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HRG. 109–22, PT. 3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1042 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 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 FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 3 READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT APRIL 6, 13, 20, 2005 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006—Part 3 READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 S. HRG. 109–22, PT. 3 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1042 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 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 FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES PART 3 READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT APRIL 6, 13, 20, 2005 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 21–104 PDF WASHINGTON : 2006 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) 512–2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona CARL LEVIN, Michigan JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts PAT ROBERTS, Kansas ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama JOSEPH I. LIEBERMAN, Connecticut SUSAN M. COLLINS, Maine JACK REED, Rhode Island JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri BILL NELSON, Florida SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina MARK DAYTON, Minnesota ELIZABETH DOLE, North Carolina EVAN BAYH, Indiana JOHN CORNYN, Texas HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York JOHN THUNE, South Dakota JUDITH A. ANSLEY, Staff Director RICHARD D. DEBOBES, Democratic Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada, Chairman JOHN MCCAIN, Arizona DANIEL K. AKAKA, HAWAII JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia PAT ROBERTS, Kansas BILL NELSON, Florida JEFF SESSIONS, Alabama E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia MARK DAYTON, Minnesota JOHN CORNYN, Texas EVAN BAYH, Indiana JOHN THUNE, South Dakota HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, New York (II) VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES MILITARY INSTALLATION PROGRAMS APRIL 6, 2005 Page Grone, Philip W., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Envi- ronment ................................................................................................................. 4 Prosch, Geoffrey G., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and Environment ........................................................................... 15 Penn, Hon B.J., Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Envi- ronment ................................................................................................................. 24 Gibbs, Hon. Nelson F., Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment, and Logistics) ............................................................................... 39 HIGH RISK AREAS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APRIL 13, 2005 Walker, Hon. David M., Comptroller General of the United States ................... 88 Wynne, Hon. Michael W., Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Tech- nology, and Logistics ............................................................................................ 108 Henke, Robert J., Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) 119 THE READINESS OF MILITARY UNITS DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM APRIL 20, 2005 Metz, LTG Thomas F., USA, Commanding General, III Corps and Fort Hood . 147 Sattler, Lt. Gen. John F., USMC, Commanding General, I Marine Expedition- ary Force ............................................................................................................... 155 Buchanan, Lt. Gen. Walter E., III, USAF, Commander, 9th Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces ..................................................................... 160 Austin, MG Lloyd J., III, USA, Commanding General, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) and Fort Drum ......................................................................... 163 McCullough, RADM Barry, USN, Commander, Carrier Strike Group Six ......... 168 (III) VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2005 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON READINESS AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. MILITARY INSTALLATION PROGRAMS The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:32 a.m., in room SR–232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Senator John Ensign (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Committee members present: Senators Ensign, Cornyn, Thune, Akaka, and Clinton. Committee staff member present: Leah C. Brewer, nominations and hearings clerk. Majority staff members present: William C. Greenwalt, profes- sional staff member; Gregory T. Kiley, professional staff member; David M. Morriss, counsel; and Lucian L. Niemeyer, professional staff member. Minority staff members present: Peter K. Levine, minority coun- sel; and Michael J. McCord, professional staff member. Staff assistants present: Andrew W. Florell, Bridget E. Ward, and Pendred K. Wilson. Committee members’ assistants present: Arch Galloway II, as- sistant to Senator Sessions; Alexis Bayer, assistant to Senator En- sign; Russell J. Thomasson, assistant to Senator Cornyn; Bob Tay- lor, assistant to Senator Thune; Darcie Tokioka, assistant to Sen- ator Akaka; William K. Sutey, assistant to Senator Bill Nelson, Eric Pierce assistant to Senator Ben Nelson; and Andrew Shapiro, assistant to Senator Clinton. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JOHN ENSIGN, CHAIRMAN Senator ENSIGN. Good morning. The Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on instal- lations and environmental programs in the fiscal year 2006 Presi- dent’s budget request. We have also asked our witnesses to be pre- pared to answer questions about the Base Realignment and Clo- sure (BRAC) Commission. Along with Senator Akaka, who I am honored once again to have as our ranking member on this subcommittee for the 109th Con- (1) VerDate 11-SEP-98 15:28 Feb 23, 2006 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 21104.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: SARMSER2 2 gress, we welcome all of our witnesses: Philip Grone, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; Geoffrey Prosch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for In- stallations and Environment; the Honorable B.J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Installations and Environment; and the Honorable Nelson Gibbs, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics. This year promises to be a challenge for this committee, Con- gress, the Department of Defense, and the hundreds of commu- nities that support our military personnel and their families across the country. Over the next 6 months, the 2005 Defense Base Re- alignment and Closure round will be a difficult challenge for some and a relief for the rest. Ultimately it will free up the vital military resources while improving the efficiency of operations and the effec- tiveness of training and readiness programs. While our witnesses are not able to discuss potential BRAC rec- ommendations, we are able to discuss the policies related to the im- plementation of the decisions. These policies will have a profound impact on the ability of communities to respond quickly to BRAC decisions with economic investment and reuse initiatives. We must ensure that the Department’s goal to receive maximum monetary return on the disposal of property is tempered by an equally impor- tant priority to cooperate with and assist affected communities with grants and expertise related to the environmental cleanup and economic redevelopment. The Department of Defense has set the stage for BRAC by look- ing overseas first to consolidate installations and to bring over 70,000 military personnel and their families back to the United States over the next 2 years. The President’s integrated global pos- ture strategy in September 2004 established a plan to update the basing of our military forces around the world to convert from Cold War garrisons to a more flexible array of expeditionary locations,
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