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Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THIS MORNING THE COMMITTEE WELCOMES THREE DISTINGUISHED MILITARY NOMINEES, GENERAL MARK WELSH UNITED STATES AIR FORCE WHO IS...
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| 00:08:53 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, THE STATES, THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU AND THE RESERVES ON THE CIVIL SUPPORT MISSIONS AND AS A RESULT,...
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| 00:13:18 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
CUTS. BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS MAINTAINED THAT HE WOULDVY VETO ANY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD REPEAL THESE CUTS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AIR FORCE CHIEF OF...
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| 00:16:15 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
AND THESE TIMES ARE CERTAINLY NO DIFFERENT. BUT EVERYONE MENTIONS THE CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE. ES DESPITE THE FISCAL ENVIRONMENT I'M EXCITED TO...
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| 00:18:28 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
FOR ALLOWING HIS SON THE PRIVILEGE FOR ATTENDING THIS HEARING. THANK YOU I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK
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| 00:18:40 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
YOU. IT WAS A VERY MOVING STATEMENT. >> GENERAL KELLY YOU ARE NEXT. >> GENERAL, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IT IS A PRIVILEGE TO JOIN THE...
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| 00:21:28 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
ENGAGE AND COOPERATE WITH THE REGION. IF CONFIRMED, I LOOK FORWARD TO
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| 00:21:35 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
WORKING WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN OF SOUTHERN COMMAND. ONCE AGAIN I'M HONORED, HUMBLED TO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR THIS POSITION AND GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY...
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| 00:22:53 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
HER FIVE CHILDREN. OUR FAMILY HAS GROWN WITH THE ADDITION OF ADDITION OF DAUGHTER IN LAW, SONS IN LAW AND GRANDCHILDREN. THE NATIONAL GUARD'S ACHIEVE...
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| 00:25:01 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
WILL BE YOUR STRONGEST ADVOCATE. OUR SOLDIERS, AIRMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. CHAIRMAN LEVEN, RANKING MEMBER McCAIN AND RANKING MEMBER, I THANK YOU FOR THE...
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| 00:34:16 |
McCain, John S. III - U.S. Senator, [R] Arizona
THINGS
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| 00:34:17 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
TO ATTACK THE PERPETRATOR PART OF THE EQUATION. MAYBE IT IS BETTER SCREEN INGING. WE NEED TO DO BETTER SMALL GROUP WORK I BELIEVE IN OUR UNITED STATES...
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| 00:36:19 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
ACROSS THE BOARD, EVERYTHING IS AFFECTED. OUR ABILITY TO PROVIDE READY DEPLOYABLE UNITS IS AFFECTED. OUR ABILITY TO SUPPORT COUNTER TERRORISM ACTIVITY...
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| 00:41:55 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
TO EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY CITY AND IT COSTS US DEARLY THE HUMAN CAPITOL LOAN IS OUTRAGEOUS. SO I THINK THE DEMAND IS WHERE THE PROBLEM STARTS AND I THINK...
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| 00:42:49 |
Lieberman, Joseph "Joe" - U.S. Senator, [I] Connecticut
SECURITY STANDPOINT AND I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO PURSUE THIS ISSUE. THE COST TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND TAXPAYERS IS BEYOND CAPITALIZATION. WE...
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| 00:43:48 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
BANK. AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE WAY BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF CASH ARE LAUNDERS EACH YEAR. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN THANK YOU TO THE THREE OF YOU...
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| 00:49:51 |
Inhofe, James M. - U.S. Senator, [R] Oklahoma
UP TO SPEED AND RUNNING TO THE LEVEL WE HAD HOPED IT WOULD BE AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BUILD AND DELIVER JETS AT COST. THAT COST IS A...
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| 00:51:58 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
PROGRAM, IT IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN POPULAR. YOU HAVE HAD THREE OF THE FOUR COMMITTEES SUPPORTING THIS AND THEIR EARLY MARK UPS AND IT IS ONE THAT GENERAL...
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| 00:53:21 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
THOUGH, IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROGRAM IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE LIGHT PROGRAM, I WOULD ASK, LET ME KNOW WHAT YOUR FEELINGS ARE. IT SAYS NOT WITHSTANDING,...
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| 00:54:58 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
ANY PROGRAM, AND TRAIN AND EQUIP. >> I THINK ANY PROGRAM OF THAT NATURE THAT BROUGHT THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PARTNER NATIONS IN THAT PART OF THE...
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| 00:57:03 |
Reed, John "Jack" F. - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
THAT WANTED TO DEPLOY. WE HAVE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL FORCE TO YOU FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY AND IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS PROGRAM, 64 COUNTRIES TODAY....
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| 00:59:24 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
LEMGOF FAMILY HAS MADE A GREATER CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEFENSE OF THIS COUNTRY THAN THE KELLY FAMILY. I RECALL WHEN YOU WERE SORT OF SHEPHERDING FOLKS AROUND...
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| 01:04:46 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
THE FINGER ON YOUR ISSUE, PREDATOR. BECAUSE THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT IS THE ESSENTIAL AMERICAN SOLDIERS, AIRMEN, WHICH IS SELFLESS SERVICE...
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| 01:06:43 |
Wicker, Roger - U.S. Senator, [R] Mississippi
AND SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AND ARMY. AND WHAT I BRING TO THE ADJUTANTS GENERAL IS HAPPENING INSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT...
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| 01:07:20 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
FEMA. >> WELL, I THINK THAT'S ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE. JUST THAT GIVEN WHAT WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT, THE BUDGET LIMITATIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,...
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| 01:14:42 |
Nelson, Ben - U.S. Senator, [D] Nebraska
WRONG. IT'S INCUMBENT UPON US TO MAKE THAT CLEAR IF THAT'S THE WAY WE FEEL. AND IF CONFIRMED I WILL MAKE THAT A PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITY OF MINE....
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| 01:16:19 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
DOLLARS. >> SENATOR, I CAN TELL YOU NOTHING ABOUT THE DISCUSSIONS THAT RESULTED IN KEESLER BEING IDENTIFIED FOR LOSS OF THE C-130s. I WAS NOT PART...
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| 01:19:08 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
TO NATIONAL SECURITY, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE OF THE NUCLEAR MISSION THAT THEY OVERSEE, BUT ALSO IN OTHER WAYS. THE ABILITY TO COMMAND AND CONTROL SPACE...
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| 01:22:18 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
STARTED. I AM COMMITTED TO YOU, SIR. IF CONFIRMED I WILL MAKE THIS A TOP PRIORITY TO MAINTAIN THE GREAT ARMY AND AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN TODAY. >>...
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| 01:23:43 |
Brown, Scott - U.S. Senator, [R] Massachusetts
APPRECIATE YOUR STATING IT TO US ALL HERE TODAY. AND GENERAL KELLY, I KNOW AS YOU GO FORWARD IN THIS NEW RESPONSIBILITY WITH SOUTHCOMM, YOU'RE GOING...
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| 01:24:57 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
MANY PARTS OF THE WORLD. SOUTH AMERICA, CARIBBEAN, LATIN AMERICA, NO DIFFERENT. OVER JUST THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEY'VE EXPANDED THE NUMBER OF EMBASSIES...
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| 01:25:37 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
AND DEEPEN THEIR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE REGION. UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S BEEN OUR EXPERIENCE AROUND THE WORLD THAT WHERE IRAN...
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| 01:27:12 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
NOT ONLY HOMELAND, BUT OBVIOUSLY WHEN THEY'RE MOBILIZED. A QUESTION TO YOU, GENERAL GRASS. THE STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE NOT...
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| 01:28:48 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
BRAZIL. SO IT'S A TREMENDOUS FORCE MULTIPLIER, ESPECIALLY IN A PLACE LIKE SOUTHCOM. >> THANK YOU. AND GENERAL GRASS, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO YOU....
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| 01:30:48 |
Begich, Mark - U.S. Senator, [D] Alaska
IT. IN GENERAL, WELSH TOUCHING BASE OBVIOUSLY WITH CYBERSECURITY AS WAS REFERENCED EARLIER. I THINK, AND I THINK YOU AND OTHERS BELIEVE THAT WE'RE...
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| 01:34:06 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
JUST WONDER IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE FOR THE RECORD AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE ASIAN -- ASIA-PACIFIC KIND OF POSTURING AND WHAT THAT MEANS AND HOW YOU...
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| 01:37:28 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
GRASS, YOU MENTIONED THE 168 AIR FORCE REFUELING WING. THIS IS THE BUSIEST IN THE NORTHWEST. IT'S INCREDIBLE AS YOU SAID IMPORTANT ASSET JUST BECAUSE...
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| 01:40:55 |
Portman, Rob - U.S. Senator, [R] Ohio
THE AIR FORCE HAS THE ENTIRE PERSPECTIVE CONSIDERED EARLY ENOUGH IN THE PROCESS. PART OF MY EMPHASIS WILL BE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO THAT, WE'RE...
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| 01:42:02 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, SENATOR BEGICH. SENATOR PORTMAN? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANKS TO EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE. AND...
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| 01:50:11 |
Ayotte, Kelly A. - U.S. Senator, [R] New Hampshire
OPPORTUNITY YET TO SIT DOWN WITH ONE OF YOUR PREDECESSORS, ASSUMING YOU'LL BE CONFIRMED, WHICH I'M CONFIDENT OF? BARRY McCAFFREY WAS SOUTHCOM COMMANDER...
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| 01:51:38 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE HERE TODAY FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU'VE GOT INCREDIBLE RECORDS OF SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. AND OF COURSE TO YOUR FAMILY FOR ALL OF THEIR...
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| 01:53:28 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, IN FACT LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT WASHINGTON HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF CHURN IN THE MIND OF THE PARTICULAR...
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| 01:53:58 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
DISAGREE. IT'S A VERY, VERY DANGEROUS WORLD. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT COMES NEXT. AND IF YOU PUT ALL OF THAT UNCERTAINTY INTO A BLENDER, SO TO SPEAK, AND...
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| 01:59:22 |
Blumenthal, Richard - U.S. Senator, [D] Connecticut
CLEARLY THIS WILL HAVE TO BE A FOCUS AREA IF I AM CONFIRMED. IT IS NOW FOR THE AIR FORCE. I CAN ASSURE YOU OF THAT. AND WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN...
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| 02:00:12 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
RUSSIA AND CHINA VETOED THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT WOULD HAVE OPPOSED NEW SANCTIONS ON THE ASSAD REGIME IN SYRIA. IT IS OUTRAGEOUS....
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| 02:01:33 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
GUARD. CONNECTICUT'S AIR NATIONAL GUARD IS EXPECTED TO RECEIVE 9 TO 11. THIS IS A QUESTION FOR YOU. WHAT IS THE ASSESSMENT OF THE MC-12'S FUTURE ROLE...
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| 02:05:18 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
RECEIVED. I THINK THEY'RE CREDIBLE, ABOUT POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THEM THAT MAY OCCUR IN THE JOB MARKETPLACE BECAUSE THEY MAY BE DEPLOYED,...
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| 02:07:40 |
Chambliss, Clarence "Saxby" - U.S. Senator, [R] Georgia
THERE IS WORK IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES TO LOOK AT SCREENING TOOLS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF BEHAVIOR. I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY IF THERE IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS...
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| 02:07:55 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
KNOW THAT THEY ARE. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT OTHER THINGS IN THAT PRECRIME PHASE, IF YOU WILL. THINGS LIKE THE POSSIBILITY OF RAISING PUNISHMENTS...
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| 02:08:28 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
HOWEVER, BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN NUMBER OF PREDATORS EVERYWHERE. NOT JUST IN THE MILITARY BUT WE HAVE THEM. IF WE CAN SOMEHOW TARGET THAT GROUP...
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| 02:15:18 |
Hagan, Kay R - U.S. Senator, [D] North Carolina
PERSPECTIVE, IT WOULD BE THE WAY TO GO IF THERE WERE NO OTHER FACTORS PROHIBITING IT, JUST FROM COST FACTORS ALONE. IT HAS TO REMAIN REALISTIC ASSOCIATED...
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| 02:16:23 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
WITH RESPECT TO ADVANCE ON C-130J's. PROVIDING FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT FUNDING ON WEAPONS SYSTEMS WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BUY IS NOT THE RIGHT DIRECTION...
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| 02:18:22 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
OF ENGAGEMENT USED TO SUPPORT THOSE IN AFGHANISTAN. IT LOOKS LIKE A CUMBERSOME ARRANGEMENT. WHAT ARE YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT...
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| 02:19:33 |
Graham, Lindsey - U.S. Senator, [R] South Carolina
GET AUTHORIZATION TO BREAK THE RULES, IF YOU WILL, LEGALLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S JUST IN EVERYONE'S INTEREST. WHEN
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| 02:19:40 |
Kelly, John F. - Lieutenant General
WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY IN IRAQ AND NOW AFGHANISTAN, THERE WERE MANY, MANY PROCEDURES THAT WERE IN PLACE BETWEEN THE SERVICES AND THE VARIOUS INTEL...
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| 02:21:48 |
Grass, Frank J. - Lieutenant General
WHO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND DEFEND THE ARCHITECTURE. AND I THINK THAT'S OUR FIRST TASK, MAKING SURE WE HAVE THAT CLARE IN OUR MINDS. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHO...
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| 02:23:36 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - General
LIGHT OF -- DO YOU AGREE THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT, NOT JUST A LAW ENFORCEMENT THREAT? >> DRUGS IN AMERICA? >> YEAH. >> ABSOLUTELY, SENATOR....
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| 02:28:01 |
Levin, Carl - U.S. Senator, [D] Michigan
TRAINER KEEPS MOVING TO THE RIGHT BECAUSE OF BUDGET PROBLEMS. HOW DO YOU VIEW THE NEED FOR A NEW TRAINER IN TERMS OF THE PRIORITIES OF THE AIR FORCE?...
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