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McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE FIRST HEARING OF THE 113th CONGRESS. I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE WE BEGAN OUR OVERSIGHT WITH THE SUBJECT THIS...
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| 00:05:31 |
Smith, Adam - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
ISSUE AND THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND BEING ABLE TO PROTECT THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN OUR MILITARY IS JOB ONE. IF THERE IS NOT TRUST AND OF THE...
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| 00:08:12 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
MUCH. AT THIS TIME WITHOUT OBJECTION I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT AN ADDITIONAL STATEMENT FROM THE SENATOR'S -- CENTER FOR MILITARY READINESS BE INCLUDED...
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| 00:09:48 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
HAVING GENERAL RICE GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE INCIDENT ALLOCATIONS AND ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED FOR BASIC MILITARY TRAINING INVESTIGATIONS AT LACKLAND AND...
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| 00:10:17 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE AIR FORCES INVESTIGATION INTO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT BY BASIC MILITARY TRAINING INSTRUCTORS AT OUR BASIC MILITARY TRAINING COMPLEX...
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| 00:16:02 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
IT'S NOT A ONE TIME FIX. IT HAS TO BE A WAY OF LIFE. THIS COLLECTION OF EVENTS IN BASIC MILITARY TRAINING HAS BEEN STUNNING TO MOST OF US IN THE AIR...
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| 00:20:50 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
YOUR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT WE DO HAVE THE VOTE IN THERE WILL BE THREE BOATS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO RECESS AND RETURN...
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| 00:22:10 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
BE DONE? >> MR. CHAIRMAN I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AND WE NEED TO BE DOING THEM FROM NOW UNTIL THE AIR FORCE QUITS BEING AN...
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| 00:25:39 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
FULLY THE RECOMMENDATION I AM HAPPY TO SAY THAT RESOURCES WERE NOT AN CONSTRAINED IN TERMS OF MY ABILITY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES. I ASK FOR MORE MPI MILITARY...
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| 00:30:54 |
Smith, Adam - U.S. Representative, [D] Washington
CHAIRMAN. APPRECIATE IT. A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE DIFFICULTIES IS HOW DO YOU MEASURE SUCCESS GOING FORWARD? IS DIFFICULT TO CUSS ON THE...
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| 00:31:34 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
MAINTAIN A CLEAR BASELINE OF INFORMATION. IN 2000 WE CONDUCTED A GALLUP SURVEY THAT GAVE US NUMBERS ON THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT...
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| 00:36:04 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
WILL CONTINUE TO USE THE ENTIRE SUITE OF TOOLS THAT THEY HAVE TO ENFORCE DISCIPLINE. THE COURT-MARTIAL PROCESS USING THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY ...
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| 00:38:17 |
Wilson, Addison "Joe" Graves - U.S. Representative, [R] South Carolina
HERE TODAY. IT IS VERY UPLIFTING TO ME GENERAL WELSH AS YOU ARE QUOTING AIR FORCE SECRETARY MICHAEL O'DONNELL HE. HE INDICATED THAT THE AIR FORCE IS...
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| 00:40:22 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
TO IMPLEMENT 45 OF THE 46 AND WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF 23 OF THEM. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NEAR-TERM ACTIONS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE...
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| 00:44:36 |
Sanchez, Loretta - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MS. SANCHEZ. >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND THANK YOU THE WITNESSES AND GENERALS FOR BEING BEFORE US. MY QUESTION IS OF THOSE MILITARY...
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| 00:44:52 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
UNDER INVESTIGATION DID THOSE SERVICE RECORD SHOWING THE HISTORY OF UNPROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT PRIOR TO THIS? >> I AM NOT AWARE OF...
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| 00:46:03 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
FORCE RECEIVED IT? >> IN A SEXUAL HARASSMENT CASE? YES MAN THE SAME WAY WE DEAL WITH ANY MISCONDUCT WITH AN AIRMAN. THERE ARE LEGALIST VISORS AND WE...
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Turner, Mike R-OH
EXPIRED. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN THE RECORD MR. CHAIRMAN. >> MR. TURNER? >> THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN. APPRECIATE YOU HOLDING THIS HEARING AND THE OTHER...
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| 00:54:45 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
AND I THINK THE PEOPLE AROUND IT THE NON-VICTIMS THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SIMILAR FEAR AND WE ONLY HAVE 30 SECONDS OF YOU COULD...
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| 00:55:50 |
Tsongas, Nicola "Niki" S. - U.S. Representative, [D] Massachusetts
THAT YOUR PRIORITY WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO A LONG WAY IN BEING ABLE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS. >> MS. TSONGAS. >> YES CONGRESSMAN TURNER HAS ALLUDED TO THE...
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| 00:57:57 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
TO HEAR VERY SHOCKING SITUATIONS U.S.A. WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THIS. THEY NEVER SAID IT WILL...
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| 01:01:26 |
Coffman, Mike - U.S. Representative, [R] Colorado
MR. KAUFMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU BOTH FOR COMING HERE TODAY TO TESTIFY ON THE PROBLEMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN AIR FORCE BASIC TRAINING...
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| 01:01:56 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
THAT CORRECT? >> IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION IN THE INVESTIGATION, THE 46 RECOMMENDATION I SAID I WOULD DEAL WITH IN A DIFFERENT FORUM. WE'RE LOOKING AT...
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| 01:06:35 |
Castro, Joaquin - U.S. Representative, [D] Texas
BACK. >> DETERMINES TIME EXPIRED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. I PROBABLY REPRESENT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, HOME OF LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE. I THINK...
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| 01:07:27 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
AN INDICATION OF PROBLEMS ANYWHERE ELSE? >> I DO KNOW AND I WON'T SPEAK FOR SERVICES, BUT EACH ONE OF THEM IS THE DIRECTION OF DEFENSE COMMITTEES THEIR...
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| 01:08:05 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
THEIR REVIEWS. >> CONGRESSMAN ALSO COME THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EARLY IN PROCESS AS GENERAL RICE TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE HIM AN UPDATE UNWITTINGLY...
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| 01:09:13 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
THE EFFECT ON MORALE OF THE SOLDIERS? >> NO IMPACT THAT I CAN TELL IN THIS LOOKED ON RECRUITING. FORTUNATELY, WE ARE STILL ABLE TO ATTRACT THE BEST...
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Runyan, Jon - U.S. Representative, [R] New Jersey
IN ANY WAY READY TO DECLARE VICTORY. >> THANK YOU, GENERAL. I YIELD BACK. >> THANK YOU. MR. RUNYON. >> THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. KIND OF GETTING THROUGH...
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| 01:11:55 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
A SITUATION AND CREATED ABOUT CONSIDER CHANGEOVER IN HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE MORE OFTEN THAN NOT? GENERAL RICE, D.C. WERE GOING WITH THAT? >> LET...
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| 01:16:42 |
Davis, Susan - U.S. Representative, [D] California
THE RESULT. >> MS. DAVIS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN FOR BEING HERE. AS YOU KNOW, A FEW OF US HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO LACKLAND HIM OUT TO COMMEND THEM...
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| 01:18:09 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
WOODWARD CONDUCTED HER INVESTIGATION, SHE HAD AN EXTENSIVE PIECE OF HER RESEARCH PEACE AND LOVE TALKING TO INSTRUCTORS AND SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS...
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| 01:21:26 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
IT BACK ON THE FEMALE NUMBERS. FIRST OF ALL, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN. SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE LAST FALL IT DONE THE SAME THING. THE LEADERSHIP...
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| 01:22:27 |
Nugent, Richard B. - U.S. Representative, [R] Florida
THE RECORD. >> MR. NATION. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS A GRADUATE FROM LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE MANY YEARS AGO, REALLY DISTURBING AS THEY MOVE ACROSS,...
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| 01:23:18 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
OR NOT IT GOES THROUGH ITS JUDICIAL PROCESS BY NONJUDICIAL PROCESS. HOW DO THEY MAKE THAT DECISION? >> IT WAS SOMETIMES BE HANDLED THROUGH OTHER VENUES....
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| 01:25:12 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
TERMS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO COME FORWARD WITHOUT THE WORRY OF RETALIATION? >> WE STOP THIS WHEN THEY WERE RECRUITS. THE RECRUITER PROVIDES THEM WITH...
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| 01:27:47 |
Speier, Karen Lorraine "Jackie" Jacqueline - U.S. Representative, [D] California
WORSE. >> GENTLEMAN'S TIME EXPIRED. THIS BUYER. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENERALS FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION. I HAVE A LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 162 GENERAL...
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| 01:30:56 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
EYE AND TELL YOU THAT NO TRAINEE AT ANY AGE, 32, 34 YEARS OLD WHO GO THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WOULD EVER OFFER THEIR PERSONAL CONSENT IN A SITUATION. I DON'T...
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| 01:33:18 |
Wenstrup, Brad - U.S. Representative, [R] Ohio
BACK. >> DR. LINDSTROM. >> I'M ENCOURAGED TO HEAR YOU SAY THERE IS A TRAINING SESSION FOR NEW RECRUITS BEFORE THEY GO TO DMT AND I THINK THAT'S VERY...
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| 01:33:52 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
NOTICE THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. WHAT MIGHT BE HER SUGGESTIONS BEYOND NOT? >> VERY CHALLENGING. A PRINTER BASIC MILITARY MILITARY TRAINING AS WELL,...
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| 01:35:55 |
Johnson, Henry "Hank" C. Jr. - U.S. Representative, [D] Georgia
OUT. >> MR. JOHNSON. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. A PERSON WHO IS TRAINING UNDER A TRAINER AND HAS A CONSENSUAL, SOME MIGHT SAY SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP, SEXUAL....
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| 01:40:41 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
OF PROSECUTORIAL ABILITY TO PROSECUTE EFFECTIVELY? 'S BEEN A WE ARE. WE TRAIN 24 SPECIAL VICTIMS INVESTIGATORS TO THIS POINT. WE'VE STARTED A NEW CLASS...
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Walorski, Jackie - U.S. Representative, [R] Indiana
CONVERSATIONS] [INAUDIBLE] >> I'M SORRY, 17% OF THOSE WOMEN REPORTED THE INCIDENT. MY QUESTION AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M BRAND-NEW AND THIS IS MY FIRST HEARING....
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| 01:43:27 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
CONGRESSMAN MENTIONED SOMETIMES THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING IN TROUBLE FOR SOMEONE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE SOME ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR FAMILY...
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| 01:46:25 |
Enyart, William - U.S. Representative, [D] Illinois
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME THE COMMAND CHIEF WITH THE COMMANDER SAID THE COMMAND CLIMATE...
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| 01:46:54 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE COMMAND CLIMATE WITHIN A UNIT. >> AND THE COMANCHES IS LIKE THE INTERFACE BETWEEN ENLISTED FOLKS, NCOs AND COMMANDERS....
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| 01:51:10 |
Heck, Joe - U.S. Representative, [R] Nevada
DOCTOR HACK. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. BUT HER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CLIMATE AND WHAT IS DONE TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS VICTIMS TO REPORT RETOUCHER...
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| 01:52:33 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
TO TRY TO SEND THE TIDE OF THESE SEXUAL INSULTS AND ASSOCIATED INCIDENTS CLICK >> INTESTATE QUESTION. I MENTIONED BEFORE THE VOLUMES OF TRAINING AND...
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| 01:54:34 |
Noem, Kristi Lynn - U.S. Representative, [R] South Dakota
YOU, MR. CHAIR. >> THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GENERAL WELSH, EITHER QUESTIONABLY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARDS YOU. HOW ARE...
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| 01:54:49 |
Welsh, Mark A. III - Chief of Staff
OF THIS INVESTIGATION I LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE CLEARLY BEING CARED FOR? >> THANK YOU, MAN. THIS MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE DAY. THEY'RE...
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| 01:55:41 |
Rice, Edward A. Jr. - Commander
A FEW WELL SUCH THAT THEY DON'T REQUIRE SUPPORT, AND OTHERS HAVE MADE FULL USE OF THE SUPPORT MECHANISMS THAT WE HAVE, SO EACH ONE OF THESE IS A VERY...
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| 02:02:46 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
HERE TODAY. HARVARD THE CRITICISM OF THE MILITARY VERY OFTEN IMPLIES THAT ITS PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS ARE UNIQUE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT ONLY ...
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| 02:03:44 |
Lisak, David - Clinical Psychologist
CRITICISM IS NECESSARY. HOWEVER OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE WELL SERVED OF THE CRITICISM OF THE MILITARY PROSECUTION RECORD WAS PLACED IN THE CONTACT OF THE...
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McNally, Cindy - Chief Master Sergeant
THAT WE HAVE NO PROBLEM REMOVING ANYBODY IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE IF THEY CROSS THE STANDARD AND MAYBE THAT IS WHERE THE GENERAL AND I SOMEWHAT DISAGREE...
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| 02:15:57 |
McKeon, Howard "Buck" - U.S. Representative, [R] California
DOD ESTIMATES ROUGHLY 10,000 MORE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED. WE HOPE THIS HEARING IS THE START OF FUNDAMENTAL REFORM TO BE REMOVED...
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