House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Hearing: “Fiscal Year 2022 Rotary Wing Aviation Budget Request”

On Wednesday, June 30, the House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing to review Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force rotary wing aviation programs and planned modernization efforts in the fiscal year 2022 budget request. Members and witnesses focused on the need to adapt force capabilities in the face of the emerging near-peer threat of China. Subcommittee Ranking Member Hartzler expressed concern that the FY22 budget request forces military leaders to make “impossible” decisions about near-term operational readiness, sustainment of enduring capabilities, and long-term modernization.
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Witnesses

• Mr. Douglas Bush – Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology (ASA(ALT)), Department of the Army

• Lieutenant General Erik C. Peterson – Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8, Headquarters, U.S. Army
• Mr. Frederick “Jay” Stefany – Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition, Department of the Navy
• Lieutenant General Mark Wise, USMC – Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps
• Rear Admiral Andrew Loiselle, USN – Director, Air Warfare Division, N98, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Ms. Darlene Costello – Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Department of the Air Force
• Major General Richard G. Moore Jr., USAF – Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters, U.S. Air Force

Members in Attendance
Subcommittee Chairman Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), Subcommittee Ranking Member Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN).