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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbbxo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m. in room SD-138, Dirksen Sen- ate Office Building, Hon. Jon Tester (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Tester, Shelby, Murkowski, Moran, Hoeven, and Boozman. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NAVY AND AIR FORCE WEAPONS SYSTEMS DIVESTMENTS OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. I will call the hearing to order. I want to begin by welcoming our witnesses. Vice Admiral Crites, Vice Admiral Kilby, Lieutenant General Nahom, I want to thank you all for being here today. This subcommittee typically holds hearings with the senior lead- ership of the military services to learn about the budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year and the general posture of each de- partment. Our topical hearings are reserved for those cross-cutting issues that have significant financial impacts, there are a lot of pol- icy issues wrapped up in divesting force structure, but when the supporting arguments hold up budgetary decisions as a reason to make these moves, we need to fully understand what you were try- ing to accomplish. The military, as a whole, is divesting from $2.8 billion in legacy systems in fiscal year 2022 budget request, and that dollar amount is split right down the middle between the Navy and the Air Force. On the surface it makes sense to divest systems and platforms that do not adequately meet current military needs and that demand more resources than they are worth. Unfortunately, it is difficult to fit all the puzzle pieces together in terms of what constitutes a legacy weapon, what new tech- nologies are ready to field, and how best to divest our defense budgets. I called this hearing to start putting that puzzle together. Next week, this subcommittee will hold a classified briefing on the technologies needed to counter China and Russia, to gain a full picture of what is at stake. I am eager to work with you to find the right balance between divesting force structure and investing in the future. (1)

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