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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysafst0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:33 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, and Shel- by. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY STATEMENT OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL HENRY A. OBERING III, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, DIRECTOR OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR DANIEL K. INOUYE Senator INOUYE. On behalf of the subcommittee, I'm very pleased to welcome Lieutenant General Obering, Director of the Missile De- fense Agency, and Lieutenant General Campbell, who wears three hats, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Space and Missile De- fense Command, the U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command, and the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense. These distinguished gentlemen are here before the subcommittee to discuss the fiscal year 2009 budget request for missile defense. General Obering, I've been informed that this will very likely be your last time to testify before this subcommittee as Director of the Missile Defense Agency, and I wish to thank you for your tireless service and dedication to the mission and congratulations on the many accomplishments achieved during your tenure as head of the agency. This has been a good year for missile defense. After 25 years and over $100 billion spent, the United States finally has a system in place that could be operational, if necessary. Now that systems like the terminal high altitude area defense (THAAD) the aegis sea-based missile defense, and the ground- based system (GMD) are showing promise, it is time to get these missile defense capabilities fielded and operational. It's time to move from research and development to fielding systems that are fully tested and capable. (1)