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NOMINATIONS BEFORE THE SENATE
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE, SECOND SESSION, 112TH CONGRESS
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION
ON

NOMINATIONS OF
ADM SAMUEL J. LOCKLEAR III, USN; LTG THOMAS P. BOSTICK, USA;
HON. FRANK KENDALL III; HON. JAMES N. MILLER, JR.; HON. ERIN C.
CONATON; MRS. JESSICA L. WRIGHT; MRS. KATHARINA G. McFARLAND; MS. HEIDI SHYU; DR. KATHLEEN H. HICKS; MR. DEREK H.
CHOLLET; GEN. MARK A. WELSH III, USAF; LT.GEN. JOHN F. KELLY,
USMC; LTG FRANK J. GRASS, ARNG; AND GEN. JOSEPH F. DUNFORD,
JR., USMC
FEBRUARY 9; MARCH 29; APRIL 26; JULY 19; NOVEMBER 15, 2012

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The referenced hearing held before the Senate Committee on
Armed Services was inadvertently printed with the wrong page
numbers on the contents page. The correct page numbers have
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CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WITNESSES
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FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Nominations of ADM Samuel J. Locklear III, USN, for Reappointment to

the Grade of Admiral and to be Commander, U.S. Pacific Command; and
LTG Thomas P. Bostick, USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of Lieutenant General and to be Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers ...............................................................................................
Statements of:
Locklear, ADM Samuel J., III, USN, for Reappointment to the Grade of
Admiral and to be Commander, U.S. Pacific Command ...................................
Bostick, LTG Thomas P., USA, for Reappointment to the Grade of Lieutenant
General and to be Chief of Engineers/Commanding General, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers ...............................................................................................

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MARCH 29, 2012

Nominations of Hon. Frank Kendall III to be Under Secretary of Defense

for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; Hon. James N. Miller, Jr., to
be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Hon. Erin C. Conaton to be
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Mrs. Jessica
L. Wright to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs; Mrs.
Katharina G. Mcfarland to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; and Ms. Heidi Shyu to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology ...........................................................................
Statements of:
Hoyer, Hon. Steny H., U.S. Representative from the State of Maryland ...........
Reed, Hon. Jack, U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island ..........................
Kendall, Hon. Frank, III, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics ....................................................................................
Miller, Hon. James N., Jr. to be Under Secretary of Defense for Policy .............
Conaton, Hon. Erin C., to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness ..............................................................................................................
Wright, Mrs. Jessica L., to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve
Affairs ....................................................................................................................
McFarland, Mrs. Katharina G., to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition ............................................................................................................
Shyu, Ms. Heidi, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics, and Technology ....................................................................................

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APRIL 26, 2012

Nominations of Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Mr. Derek H. Chollet to be Assistant
Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs ...................................

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Statements of:
Hicks, Dr. Kathleen H., to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Policy ...............................................................................................................
Chollet, Mr. Derek H., to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs ....................................................................................................

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JULY 19, 2012

Nominations of Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, USAF, for Reappointment to the

Grade of General and to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force; Lt.Gen. John
F. Kelly, USMC, to be General and Commander, U.S. Southern Command;
and LTG Frank J. Grass, ARNG, to be General and Chief, National Guard
Bureau ...................................................................................................................
Statement of:
Welsh, Gen. Mark A., III, USAF, for Reappointment to the Grade of General
and to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force .............................................................
Kelly, Lt. Gen. John F., USMC, to be General and Commander, U.S. Southern
Command ..............................................................................................................
Grass, LTG Frank J., ARNG, to be General and Chief, National Guard
Bureau ...................................................................................................................

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Nomination of Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC, for Reappointment to

the Grade of General and to be Commander, International Security Assistance Force/Commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan ............................................
Statement of:
Dunford, Gen. Joseph F., Jr., USMC, for Reappointment to the Grade of
General and to be Commander, International Security Assistance Force/
Commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan ...............................................................
APPENDIX ...............................................................................................................

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