U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Ca) Holds a Hearing On the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for the U.S. Air Force

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U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter (R-Ca) Holds a Hearing On the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for the U.S. Air Force

HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2007 AIR FORCE BUDGET

MARCH 1, 2006

SPEAKERS: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DUNCAN HUNTER (R-CA) CHAIRMAN U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CURT WELDON (R-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOEL HEFLEY (R-CO) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM SAXTON (R-NJ) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN M. MCHUGH (R-NY) 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 WILLIAM M. "MAC" THORNBERRY (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN N. HOSTETTLER (R-IN) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE WALTER B. JONES JR. (R-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM RYUN (R-KS) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM GIBBONS (R-NV) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROBIN HAYES (R-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KEN CALVERT (R-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROB SIMMONS (R-CT) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JO ANN DAVIS (R-VA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE W.TODD AKIN (R-MO) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE J. RANDY FORBES (R-VA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JEFF MILLER (R-FL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOE WILSON (R-SC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FRANK L. LOBIONDO (R-NJ) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JEB BRADLEY (R-NH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL R. TURNER (R-OH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN KLINE (R-MN) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CANDICE S. MILLER (R-MI) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE ROGERS (R-AL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TRENT FRANKS (R-AZ) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BILL SHUSTER (R-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE THELMA DRAKE (R-VA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOE SCHWARZ (R-MI) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CATHY MCMORRIS (R-WA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL CONAWAY (R-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GEOFF DAVIS (R-KY)

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE IKE SKELTON (D-MO) RANKING MEMBER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN M. SPRATT JR. (D-SC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SOLOMON P. ORTIZ (D-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LANE EVANS (D-IL) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE GENE TAYLOR (D-MS) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE NEIL ABERCROMBIE (D-HI) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MARTIN T. MEEHAN (D-MA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SILVESTRE REYES (D-TX) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE VICTOR F. SNYDER (D-AR) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ADAM SMITH (D-WA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LORETTA SANCHEZ (D-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MIKE MCINTYRE (D-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ELLEN O. TAUSCHER (D-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT A. BRADY (D-PA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT ANDREWS (D-NJ) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE SUSAN A. DAVIS (D-CA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JAMES R. LANGEVIN (D-RI) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE RICK LARSEN (D-WA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM COOPER (D-TN) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM MARSHALL (D-GA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE KENDRICK MEEK (D-FL) U.S. DELEGATE MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO (D-GU) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TIM RYAN (D-OH) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE MARK UDALL (D-CO) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE G.K. BUTTERFIELD (D-NC) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE CYNTHIA MCKINNEY (D-GA) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DAN BOREN (D-OK)

WITNESSES: MICHAEL WYNNE, SECRETARY, U.S. AIR FORCE

GENERAL MICHAEL MOSELEY, CHIEF OF STAFF, U.S. AIR FORCE

[*] HUNTER: Folks, the hearing will come to order.

This morning, the committee continues its review of the Department of Defense fiscal year 2007 budget request, today hearing from the Department of the Air Force. Our witnesses are the Honorable Michael Wynne, secretary of the Air Force, and General Michael Moseley, chief of staff, United States Air Force.

So, gentlemen, thank you. Welcome to your first hearing before the committee as secretary and chief. And thanks for your continued dedication and service to our country.

This year's Air Force budget is no exception to those of past years in posing a number of serious resource challenges. Air Force weapon systems continue to age due to procurement shortfalls that began in the '90s. The challenge of operating and maintaining older equipment is further compounded by a continual high operational tempo.

Within this environment, your airmen, young men and women, have continued to perform magnificently all over the world -- oftentimes in roles usually performed by other services such as escorting truck convoys and guarding prisons.

The DOD budget legacy is one o...

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