Guide to say what the fleet is going to look like, the composition of the ships, how many submarines, are we going to increase the attack summary and that this calls for . Are we going to do those things . I think we should come as well as the amphibious fleet. This lays out the good structure for the debate about how we get to that navy. And then it is up to congress to make sure that we provide the funds and the authorization for us to be able to get there. The debate is going to be how quickly can we get there. Has thee the industry capability to build the ships and it is up to congress to provide the resources. Jill you brought up the Top Administration could the total number of ships exceeds what the president elect proposed good i think you said about 350, if im remembering correctly he said about the hundred 50, if im remembering correctly. You brought up a budgeting investment that will need on the site for the navy . Rep. Wittman i think it melds very well with what the Defens
Used and provided to the department of defense and given to the public to provide some kind of picture of the number of combat strikes in afghanistan in Operation Inherent resolve. Report were doing a looking into airstrikes in afghanistan, we reached out to Operation Resolute support, and we were given a different figure between the strike figure they had and the strike figure that was tallied in the air force de database. Nds. That kicked off our research into why there were different numbers. Why did it seem there were two different measures for strike data . There happened to be a lot of confusion. Some individuals didnt seem to know what was going on. We didnt understand why there were two different role ups. We came to understand that army assets were not included in the air for central commands database. For the most part, this database, according to the media and public, has been reported as a complete summary, so it was a surprise to find out army assets were not included. My
Balance those objectives, and then it needs to look at capabilities, what type of force structure do you need, the delivery systems, but also the warheads and the maintenance of the nuclear complex, and finally, it has to look at cost. How do you look for ways to save money . Where additional investment is required . Those are some version of the main components. Who works on this . Its right out of the pentagon, but in the past, there are levels of outside input that comes in. Rebecca generally, its been led by the pentagon but with varying degrees of involvement from interagency. Took on aocument broader scope. It strategy was a bit broader. It involved more of our inner agency partners, as well as international partners. Aaron what is the benefit of that and maybe the drawback . Review lets you get ideas upfront, bring stakeholders in, and inevitably, they are a little less surprised and more on board in the end. Drawbacks . It can be a bit cumbersome. It can move slower when youve
Aluja, ramadi, we see tremendous rebuilding so civilians can go back in. I have heard nothing yet about a Major Campaign to rebuild mosul, and i think it is a very profound concern that could be the seeds of further discontent and a sunni uprising in the nottoodistant future. This is waves of refugees again. We have a lot of those in iraq already. We have a lot incurred a stand. In kurdistan. I think theres every reason to believe that will happen here as well. In this area, i dont see signs of adequate preparation to handle that, to handle refugee populations temporarily, and reconstruction doesnt happen, they become permanent refugees, and that in itself becomes incredibly destabilizing. Are there any lessons if you look at previous cities where you can say ok, this is what went right, what went wrong that might apply to mosul . In falluja, we were able to remove about 90 of People Living there. That was not the case in most soul. There still remains 1. 21. 5 million people, about th
Interfacing to bring technologies and give abilities to our war fighters, men and women in uniform. There are a couple that are important. The first is relationships and expense. We brought together 18 that has spent a lot of time in places where innovation and Venture Capital money is being spent. We have folks that have come, spent a lot of time in the labs, that have seen and understood how y so we are able to interface with them. That is key. The second big lesson is we are focused on capability gaps. What are transformational transformational ways we can use to apply to our program. The final key piece is having agility is one of the most important things. We are able to bring that with the funding and the oversight we have for the pentagon, thats when we see something that could add value for war fighters, we are able to execute quickly. Aaron matta we hear a lot from people similar in a duty to yours, that it moves slower than the commercial side. How do you manage to get a dod