Cannibalizing our Joint Strike Fighter Fleet because we have not provided the basic parts to support this superior platform is not a reasonable long term solution to maintaining current readiness. This budget request with the accompanying reconciliation supplement will break this cannibalization cycle and put the Joint Strike Fighter on a sustainable path. Finally, we need to develop a modernization strategy that provides for our ability to maintain legacy assets through their expected service life. A stark example of this readiness crisis is the state of our amphibious fleet. (02:05–02:16)
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Asserts that the budget request and reconciliation supplement will end the cannibalization cycle of the Joint Strike Fighter.
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