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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqyu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2010 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Leahy, Murray, Cochran, Bond, and Brownback. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE NATIONAL GUARD STATEMENT OF GENERAL CRAIG R. McKINLEY, CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU ACCOMPANIED BY: MAJOR GENERAL RAYMOND W. CARPENTER, ACTING DIRECTOR, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD LIEUTENANT GENERAL HARRY M. WYATT III, DIRECTOR, AIR NA- TIONAL GUARD OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. This morning, the subcommittee meets to re- ceive testimony on the fiscal year 2011 budget of the National Guard and the Reserve components. And from the National Guard, we are pleased to have the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Craig McKinley; the Direc- tor of the Army National Guard, General Raymond Carpenter, who is testifying with us for the first time; and the Director of the Air National Guard, General Harry Wyatt. And from the Reserves, we welcome the Chief of the Army Re- serve, General Jack Stultz; the Chief of the Naval Reserve, Admi- ral Dirk Debbink; the Commander of the Marine Corps Reserve, General John Kelly, who is also appearing before this sub- committee for the first time; and the Chief of the Air Force Re- serve, General Charles Stenner. And I thank all of you for joining us today, and the subcommittee reviews fiscal year 2011 budget. Over the last several years, the Guard and Reserves have made important changes as they transition from a strategic to an oper- ational reserve. The Department has improved its resourcing of the Guard and Reserve, and the services have made significant strides (1)