2017
RebuildingNationalSecurity-ThePriceofFreedom"ITISMORALLYWRONGTOTASKSOMEONEWITHAMISSIONFORWHICHTHEYARENOTFULLYPREPAREDANDFULLYSUPPORTEDWITHTHEBESTWEAPONSANDEQUIPMENTTHISNATIONCANPROVIDE."
- CHAIRMANMACTHORNBERRY
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TableofContentsHowDidWeGetHere?-StateoftheWorld.........................................................................................3
HowDidWeGetHere?-BudgetarySituation.......................................................................................4
DefenseSpendingDecline....................................................................................................................5
Result:MilitaryReadinessCrisis...........................................................................................................6
SeniorMilitaryLeadership:BudgetCutsAreDoingRealDamage..........................................................7
What'sNeeded:Reform.......................................................................................................................9
What'sNeeded:Investment...............................................................................................................10
ItIsOurJob........................................................................................................................................12
WhyDoesItMatter............................................................................................................................13
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HowDidWeGetHere?–StateoftheWorld“TheUnitedStateshasnotfacedamorediverseandcomplexarrayofcrisessincetheendoftheSecondWorldWar.”
-Dr.HenryKissinger “Americansshouldnottakethecurrentinternationalorderforgranted.Itdidnotwillitselfintoexistence.Wecreatedit.Likewise,itisnotnaturallyself-sustaining.Wehavesustainedit.Ifwestopdoingso,itwillfrayand,eventually,collapse.”
-General(RET)DavidPetraeusTerrorism:ThreatsfromISISandalQaedaThepaceofterroristattacksbyIslamicterroristgroupsintheUnitedStatesandEuropeisacceleratingtoincludeOrlando,Istanbul,Nice,andBerlin.TheDirectoroftheDefenseIntelligenceAgencytestifiedlastyearthatISIShas“becomethemostsignificantterroristthreattotheU.S.andourallies”whileAlQaeda“alsoremainsaseriousthreattoU.Sinterestsworldwide”.Overthelast7years,deathsfromglobalterrorismhaverisensharply.
NorthKorea:“AnImminentThreat”TheerraticregimeinNorthKoreapossessesandregularlytestsnuclearweaponsandispursuingnew,longer-rangeballisticmissilesthatdirectlythreatentheUnitedStates.Since2012,KimJong-unhasfocusedhiseffortsonmissiledevelopment,andtestedeighttimesasmanymissilesin2016thanweretestedin2012.InMarch2017,SecretaryofStateTillersoncalledNorthKorea"animminentthreat".
Russia:“NothingShortofAlarming”Moscowcontinuesitslong-termmilitarymodernizationeffortsandhasrecentlydeployedanewcruisemissilethatviolatestheIntermediate-rangeNuclearForces(INF)Treaty.TheChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffhastestifiedthatRussiaposesthegreatestsecuritythreattotheUnitedStates,statingthat,“Ifyoulookattheirbehavior,it’snothingshortofalarming”.
China:DesignedtoChallengeandIntimidate“…China’smilitarymodernization—fueledbyagrowingdefensebudget—continuestoemphasizecapabilitiesthataredesignedtochallengetheUnitedStatesandintimidateChina’sneighbors…Moreover,China’sexpandingintelligencecollectioncapabilities,includinginthecyberrealm,haveenabledmanyinfiltrationsofU.S.nationalsecurityentities...”–2016ReporttoCongressoftheU.S.-ChinaEconomicandSecurityReviewCommissionIran:PursuingPower
Iranremainstheforemoststatesponsorofterrorism,whilecontinuingtodeveloplonger-rangemissiles,harassU.S.navalvessels,threatenourallies,andpursuenuclearambitions.“IthinkthatIran'sobjectivehereistobetherightregionalhegemon.Theywanttobethepredominantpowerintheregion,there'snodoubtaboutthatandIthinkthat'swhattheyarepursuing.”
- GeneralJosephVotel,USA,Commander,U.S.CentralCommand
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How Did We Get Here? – Budgetary Situation
'SinceWorldWarII,nomatterwhichpartyhascontrolledtheWhiteHouseorCongress,America’sglobalmilitarycapabilityandcommitmenthasbeenthestrategicfoundationundergirdingourgloballeadership.'-2014NationalDefensePanelReport
- TheBudgetControlActof2011andsequestrationhavenotsignificantlycontrolledthedebtnormadeussafer.Infact,astheworldbecomesmoredangerous,defensespendingisatahistoriclow.
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Defense Spending Decline
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RESULT: Military Readiness Crisis ThereiswidespreadagreementthatfundingcutsundertheBudgetControlActcombinedwithaseriesofContinuingResolutionsandtherelentlesspaceofrequireddeploymentshavedamagedtheU.S.military.Since2011,defensefundinghasbeenapawninthepartisanbackandforthoverotherissuesandhasevenbeenheldhostageforotherpriorities.Theresult:
v TheArmyisthesmallestithasbeensinceWWII.
o Ofthe58remainingArmyBrigadeCombatTeams,only3could“fighttonight.”
v TheU.S.NavyisthesmallestithasbeensinceWWI.
o LessthanhalftheNavy’sfighteraircraftcanflyasofFebruary2017.
o Wehavestretcheddeployments,keepingsailorsatsealonger,andcuttingthetimeformaintenancewhenshipsreturnhome.
o Bytheendofthisyear,6submarineswilllosetheirdivingcertification,unabletooperate.
o WecannolongerconsistentlymaintainanAircraftCarrierinthePersianGulf.
v TheAirForceisthesmallestandoldestithasbeeninitshistory.
o TheAirForceisshort1,550pilotsand4,000mechanics.Flighthourshavebeenreducedduetothelackofavailablepilotsandaircraft.
v Lastyear,theMarineCorpslost15Marinestoaviationmishaps.
o MarineCorpsaviationaccidentsresultinginlossoflifeorlossoftheaircrafthaveincreased50%inthelast2years.
o ForallofFiscalYear2016,theMarineCorpshad8majoraviationaccidents.InthefirstthreemonthsofFiscalYear2017,theMarineCorpshasalreadysuffered7.
o Lastyear,theMarineCorpswasonlyabletofieldabout66%oftheaircraftrequiredbytrainingandoperationalneeds.
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Senior Military Leadership: Budget Cuts Are Doing Real Damage “Wegottowherewearetodaybecauseof15yearsofoperatingatwartimepace.TheEisenhowerStrikeGroupwasdeployedfivetimesinthelastsevenyears.ContrastthatlevelofeffortwitheightyearsofcontinuingresolutionsandfiveyearsofbudgetrestrictionsimposedbytheBudgetControlActandtheBalancedBudgetActs(sic).Thisgapcreatesyearsofstressoverandabovetheinherentstressofdeployedoperations.AndtheNavyteam--infact,theJointServiceTeam--theJointForceTeam;sailors,civiliansandtheirfamilies,havebeenabsorbingthatstress.”
- Adm.JohnRichardson,CNO,U.S.Navy
“Itwilldojustthat,itwillincreaserisktothenationandultimatelyresultindeadAmericansonafuturebattlefield.Lackof2017appropriationsandnosupplementalincreaseinfundingwillsignificantlyimpactreadinessandincreasetherisktoourforce.”
- Gen.MarkA.Milley,ChiefofStaff,U.S.Army
“Whilewetalkaboutwhetherornottokeepshipsinportandaircraftontheground,ourcompetitorsaremakingsteadyprogressandgainingonus.America’srisksaregettingworse,asothernationsgrowtheirfleetandoperatetheminthePacific,Atlantic,IndianandArcticocean,[and]astheyextendtheirinfluenceovertraderoutesthatarethelifebloodoftheinternationaleconomy,includingours.”
- Adm.JohnRichardson,CNO,U.S.Navy“Ittakes10yearsand$10milliontotrainafighterpilot,and1,000[pilots]shortequatesto$1billionincapitalinvestmentthatwalkedoutthedoor...Ofallthethingsthatwecandotoretainpilotsthemostimportantistogetthemairborne.Pilotswhodon'tfly,maintainerswhodon'tmaintain,airtrafficcontrollersthatdon'tcontrol,leave.”
- Gen.DavidGoldfein,ChiefofStaff,U.S.AirForce
"Thosesailorsknowclearlytheyaresailingintoharm'sway,"Richardsonsaid."Backhereathome,there'slessevidencethatwegetit.Thereistangiblelackofurgency.We'renotdoingwhatweshouldtohelpthemwin."
- Adm.JohnRichardson,ChiefofNavalOperations
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“Ifwedon'tgetthefundingjustdescribed;lotsofouraviatorswillnotflyandtheycan'ttrain.Wewon'thavethesparestofixtheirplanes,wewon'thavethegastoflythem.Wemaynothavethepaytokeepourpilotsintheservices.Andwewon'thavereadyaircraftfortomorrow'spilots.Lotsofsailorswillnotgotosea.Wecan'taffordthemaintenancetofixtheirships,can'taffordthegastosteamthem.Andshipsweremadetieduptothepier.Inmanyways,thisisirreversible.Youcan'tgetlosttrainingtimeback,wewillbelessproficientwhenwedogotosea.”
- Adm.JohnRichardson,ChiefofNavalOperations
“Chairman,ifIweretodrawananalogy,it'dbelikesmokingcigarettes.Onecigarette'snotgoingtokillyou.Butyoudothatforeight,10,20years,30years,you'reeventuallygoingtodieoflungcancer.It'sthecumulativeeffect,overtime,thatisreallydevastatingandtheseesaweffectofmoneyinandmoneyout.”
- GENMarkMilley,CSA,U.S.Army
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What’s Needed: Reform Overthepasttwoyears,theNDAAhasincludedboldstepstoreformthewaythePentagondoesbusiness.TheCommitteewillcontinuetopushdefensereformandaccountability.WemustimprovetheagilityofourArmedForcestofacethecomplexsecuritychallengesconfrontingournation,whilealsogettingmorevalueforeachtaxpayerdollar.Since2015,sevenmajordefensereformpackageshavebeenenactedthroughtheNDAA:Ø Militarycompensationandretirementreformtomodernizetheseprograms
andtoputthemonamorefiscallyresponsiblepath;Ø Militaryhealthcarereformthatimprovesmedicalreadiness,andexpands
accesswhileensuringthatthebenefitissustainable;Ø Defensecommissarysystemreformtopreservethebenefitwhilealsoreducing
relianceonappropriatedfunds;Ø UniformCodeofMilitaryJustice(UCMJ)reform—themostcomprehensive
rewritein30years—tomodernizetheUCMJtoimproveefficiencyandtransparency,whilealsoenhancingvictims’rights;
Ø Acquisitionreformtogettechnologytothewarfighterfasterandmoreefficiently;
Ø Manpowerreform,includingreductionsinoverhead,inflagofficers,andinthenumberofcivilservants;and
Ø Organizationandmanagementreformthatincreasesaccountability,oversight,integration,andstrategicthinkingwithintheDepartmentofDefense.
Morereformiscoming…AuditReform:TheCommitteecontinuestoencouragetheDepartmentofDefensetoperformacompleteauditoftheirfinancialstatementsincompliancewiththeChiefFinancialActof1990.ThecommitteehasenactedlegislationthatrequirestheDODtobeauditreadyby2017,andconductregularoversightoftheDepartment’sFinancialImprovementandAuditReadinessplantomeasureprogress.
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What’s Needed: Investment Asustained,increasedinvestmentinnationaldefense,suchasthatinthe1980’s,isalsorequired.Astarttothisrecoverymustbegininfiscalyear2018withasignificantincreaseindefensespending–notthe3%aboveObama’slastproposalfor2018astheAdministrationoriginallyproposed.Ifwespendless,hardchoiceswillhavetobemadeaboutwhichcapabilitygapswechoosenottorebuild.
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Which Capability Are We Willing To Forget?
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It Is Our Job U.S.Constitution,Article1,Section8.v “Congressshallhavepower…
o Toraiseandsupportarmies…o Provideandmaintainanavy…o Makerulesforthegovernment
andregulationofthelandandnavalforces.”
WritingintheFederalistPapers,AlexanderHamilton,notes,“…thewholepowerofraisingarmieswaslodgedintheLEGISLATURE,notintheEXECUTIVE;thatthislegislaturewastobeapopularbody,consistingoftherepresentativesofthepeopleperiodicallyelected…”
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It’stheirlives…
It’sourfamilies’futures…
Andit’sournation.
“TheWorldismoredangerousbytheday.Passabudget.”- Gen.MarkA.Milley,ChiefofStaff,U.S.Army