Testimony on the department of defenses fiscal year 2018 budget request. We welcome secretary mattis, chairman dunford, secretary norquist and thank you for your many years of distinguished service and your leadership of our men and women in uniform before we begin. We all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric houg, corporal dylan baldridge, these three soldiers from the armys 101st Airborne Division were killed this weekend in afghanistan. The thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a nation at war. That is true in afghanistan where after 15 years of war we face a stalemate and urgently need a change in strategy and an increase of resources if we are to turn the situation around. We also remain engaged in a Global Campaign to defeat isis and related terrorist groups from libya and yemen to iraq and syria where u. S. Troops are helping to destroy isis and reclaim
Sen. Imhoff we all have on our minds and in our prayers senator mccain. He is going through some recovery right now and will be able to come back this week. That will change the way we are doing business a little bit. Nonetheless, he will be back with us very soon. Committee this morning is considering the renomination of general sova for the appointment of vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. We have already been through this trail that through this drill. Do you have any family you would like to introduce . I have an opening statement. Imhoff general selva, your time has been marked by great challenges in national , north koreas pursuit of nuclear and longrange missile capabilities, isis, and are young women and men continue to serve in the battlefield in afghanistan to ensure that that country never again serves as a safe haven for terrorists. Moving forward, new leadership at the department of defense and military services present renewed opportunities for armed forces as we
Sen. Imhoff we all have on our minds and in our prayers senator mccain. He is going through some recovery right now and will be able to come back this week. That will change the way we are doing business a little bit. Nonetheless, he will be back with us very soon. Committee this morning is considering the renomination of general sova for the appointment of vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. We have already been through this trail that through this drill. Do you have any family you would like to introduce . I have an opening statement. Imhoff general selva, your time has been marked by great challenges in national , north koreas pursuit of nuclear and longrange missile capabilities, isis, and are young women and men continue to serve in the battlefield in afghanistan to ensure that that country never again serves as a safe haven for terrorists. Moving forward, new leadership at the department of defense and military services present renewed opportunities for armed forces as we
Filled in. Sen. Inhofe this meeting will come to order. First of all we all have on our minds and in our prayers senator mccain. He is going through some recovery right now and will be back this week. That will change the way we are doing business in a little bit, but nonetheless we hope he is back very soon. And our Committee Meets this morning to consider the nomination, the renomination of to bel silva selva vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. I think we have been through this round of questions. We will forgo that. Assuming you have changed your mind from last time, is that correct . Any family you would like to introduce . Gen. Selva i will do that in my opening statement. Your record is wellknown. The first two years as joint chiefs of staff has been marked by great challenges the ofionals 30 in the events crisis in the middle east and russian aggression, actions korea, nuclear and longrange missiles. Men and women continue to serve in the battle in afghanistan, the count
Further commissioners under the discretionary review receive calendar a request for item 17443 everson street discretionary review for continuance to april 6, 2017, no other items proposed for continuance and i have no speaker cards. Okay. Thank you any Public Comment on the items proposed for continuance seeing none, Public Comment is closed. Open up to commissioner comments proposed to continue item one as noticed and item 17 for april of. Second. Second. Thank you, commissioner on that position to continue commissioner fong commissioner koppel commissioner melgar commissioner moore and commissioner president hillis so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 5 to zero and commissioners that places us under our consent calendar all matters listed hereunder constitute a consent calendar, are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the commission, the