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... problem we face in this committee , and this is the committee that has forced spare parts , sealift and everything else onto the Defense Depart- ment . So we are looking now at how we can balance this thing with the responsibilities ...
... problem we face in this committee , and this is the committee that has forced spare parts , sealift and everything else onto the Defense Depart- ment . So we are looking now at how we can balance this thing with the responsibilities ...
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... problem to the missions you have , which is something the commander in chief with the Joint Chiefs of Staff decides . But as a whole , the problem you have with the troops you have now , is you don't have the capa- bility of fulfilling ...
... problem to the missions you have , which is something the commander in chief with the Joint Chiefs of Staff decides . But as a whole , the problem you have with the troops you have now , is you don't have the capa- bility of fulfilling ...
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... problem is that we do not have the sealift to get the reinforcements across . When you try to work it out , war - game it out , the ships are too spread over the seven seas and the four corners of the world , and you just can't get ...
... problem is that we do not have the sealift to get the reinforcements across . When you try to work it out , war - game it out , the ships are too spread over the seven seas and the four corners of the world , and you just can't get ...
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... problem is the sealift , but I also-- Mr. DICKS . We are leaving that totally unattended . I don't think that makes sense . General GALVIN . I need that C - 17 , though . Mr. DICKS . I am not going to say we are going to take that away ...
... problem is the sealift , but I also-- Mr. DICKS . We are leaving that totally unattended . I don't think that makes sense . General GALVIN . I need that C - 17 , though . Mr. DICKS . I am not going to say we are going to take that away ...
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... problem and ignoring the of the you said it is not a good policy . It seems to me that if you are of the opinion it is not a good policy , maybe whoever is setting that policy should be made aware of that . Have you made someone aware ...
... problem and ignoring the of the you said it is not a good policy . It seems to me that if you are of the opinion it is not a good policy , maybe whoever is setting that policy should be made aware of that . Have you made someone aware ...
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Admiral HARDISTY Admiral KELSO aircraft airlift allies Answer area of responsibility Army ASAT Atlantic Bab el Mandeb budget capability CASSIDY CENTCOM Central Command Cheyenne Mountain CINC combat Commander in Chief committee communications CONGRESS THE LIBRARY continue cost countries defense deployed deployment deterrence DICKS drug economic equipment Europe exercises facilities fiscal fleet funding GALVIN going improve increase LATIN AMERICA launch LCAC McDADE ment military Military Airlift Command million MILSTAR missile mission MURTHA NATO Naval Navy nuclear operational Pacific peacetime percent Persian Gulf personnel PIOTROWSKI problem Question readiness reductions region requirements Reserve Component satellites SCHWARZKOPF sealift security assistance Service ships shortfalls Soviet Union Space Command Staff strategy submarine tactical talking theater threat tion Transportation Command troops U.S. Transportation Command United United States Army upgrade USSOCOM warfighting Warsaw Pact wartime weapons WOERNER
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Page 367 - The committee will come to order This morning the committee will hear testimony from various witnesses.
Page 440 - Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, I very much appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today In support of four public works projects in my district, the 13th Congressional District of Ohio.
Page 222 - Command extends from the west coast of the United States to the east coast of Africa, from the Arctic to the Antarctic.
Page 350 - We must counterbalance the Soviet effort, or their strategy will prove correct. Terrorist Threat The threat of international terrorism is currently one of the most serious problems facing the United States and the countries within Central Command's Area of Responsibility. The level of terrorism remains a constant concern and serves as a destabilizing factor throughout the region. Over 60 terrorist groups are currently known to exist in the region. Moreover, a growing percentage of the population...
Page 367 - Distinguished Service Medal. Legion of Merit (with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters). Bronze star Medal with "V
Page 135 - Navas has received the following decorations: the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal and Army Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters.
Page 344 - Sudan The largest country in Africa, and bordering eight countries and the Red Sea, Sudan has the potential to control the headwaters of the Nile, thus, affecting the economic lifeblood of Egypt. Politically, a pro-Egypt/pro-West, or even a neutral Sudan acts as a buffer between the pro-Soviet countries of Libya and Ethiopia, thereby preventing the isolation of Egypt from the rest of Africa by a crescent of hostile states on its western and southern flanks. However, since independence in 1956, Sudan...
Page 4 - DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC, July 11, 1958.
Page 83 - My warfighting priority is to maintain our antisubmarine warfare capability in the face of the rapidly improving quality of Soviet submarines. The Soviets are incorporating quieting technology in every new and overhauled submarine, and this has seriously reduced our detection capability. While we are still slightly ahead, the Soviet quieting trend indicates their best may soon equal ours. They continue...
Page 125 - The Clerk will call the roll. [The Clerk proceeded to call the roll.] Mr.