U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (R-Pa) Holds a Hearing On Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Budget for Rotorcraft Programs

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U.S. Representative Curt Weldon (R-Pa) Holds a Hearing On Fiscal Year 2007 Defense Budget for Rotorcraft Programs

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HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE: SUBCOMMITTEE ON TACTICAL AIR AND LAND FORCES HOLDS A HEARING ON FISCAL YEAR 2007 DEFENSE BUDGET FOR ROTORCRAFT PROGRAMS

MARCH 9, 2006

SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CURT WELDON (R-PA) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. GIBBONS (R-NV) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KEN CALVERT (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TODD AKIN (R-MO) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JEB BRADLEY (R-NH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL TURNER (R-OH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TERRY EVERETT (R-AL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROSCOE G. BARTLETT (R-MD) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE HOWARD P. "BUCK" MCKEON (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WALTER B. JONES (R-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM RYUN (R-KS) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE J. RANDY FORBES (R-VA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOE WILSON (R-SC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL CONAWAY (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL SHUSTER (R-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA) EX OFFICIO

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE NEIL ABERCROMBIE (D-HI) RANKING MEMBER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IKE SKELTON (D-MO) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SPRATT (D-SC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SOLOMON P. ORTIZ (D-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LANE EVANS (D-IL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ADAM SMITH (D-WA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE MCINTYRE (D-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT A. BRADY (D-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE STEVEN ISRAEL (D-NY) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM COOPER (D-TN) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KENDRICK MEEK (D-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TIM RYAN (D-OH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE G.K. BUTTERFIELD (D-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAN BOREN (D-OK)

WITNESSES: JOHN MELITA, DEFENSE SYSTEMS DIRECTOR FOR LAND WARFARE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

BRIGADIER GENERAL STEPHEN MUNDT (USA), DIRECTOR OF AVIATION

THOMAS LAUX, PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICER FOR AIR, ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE, ASSAULT AND SPECIAL MISSION PROGRAMS, NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN CASTELLAW (USMC), DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR AVIATION

MAJOR GENERAL STANLEY GORENC (USAF), DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF FOR AIR AND SPACE OPERATIONS

[*] WELDON: The subcommittee will come to order. We apologize for the lateness. There are a lot of conflicts right now. We've got the secretary of defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs right down the hall in our hearing room giving a briefing on Iraq, and that's where the bulk of the members are, not just from this committee but from the Congress.

And the ranking member, Mr. Abercrombie, is on his way here, so he will be here within a matter of minutes.

Since we have the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Brady here, we will begin the hearing.

This afternoon we'll receive testimony on the Department of Defense request for rotorcraft programs for fiscal year '07 from witnesses representing the Office of the Secretary of Defense in each o...

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