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HRG. 110–394, PT. 1 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 1 MILITARY POSTURE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND AND THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND AND UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA FEBRUARY 6, 26, 28; MARCH 4, 5, 6, 11, 2008 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services VerDate 0ct 09 2002 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009—Part 1 MILITARY POSTURE ● POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY ● POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY ● UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND AND THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ● POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ● UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COM- MAND ● UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND AND UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA VerDate 0ct 09 2002 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB S. HRG. 110–394, PT. 1 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 1 MILITARY POSTURE POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND AND THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND AND UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA FEBRUARY 6, 26, 28; MARCH 4, 5, 6, 11, 2008 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Armed Services U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 42–629 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 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\DOCS\42629.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 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB C O N T E N T S CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES MILITARY POSTURE FEBRUARY 6, 2008 Page Gates, Hon. Robert M., Secretary of Defense; Accompanied by Hon. Tina W. Jonas, Under Secretary of Defense-Comptroller .......................................... 6 Mullen, ADM Michael G., USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff ....................... 13 POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY FEBRUARY 26, 2008 Geren, Hon. Preston M. ‘‘Pete’’, III, Secretary of the Army ................................. 103 Casey, GEN George W., Jr., USA, Chief of Staff, Army ....................................... 115 POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY FEBRUARY 28, 2008 Winter, Hon. Donald C., Secretary of the Navy .................................................... 180 Roughead, ADM Gary, USN, Chief of Naval Operations ..................................... 196 Conway, Gen. James T., USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps .................. 231 UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND AND THE UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND MARCH 4, 2008 Fallon, ADM William J., USN, Commander, United States Central Command 327 Olson, ADM Eric T., USN, Commander, United States Special Operations Command .............................................................................................................. 340 POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE MARCH 5, 2008 Wynne, Hon. Michael W., Secretary of the Air Force ........................................... 400 Moseley, Gen. T. Michael, USAF, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force ......... 419 UNITED STATES SOUTHERN COMMAND AND UNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMAND MARCH 6, 2008 Renuart, Gen. Victor E., Jr., USAF, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command ............................................. 495 Stavridis, ADM James G., USN, Commander, U.S. Southern Command .......... 509 (III) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB IV Page UNITED STATES PACIFIC COMMAND AND UNITED STATES FORCES KOREA MARCH 11, 2008 Keating, ADM Timothy J., USN, Commander, United States Pacific Com- mand ..................................................................................................................... 572 Bell, GEN Burwell B., III, USA, Commander, United Nations Command and Republic of Korea/United States Combined Forces Command; Com- mander, United States Forces Korea ................................................................. 588 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC. MILITARY POSTURE The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:31 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 Greene, 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 and Jay Maroney, assistants to Senator Kennedy; James Tuite, assist- ant to Senator Byrd; Frederick M. Downey, assistant to Senator (1) VerDate 0ct 09 2002 09:48 Nov 26, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\DOCS\42629.TXT SARMSER2 PsN: JUNEB 2 Lieberman; Elizabeth King, assistant to Senator Reed; Bonni Berge, assistant to Senator Akaka; Christopher Caple and Caroline Tess, assistants to Senator Bill Nelson; Andrew R. Vanlandingham, assistant to Senator Ben Nelson; Jon Davey, assistant to Senator Bayh; M. Bradford Foley, assistant to Senator Pryor; Gordon I. Pe- terson, assistant to Senator Webb; Stephen C. Hedger, assistant to Senator McCaskill; Sandra Luff, assistant to Senator Warner; An- thony J. Lazarski, assistant to Senator Inhofe; Lenwood Landrum and Todd Stiefler, assistants to Senator Sessions; Mark J. Winter, assistant to Senator Collins; Clyde A. Taylor IV, assistant to Sen- ator Chambliss; Lindsey Neas, assistant to Senator Dole; David Hanke, assistant to Senator Cornyn; John L. Goetchius and Brian W. Walsh, assistants to Senator Martinez; and Erskine W. Wells III, assistant to Senator Wicker. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR