One of the Top Priorities we have is presence. You wont see a Budget Reduction in our forward presence. Japan, singapore and guam will continue to increase. We are increasing the forces in the european command as we look at how were going to deploy in the future. Strictly for the reason you stated with the instability in the africom and the ucom region. Its not dramatic, but it is there. So the asia pacific wont take a hit from the sequestration and our european presence will not take a hit from sequestration. Those will take place elsewhere . Those forces forward wont be as dramatic. As you know ive been worrying about afghanistan. General dempsey told our committee theres a terrorist network that stretches from afghanistan to nigeria. He went onto say i think afghanistan is and will remain an anchor point for that pressure. Do you agree with that. I think a plat form for which the United States can protect its swres is absolutely correct. Am i right to worry ant those are based on mo
Deployment program to get the numbers back for the Third Marine Expeditionary force to what they should be. Second, the reposture of forces. Relieving some of the pressure and oak at our and rebuilding forces in guam. And the forces in australia. Several pieces. Guam australia, and forces going to japan, and some forces going to hawaii. We are Getting Started with that this year. In the budget 2016 theres a Training Range in guam that is a precondition to bring forces. We will bring 5000 forces to guam, eventually. We are rotating the spring another force of 1000 in australia with plans to bring it up to 2500. In terms of issues you should be concerned about, one is the progress for the replacement facility in japan. That will be critical. We have to have deficit does the facility to leave our current air station and to make the redeployment to guam. To properly support the marines in the area. The other piece is lift. We will better support the Combatant Commanders daytoday requiremen
In the philippines. Five full days after typhoon haiyan struck, help is on the way but for many time is running out, craig leeson joins us from sivu province. Six days from the storm whats the priority right now . You. As you say thousands of people in some of these remote areas, particularly in the worsehit in this cup and thats leitei province on the east coast where that tidal surge swept many people away. The priority of course is to ensure that all of the International Aid that is pouring into the capital of the country in manila and also into sabu where we are here in the center of the country that that aid get to the people who need it most. Its been flown into tacloban which is the capital of plvmenteitei island, they are trying to get that Distribution Network working as much as possible. Craig stand by, it is difficult to figure out how many people were killed, 1800 dead, at least two of them americans. But the number of displaced has grown to 800,000 people, many of them hom
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