 122 Mr. Runyan ....................................................................................................... 121 Mr. Smith .......................................................................................................... 104 Ms. Sutton ......................................................................................................... 118 Mr. Turner ........................................................................................................ 113 Mr. Wilson ......................................................................................................... 110 Mr. Wittman ..................................................................................................... 119 FISCAL YEAR 2012 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- TION BUDGET REQUEST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC, Thursday, February 17, 2011. The committee met, pursuant to call, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon (chairman of the committee) presiding. OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. HOWARD P. ‘‘BUCK’’ MCKEON, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CALIFORNIA, CHAIRMAN, COM- MITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES The CHAIRMAN. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for joining us today as we consider the President’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for the Department of the Air Force. Secretary Donley, General Schwartz, it is good to have you back before the committee today. We appreciate all you do, and we are truly grateful for both of you for your many years of service to our Nation. Last year at this time, we talked a bit about your vision for the Air Force and specifically the need for a short-term, fix-it sort of perspective to a longer-term view that seriously addresses national security risks in a very challenging global environment. At that time, I remarked that I believe the Air Force is at a crit- ical juncture, one that will prove to be historic, and I cautioned that we must be wise in the path we chose. I stand by those re- marks today. There is no doubt that we must take our Nation’s financial posi- tion into account, and I appreciate the fact that Secretary Gates and the Department have identified savings from lower priority programs and efficiencies that can be reinvested into force struc- ture and modernization. However, we must be cautious moving for- ward that we do not take short-term savings at the risk of our longer-term security. This year’s budget request for the Air Force reflects a 2-percent reduction in real growth from the fiscal year 2011 budget request. The Air Force’s operation and maintenance accounts, military con- struction accounts, and procurement accounts are all
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