Services committee is chaired by texas congressman mack thornberry. Committee will come to order. Last week the Committee Held classified and unclassified sessions on the state of the world. Or more accurately the state of the world environment in which the American Military must operate and u. S. National security must be protected. I was struck by the essential point general petraeus made that we face many threats and can overcome any of them except perhaps what we do to ourselves. Today we turn to the state of the u. S. Military. I continue to be concerned and sometimes even disturbed by evidence that is accumulating on the damage inflicted upon our military in recent years and the stresses our forces are under. That damage comes from a variety of factors including budget cuts of 20 , continuing resolutions, the failure to recognize or at least admit and then address mounting readiness problems as well as the shrinking size of the force while keeping the tempo of operations high. Th
Believe something may have occurred someone may have been injured at this location lt. Joseph mclin says upon arriving. Police spoke to someone who lives at the home. Made contact with the occupant inside, were let in and once inside discovered the body of a white female in her early 20s the man at the scene was taken into custody on other charges. A second man. Who police found about 1 30 this morning. Was arrested for the homicide. Both are in their early 20s. Dont know if the victim lived with them. But say she knew at least one. Were still determining the relationship between the occupants and the individual foundpolice say it doesnt appear the woman killed was shot. They remained on scene until after 9 am. Because they had to obtain a warrant to search the home. And officers want to speak with at least one more person of interest in connection with her death. Peter says hes already decided not to stick def making us want to move more quickly the medical examiner says an autopsy on
In a program chosen for affordability that the gao has reported has doubled in cost with a potential for future overruns. Like so many major programs that preceded it though cs failure predictably from an inability to stabilize requirements and roofs date cost estimates and unreliable assessments of technical and integration risks race made worse by repeatedly buying ships ignition packages before proving they are affected and can be operate together. What is so disturbing is that these problems were not unforeseen. In 2002, the navy first requested congress authorize funding for the lcs program. After reading the plan that two Armed Services committees said quote lcs has not been vetted through the pentagons top requirements. The second article of the joint requirements oversight counsel the Navy Strategy for the lcs does not clearly identify the plan and funding for development in the valuation of Mission Packages upon which the operational capabilities of lcs will depend. Despite su
Would it be out of order to make a motion requesting a recount given that one of the candidates had dropped out before the ballots were tallied . Is, thehort answer chair does not know. More nuanced answer is he does not know, but he will seek consultation. Ording to our bylaws [inaudible] point of order. Order as a point of well, please. From whom . Please identify yourself. Jeffrey neal. California delegation. While serving as acting chair at the time, the candidate was asked the question about whether or not the withdrawal of a candidate would affect the vote in place that had already started. He said no, it would not. I do not believe there is any position where at this point you can change the ruling of the chair at that time without some type of a motion to reconsider. That is my impression, i think that you are right. I try to seek some sort of guidance from the parliamentarian because im frequently wrong. Seeking recognition for a privileged motion . We do have someone waiting
Have these fellas going off to noumea with a ruddy chutney in their pocket, could we . Have your picture taken with a genuine general. Boys, now ive seen everything. Oh, no, you havent. Here comes captain binghamton. Mamma mia get lost tenhut all right, mchale. What are you and your pirates up to now . Who are you hiding back there . Who is that . Who, who . Who are you hiding . Who is that . Who are you . Its general smythepelly, sir. General . [british accent] yes. Ahem. Tallyho, chaps. I seem to have lost one of my beastly medals. They must be around here somewhere. Now, captain, if youll get your hands off of me, mchale. Ow ensign parker. Arent you a little old to be playing trick or treat . Well, im only 24. Captain, you see, ensign parker was giving the men in class in, uh, in, uh, identification of uniforms. Yes, sir. To 73, weve got it all polished and ready to shuttle you over to noumea. Mchale, you can forget all about noumea. I dont need your garbage scowl. You get the messa