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HEARING OF THE READINESS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE SUBJECT: "FY 2010 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE MILITARY SERVICES' OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING" CHAIRED BY: REPRESENTATIVE SOLOMON ORTIZ (D-TX) WITNESSES: GENERAL PETER CHIARELLI, USA, VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMY; ADMIRAL PATRICK WALSH, USN, VICE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS; GENERAL JAMES AMOS, USMC, ASSISTANT MARINE CORPS COMMANDANT; GENERAL WILLIAM FRASER III, USAF, VICE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE LOCATION: 2118 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING, WASHINGTON, D.C. TIME: 10:00 A.M. EDT DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009(Part 2)
The strategic risk we accept in this proposal are equally important because there's no bail out or stimulus that will help us recover if our nation is tested in battle and we discover that we have not provided the equipment, training, or resources that our men and women in uniform need for victory, so we need you to help us understand what risk we are accepting in the proposed budget, particularly this year, when, one, the budget was formulated in an accelerated manner; two, when the budget proposes major changes to force structure a year before the QDR; three, when the details of the budget were released just a couple of weeks ago; and four, when we have access to only the first year of a five-year budget. Your professional input is critical to understanding the consequences...
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