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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysbekw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GPO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2021 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room 192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Jon Tester (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Tester, Leahy, Baldwin, Shaheen, Shelby, Murkowski, Blunt, Moran, Hoeven, and Boozman. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. CHRISTINE E. WORMUTH, SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR JON TESTER Senator TESTER. Good morning. Let me begin by welcoming our witnesses. Christine Wormuth was recently confirmed as the 25th Secretary of the Army. She is no stranger to breaking barriers, and I look forward to working with her to tackle the tough issues in store over the coming years. General James McConville is the 40th Chief of Staff of the Army. He is a war fighter first, having re- ceived too many awards and decorations to list in this short open- ing statement. His expertise as a distinguished helicopter pilot makes him uniquely qualified to help oversee the Army's current aviation modernization efforts. General, I want to thank you for your service, and we look forward to your testimony. As we continue our efforts to confront growing threats from abroad, the Army has recognized the need to become a more dis- tributed and agile force. In plain English, this means being able to fight on the move, across the ground, air, sea, space, and cyber do- mains. There is always more room to collaborate with other serv- ices working in these domains, and I commend the Army for em- barking on a historic change in how it will fight the wars of the future. To do this, the Army is on an aggressive pursuit of mod- ernization, including ground combat vehicles, soldier lethality, aviation, and long range attack capabilities. The Army has tried this before, the last two decades, tens of billions spent on R&D pro- grams, but we have little to show for it. Today, we are beginning to see these modernization programs not only in advanced development stages, but also initial produc- (1)

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