GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees. KEVIN M. ROPER, ALICIA JONES, DOUG GREGORY, PAUL W. JUOLA, STEVEN D. NIXON, BETSY PHILLIPS, PAUL D. TERRY, GREG LANKLER, KRIS M. MALLARD, SARAH E. YOUNG, KEVIN W. JONES, and LESLIE ALBRIGHT Staff Assistants DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2005 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEFENSE JERRY LEWIS, California, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Young, as Chairman of the Full Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking KEVIN M. ROPER, ALICIA JONES, DOUG GREGORY, PAUL W. JUOLA, STEVEN D. NIXON, PART 1 Page Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 1 Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Army 153 Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, and 273 Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force 395 Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman RALPH REGULA, Ohio HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky JAMES T. WALSH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, JR., Washington RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California TODD TIAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP, Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York JOHN ABNEY CULBERSON, Texas ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITA M. LOWEY, New York JOHN W.OLVER, Massachusetts DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. “BUD” CRAMER, JR., Alabama JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey JAMES W. DYER, Clerk and Staff Director DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2005 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2004. FISCAL YEAR 2005 DEFENSE POSTURE WITNESSES HON. DONALD H. RUMSFELD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GENERAL RICHARD B. MYERS, CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE HON. DOV ZAKHEIM, COMPTROLLER, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MICHAEL WYNNE, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS DR. DAVID S. CHU, UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS INTRODUCTION Mr LEWIS. The Committee will come to order. It is my privilege to join my colleagues in welcoming the Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, General Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Dr. Dov Zakheim, Comptroller of the Department of Defense. Gentlemen, to say the least, you have your work cut out for you in the weeks and months as well as the years ahead. This morning, it is our pleasure to welcome you here. And by way of doing so, I want to begin by expressing to you our deepest appreciation for your ongoing service to the country and indeed, the leadership you are providing for the young men and women who are representing us so well around the world. On behalf of the Committee, I do want to express our empathy, General Myers, for your recent circumstance. Our best to your family. And one more time, let me say I can't tell you how much I appreciate the ongoing service you have provided as well as your family. There is little question that there has been much talk of late about the men and women who make up our forces and the contributions they make to our country as well as to the world. Never has that contribution been more important, and it is the American troops who are making the difference there. The headlines often talk about the controversy and the difficulties that swirl around the loss of lives due to suicide bombers, and circumstances that are almost uncontrollable in that triangle near Baghdad. Too seldom is there very much discussion about the other phenomenal things that are going on as a result of the work of our troops. The young people are acting almost like civics teachers helping establish city councils around the country, rebuilding the |