Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1992: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2521 ....

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Page 666 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your ways. Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house ; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.
Page 465 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is indeed a pleasure to appear before you today and to give you a brief word picture of the activities of the Army Ground Forces.
Page 156 - Our task today is to shape our defense capabilities to these changing strategic circumstances. In a world less driven by an immediate threat to Europe and the danger of global war, in a world where the size of our forces will increasingly be shaped by the needs of regional contingencies and peacetime presence, we know that our forces can be smaller.
Page 60 - Survival of the United States as a free and independent nation, with its fundamental values intact and its Institutions and people secure...
Page 128 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, it is a privilege for me to appear before your committee...
Page 472 - I appreciate the opportunity to appear before the committee and I shall be happy to answer any questions you may have. Senator INouYE. Thank you very much, General Reno.
Page 26 - I hope this statement makes clear that during this administration we will be doing business differently in the Pentagon. You will see this in our organization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and you will see this in the policies and priorities we adopt. My department and I look forward to working with this committee and the Congress to ensure America's security, prosperity, and global leadership. ROLES AND MISSIONS Reassess roles and missions of each Service • Eliminate redundancy •...
Page 455 - ... that are unlike and yet comparable to those found on a typical military installation. Through the presence of my Marine Forces South Component staff in Miami, I have become familiar with the operation of these programs and how the partnership between the military and community has worked to better the quality of life of our service members and their families. The majority of personnel at Southern Command use their Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) entitlement to individually lease housing available...
Page 23 - Navy steaming days remain at 50.5/29.0 days per quarter for the deployed/nondeployed fleets. Flying hours for active Air Force tactical aircrews will hold at about 19 hours per month. Investment In FY 1992-93, the fielding of advanced weapons and other systems will continue, although many programs have been adjusted in recognition of evolving requirements and to bring acquisition plans in line with reduced defense spending projections. For example, major adjustments have been made in the B-2 bomber,...
Page 20 - Cheney has authorized the obligation of funds in excess of available appropriations, in accordance with section 3732 of the Revised Statutes, commonly called the Feed and Forage Act. The incurring of deficiencies has been authorized for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, quarters, transportation, and medical and hospital supplies. Additionally, pursuant to Section 2201 of Title 10 and in view of the President's determination of the necessity to continue on active duty more members of the armed...

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