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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 1992

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SECOND CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION

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DONALD E. RICHBOURG, J. DAVID WILLSON, JOHN G. PLAshal, Robert V. Davis, SANDRA A. GIL-
BERT, DAVID F. KILIAN, ELIZABETH A. PHILLIPS, DELACROIX DAVIS III, ALICIA JONES, JULIE PAC-
QUING, TIMOTHY L. PETERSON, GREGORY J. Walters, and David W. ROBERTS, Staff Assistants;
MARCIA L. MATTS, and CINDY E. WAGNER, Administrative Aides

PART 2

Commanders in Chief:

Transportation Command......

Pacific Command.......

Southern Command........

Special Operations Command.

Central Command

Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff,

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COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

JAMIE L. WHITTEN, Mississippi, Chairman

WILLIAM H. NATCHER, Kentucky,

Vice Chairman

NEAL SMITH, Iowa

SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois
DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin
EDWARD R. ROYBAL, California
LOUIS STOKES, Ohio
TOM BEVILL, Alabama
BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas
JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania
BOB TRAXLER, Michigan
JOSEPH D. EARLY, Massachusetts
CHARLES WILSON, Texas
NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington
MATTHEW F. MCHUGH, New York
WILLIAM LEHMAN, Florida
MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota
JULIAN C. DIXON, California
VIC FAZIO, California

W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina
LES AUCOIN, Oregon

WILLIAM H. GRAY III, Pennsylvania BERNARD J. DWYER, New Jersey STENY H. HOYER, Maryland

BOB CARR, Michigan

ROBERT J. MRAZEK, New York

RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois

RONALD D. COLEMAN, Texas

ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia

LINDSAY THOMAS, Georgia

CHESTER G. ATKINS, Massachusetts

JIM CHAPMAN, Texas

MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio

JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania
JOHN T. MYERS, Indiana
CLARENCE E. MILLER, Ohio
LAWRENCE COUGHLIN, Pennsylvania
C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida
RALPH REGULA, Ohio
CARL D. PURSELL, Michigan
MICKEY EDWARDS, Oklahoma
BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana
BILL GREEN, New York
JERRY LEWIS, California
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky
JOE SKEEN, New Mexico
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia
BILL LOWERY, California
VIN WEBER, Minnesota
TOM DELAY, Texas

JIM KOLBE, Arizona

DEAN A. GALLO, New Jersey BARBARA F. VUCANOVICH, Nevada JIM LIGHTFOOT, Iowa

LAWRENCE J. SMITH, Florida

DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina

NANCY PELOSI, California

FREDERICK G. MOHRMAN, Clerk and Staff Director

NOTE.-The Honorable Silvio O. Conte was Ranking Minority Member of the Committee until his death on February 8, 1991.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

FOR 1992

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1991

COMMANDER IN CHIEF, UNITED STATES
TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

WITNESS

GENERAL HANSFORD T. JOHNSON, U.S. AIR FORCE, COMMANDER IN CHIEF, UNITED STATES TRANSPORTATION COMMAND

INTRODUCTION

Mr. MURTHA. The Committee will come to order.

We welcome to the Committee today General Hansford T. Johnson, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Transportation Command.

I saw a picture on the front page of the Post yesterday that showed HEMTT trucks going in one direction and prisoners going the other direction. That, to me, epitomizes what this war is all about-logistics.

No country in the history of the world has moved so far with so much so quickly and with so much expertise. I compliment your organization and for the tremendous job you have done.

You couldn't have done it without the help of this Committee because we put the SL-7's in, which I know you used extensively. They worked very well and were essential to the initial deployment. I understand the Maritime Prepositioned Ships also worked well.

We are just proud of the job you did.

I talked to General Pagonis both times I was in Saudi Arabia and he was really convinced that all the training and time that he had was well spent, and all the equipment was coming together to make this whole operation possible.

We would like to hear how it went and what you expect to happen in the future and what we need to have in order to continue to have the ability to respond to a crisis like this in the future. General if you will, please summarize your statement.

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF GENERAL JOHNSON

General JOHNSON. Yes, sir.

I thank you and I also agree that your Committee, the Congress and the American people are why we were so successful. As I talk throughout my testimony, I will talk about we as opposed to me. Transportation in Desert Shield has been a total American effort and I am pleased that the U.S. Transportation Command had

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