On March 24, the House Armed Services Committee heard testimony from General Bantz J. Craddock (USA), the commander of the U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO; Admiral Timothy J. Keating (USN), the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command; and General Walter L. “Skip” Sharp (USA), the commander of U.S. Forces Korea. Rep. John M. McHugh (R-NY), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, delivered this statement at the beginning of the hearing.