the navy. that is how much that we know that we can trust them. i am so happy that you mentioned this. i was writing this down because they are showing this is 6 feet under. it does not take a rocket scientist to know about this. you know that this is conantly moving up. this is ridiculous. and i went a little bit over. thank you. i have not been here for a long time. i just want that 30 seconds to say, continued that resolution that would put the number to alternative at harm, and insist that this is what the navy does, as well as -- thank you. >> next up is harrison. and then, mrs. donohue. >> i am here with our people organized for employment rights. we have been involved with this issue for a long time. i think this is minimizing when the navy talks about the paint that glows in the dark. it would not cost $350 million if this is all that we have. the importance of what is before you today is that this is a remedial. the second was to completely remove this. what we say is that remedial act

the navy. that is how much that we know that we can trust them. i am so happy that you mentioned this. i was writing this down because they are showing this is 6 feet under. it does not take a rocket scientist to know about this. you know that this is constantly moving up. this is ridiculous. and i went a little bit over. thank you. i have not been here for a long time. i just want that 30 seconds to say, continued that resolution that would put the number to alternative at harm, and insist that this is what the navy does, as well as -- thank you. >> next up is harrison. and then, mrs. donohue. >> i am here with our people organized for employment rights. we have been involved with this issue for a long time. i think this is minimizing when the navy talks about the paint that glows in the dark. it would not cost $350 million if this is all that we have. the importance of what is before you today is that this is a remedial. the second was to completely remove this. what we say is that remedial a

the navy and the regulatory agencies determined that all of the other parcels the navy still owns are safe

they couldn't even find it on the charts that the navy had issued. they had to use an atlas that one of the crew members had brought in australia for his son, they were able to project it on the raw and draw in the right stuff so they knew they were in the right area. the orders were to drive by and reconnoiter the area and see if there was activity there. to mush morton, reconnoiter means sail right into that harbor, so shallow that they could actually feel the swell against the reef. they were close enough to the beach, they could count the coconuts on the palm trees. they see a destroyer coming their way. mush morton executes the first successful down-the-throat shot to shoot the narrow profile of a destroyer, it's almost impossible because there's only a narrow range where you can actually shoot, otherwise the to torpedo won't arm, or it'll go too far, and you'll miss it completely. plus, it's a very narrow target. they sank this destroyer inside this harbor, and it's quite a dramatic scene. that just led to the lore. this all continued, but it's

not the epa or the navy, or the water board has had one real testing. they read you what the navy has given them. this is not satisfactory to the community and it should not be satisfactory to you. i realize if i keep on eye will preach to a sermon. >> next, we have mrs. donohue. >> good afternoon. i live a half blocks from the shipyard, and i have been before the board of supervisors many times. but i would just urge for you to please, we need a complete cleaning of the shipyard. i know people that have died, three children have died here. my daughter -- daughter-in-law died in 2005, 28 years old and i was right there when they brought the navy and -- into our community. when they let them in the community over all of us, and our children. we were having headaches. they do not know what is going on. i was having headaches. i would stand before you and like the one time -- the health department can sit here but they have not spent one night there, and they have not been knocking on one door, to assess the people. how can they say that we are okay? thank

i work for the navy. i am the project manager for parcel e-2, the portion of the ship yard that i am going to talk about today. i will answer clarifying questions about the proposed remedy. ok. the clean up process is where we are today. we are in the public comment period that began september 7th. >> please continue. >> ok. we are in the proposed plan, if you have the slides in front of you, i am on slide 3. the clean up process starts with the preliminary assessment and then the investigation phase for the site and then we go into the proposed plan public comment period. that is where we are now. september 7-november 21. i am here today to talk on behalf of the navy how the navy is proposing to remediate or clean up parcel e-2. to reiterate i have brought comment cards for the public so they can submit public comments. we do require written comments and they need to be postmarked by the 5th of november. what happens after the comment period, the document will tell what -- how we have decided to remediat

we still had the part two of the folks taking part in the navy. the class of submarines, one that could go farther, dive deeper, carry more torpedoes, and oddly enough, have more comfort. a lot of people think of the german you bore spirit those were very effective. the new class of submarines that were on the drawing board in the 1930's were far superior, even to the new. the first was the date of class. dataquest began to dive deeper, go farther, and had much more firepower. the one thing that we did not have in december of 1941 was a submarine skippers who could fight the kind of war that we needed to fight against the japanese in the pacific. it was not their fault. a whole different way to run those submarines. but once that unrestricted forecast was declared, thankfully we have some officers who stepped to the forefront and adapted those submarines and were able to the take that remarkable equipment and use it very effectively when the war broke out. i like to joke and say most of them had pre burlingame, read a greenwich, oak milligan. thes

find it on the charts but the navy issued it. they had to use and at less one of the members had bought in australia for his son and they found it on very and they were able to projected on the wall and tore all the right stuff, so they knew they were in their right area. the owners were to drive by the area and see if there was any enemy activity. well, this means sale right into the harbor and the harbor so shallow they could feel the swells against the reef. they were close enough to the beach to could count the coconuts on the palm trees. they see the destroy your coming their way. mush morton executes the first successful down the throat shot to shoot the profile of the destroyer. it's almost impossible because there is a narrow range you can actually shoot otherwise the torpedo would go too far and you would miss it completely plus it is a narrow target. they sank the destroyer and side of the harbor and it is quite a dramatic scene. that just lead to the lower. this continued, but it's important to note we were having a lo

he was one of the most prolific skippers in the navy despite the problems they were having. for wahoo was lost on the last patrol in until 2005 we weren't even sure where wahoo was. we knew she was off the northern coast of japan, but thanks to some of mush martin's relatives next to arthur klatt cussler and the navy and even russia and russian petroleum craft eventually located and took enough pictures to convince the navy it was wahoo and made several memorial services they are. it is a great relief to the family of the were lost to be little point to a particular place and say that is where the submarine went down. to that point, wahoo was still listed as missing in action. for other family members to the crew could've been captured, could type in concentration camps. they did no would have been. but the man who found wahoo and were able to do research actually talk to some of the pilots that fired on wahoo and piece together the total story. morton as was his nature, he was able to dive deep enough to avoid bombs as the planes were dropping as she sank their. it's also i

the marines, navy, and coast guard. they are working with us to celebrate the tradition and recognize persons in uniform. we're doing something very special that i continue to credit the general 4. we wanted to make sure fleet week touches all the citizens of san francisco. we have found a way to do that. one of the most important things we are doing in our city is getting better prepared for the next disaster. as we do that, we recognize the military is the expert. in recognizing their expertise and humanitarian assistance around the world, we can built upon all of that. it should not surprise you that the theme this of fleet week hae evolved into disaster preparedness. it is not if. it is when. it is prudent for us to make sure that fleet week addsin the serious work of relationship building and exercises, anticipation of information sharing, and movement of personnel and supplies, and practice those things with all of our different departments. i want to thank you, general, for leading that effort. i want to thank th

the worst when it comes to delays on that list. >>> and the navy's blue angels are on the budget. hear why concern for the pilot is still ahead. >>> and jimmy fallon has apologized for insulting michele bachmann. that may not be enough. they played a song derogatory towards women as she walked on to stage. the band said it was a spur-of- the-moment choice. bachmann said the network would have apologized if it happened to michelle obama. ama. cç >> flying hasn't been smooth for the navy's blue angels. they're celebrating 65 years and budget cuts are causing uncertainty and this is why some want the popular shows grounded. >> more color. >> throw yet out. >> what they do is breathtaking and takes a lot of skill. these are, let pilots, the navy's top guns. they grunt for a reason. the pilots fight the intense graphitational forces and keep from passing out when doing the high g-force maneuvers. >> the problem with the g-force is that the fluids in your body cool from the lower extremities. you will lose consciousness. >> reporter: and this is a serious concern. tragically ill

but also, i think the relationships that we would have with the navy and marines and the expectation that if in the event of a very large disaster, wherever it might be in the bay area, that we can actually start building expectations that would help us with logistics, help us with a lifeline, recovery, help us with moving heavy equipment and materials on the whole bay area and how to do it and how to communicate at different levels most efficiently. and then have our own residents in every neighborhood understand that all of our areas, federal, state, local, are working together to build those relationships so that their confidence. they are in the best shape in their region when we expect a major disaster to come. there should be less fear about earthquakes and more about getting better prepared for it to and finding new partnerships all the time. that is what comes to mind. i want to exhibit that and reinforce it in the media and in every neighborhood that we have got, better relationships than we do today because of the way we pushed this whole idea of fleet week how well be a lo

the sh60-b deploys and navy cruisers. it has a forward-looking infrared system which provides a night vision capability. it also contains a laser used for targeting the hell fire missiles. on september 8, 2011, raytheon sent a letter to the u.s. systems command alerting the navy that electronic parts suspected to be counterfeit had been installed on three electromagnetic interference filters installed on units delivered by raytheon. raytheon only became aware after being alerted by our committee. according to the navy, the failure of an electromagnetic interference filter could cause it to fail. the navy told the committee that the sh60-b could not conduct service warfare without a reliable, auctioning system. one of the systems was sent to the pacific fleet. how did a suspect counterfeit card end up in the night vision targeting system intended for a navy helicopter in the pacific fleet? these filters were sold to raytheon by a company called texas spectrum electronics. this is the map we are showing you about the path o

admiral, how can the navy developed better partnerships with the chinese navy to establish a collaborative rather than adversarial relationship in maintaining international security? is that a naive question? >> not at all, we need to find those areas of security where we have common ground. we are working on that. counter-piracy, the chinese contribute to the effort in the gulf of aden. they are not part of the coalition but there are many nations not part of the defined coalition. they checked in and we have liaison officers that swap relevant and tangible parts of that. there is counter-smuggling, counter-weapons of mass destruction, search and rescue. we need to look for those areas of common interest, developed those and that will get us to good relations. these have -- these things have fits and starts because we are part of the results of the political aspects of the relationship of our nation and a diplomatic part of it. we must continue to develop them to eliminate miscalculation. >> thank you, general amos, what would be more rain court f-35b fleet contribute in arm -- in a major

confidence in what the navy is proposing. this is part of the commentary. >> you see that this is 2% -- >> this can be $4 million depending on the number of samples and the cost of the individual samples. we will use the average numbers of $50,000 for each sample. 44 samples in the area, with the sufficient confidence, with the analysis that would be proposed. >> and who are you going to make this request to? >> this is part of our comments. this is on november 21 as we requested the extension at the time for the public comment. of what would give us more confidence in the selective alternative. and at this time, will not have enough understanding of the site. and if you look at these aerial pictures, and if you correspond those times, with the activities recuring on the shipyard, you have very different results. what we're looking for is better confidence in terms of what we are understanding with the composition of the landfill and the physical structure, the reconstruction and the removal of whatever is there will be done

i work for the navy. i am the project manager for parcel e-2, the portion of the ship yard that i am going to talk about today. i will answer clarifying questions about the proposed remedy. ok. the clean up process is where we are today. we are in the public comment period that began september 7th.

that is where the real talent is when the navy and marines are able to get in in the few days after the large event. that is why i think it is so valuable for this to take place, because we can start working on closed logistical priorities. one of the things that i really have been championing is the ability to recover very quickly, and logistics is going to be key to that. mobilizing personnel, carrying essential personnel, determining what that is. one of the things we're doing in san francisco is we already formed, with our key utilities, a utilities lifelines' council. to be in that discussion now with pg&e, with our own puc, water delivery, as well s metro, because of our hospitals are down for a long time, then we will be contra -- compromised with live sitting abilities. logistically, we will need key personnel in our city working on a reconnecting those lifelines, so that the key hospital centers in the medical clinics can operate. i think logistics, the talent that the military has, will be key. >> ok, one of the things that i do not think we should overlook is the fact that th

of the united states navy. at a time when the chinese fleet is larger than our own and is expanding, now is certainly the time to reinvigorate rather than weaken our shipbuilding industrial base to build ships that are capable of operating in antiaxis and area denial environments. in recent weeks, secretary of defense panetta has warned about the negative effect of sequestration on the fragile shipbuilding industrial base and his concern that under this procedure, which would involve oughtmatioughtmatic cuts disproportionately aimed at the department of defense, the navy should shrink to the smallest force since 1915. unfortunately, mr. president, the navy fleet is already the smallest that it has been since 1916, despite the escalating threats that we face. so i want to thank chairman levin, ranking minority member mccain, and the chairman and ranking member of the sea power subcommittee as well for recognizing the importance of fully authorizing the president's request for shipbuilding. this legislation also

now, the navy said to me, they said, if you join the navy we will pay you $13,302.60 per month. they said and they said, and we promise you that in your first few months in the navy we promise you that in your first few months in the navy you will have zero minutes per day of privacy. and they said, the deal is the minute you sign up on the dotted line you're going to os a years of service, at least four years' active duty in four years in the reserves. they said in return for that will we will do is give you one end of the one chance at a basic underwater demolition seal training. if you make it through that turning you will be under way to being a kid navy s.e.a.l.s. if you fail that turning, over 80 percent of the kansas to, you are still going toe was the years, and we will tell you where and how to serve. now, it is not a very interesting recruiting pitch. but i remember actually i went to an event. this really fancy universities have mentioned. as i walk ten, i remember looking out and seeing the names of rhodes scholars who have left oxford in world war two to five overse

i was yesterday at a land use meeting where the navy gave a presentation, the united states navy gave a presentation where they are talking about a very, very contaminated area that they desire to tap. that means to put a 2 inch plastic and put some dirt over it. this is for your information. some of view are old enough to know about midway village by geneva. i see one person nodding. hopefully this information can be given to the commissioners. they went ahead and cap them arianna and are having a lot of issues with that, with people getting cancer. the reason why i am relating what i am relating is because the hunters point area -- put that infrastructure that taps into our other main system when they chop off 35 feet -- today, i get reports about high incidence and i will be making it a point to send you some of the things so you can inform the other commissioners. i am connecting the dots. you heard a general report, but we need to inform our young people what is happening in that community. they are the ones who are going to live there in the future. when you reach a certain age,

at age 18, he joins the navy. >> the navy would have been the next big affiliation? >> it was a strong, structured environment and so, yeah, i could understand it and find my place in that. >> after getting married and starting a family, luff leaves the navy. the lack of structure leaves him floundering. he turns back to his religion for stability. >> he needed an awful lot, i think, psychologically. he talks about going to the navy and finding some satisfaction in associating himself with a larger group, where there's structure and he can follow directions and commands. once out of the navy, still searching for something, and in this case, what he was searching for, i guess a certain kind of spiritual or religious certainty. >> luff's constant search for structure and acceptance within a group setting starts him on a dangerous path that will change his life forever. >>> coming up -- >> who art thou that judges? >> there was no gut instinct or reflex or something that predated your involvement in this group? >> i wish there had been. to me, it was like going into jer

one, typically the kind of the vessel was the most rapid way to advance in the navy and eventually become an admiral. a lot of people enjoy the smaller crew been able to know each crew member and each crew member's capabilities without having the six or 700 men that have to know. the typically know whether the crew is from, who the parents are, how good they are when they have to die for searches or fire torpedoes so a lot of people preferred the submarine command. of course when he went in the submarines and most people in that era went in the early 30's they did not know that they would necessarily be in the kind of the war that they eventually would be. once he got into submarines again he did not have a specially a colorful career. he was a very typical submarine skipper and very old and the old s boats which were not very effective. when the war broke out he was actually the skipper of one of the old s boats that had spent time in the caribbean and help protect the canal against any possible german activity of the war should break out. when the war did start, he was off of the east c

>> well, getting the navy cross, i can go to any navy base or marine base in the world and never pay for a coup of coffee or a drink. it is highest award that the navy department can give out. so it is quite a big deal. i talk about medals in this book a lot. you never know what to make of it. somebody writes you up, out the other end comes medal. and it's a difficult process. how do people make judgment calls about what somebody did? and as i even say in here in the book, i myself, and i know that people i've talked to really aren't sure sometimes about the medal. most people thoughtful about it realize there are people out there who have done more brave things than i have who went unrecognized. they either did it when nobody was looking or they did it and combat was going on and people forgot about it or people write them up. i know one guy who has written it up and the paper work goss lost. so things like that happen. when things like that happen, you get pretty humble about the particular medal that's on your chest. like i said, you always have the sense of i don't know if i did

to be around the navy and the personnel that make this work, also allowing this intimate setting for this particular group. let me introduce, very briefly, our panel. we have a long day. first of all, on my far left, we have a young woman who was recently on television with me. the vice president of the san mateo board of supervisors. baez to have you here, adrian. thank you very much. next, capt. cynthia stone is here. she is captain of the port. i would say that that is a vitally important part of our community. no question about it. next, mayor quam, of oakland. congratulations to you, mayor, for your current operation. also, oakland has been involved in a number of different activities. the oakland hills fire was a local disaster that i am sure we remember with regret. myself, i walked on the freeway when the embarcadero went down. i was on channel 7 at the time. it is a strange feeling to walk on a freeway that has just collapsed, let me tell you. the mayor of san francisco is here to contribute his portion to what san francisco will be doing if an event happens this significant

the navy also told the committee and s. h. 6 tb could not -- involving 05 missiles without a reliable, functioning for a year. one of them was sent to the uss grimly in the pacific. how did a suspect counterfeit part end up in a night vision and targeting system intended for a navy helicopter in the pacific fleet? these filters were sold to raytheon by company called texas spectrum of electronics. this is the map we are showing about the path of these counterfeit parts. that is a defense subcontractor in texas. those three fleers contain transistors texas spectrum bought in 2010 from a company called technology conservation group. pc is both an electronics recycling company and electronics distributor. the transistor's issued in among 72 pounds of miscellaneous excess inventory that a massachusetts company called thomson broadcast sent to pc gee as, quote, descrap. the part arrived in what appeared to be the original package. pc diesel the transistors as new and unused parts. where did thompson broadcasting get the parts? t

the navy. thank you very much. >> thank you so much, admiral. next, general amos. >> jarman 11, senator inhofe, fellow committee members, thank you for the devotee to provide my advice on whether the chief of the national guard bureau should become a voting member of the joint chiefs of staff. in my view, there should be no change to the status quo. let me first to acknowledge my colleague, general craig mckinley, the chief of the national guard bureau and the many men and women who have faithfully served in the states, national guard units. they have served the nation and the state's well for many decades. for this and much more, we owe them a great debt of gratitude. by virtue of the limited role in the department of defense and the supporting role in the army and air force affairs, the chief of the national guard bureau has the requisite blog insight into all levels of strategic planning for jcs membership. additionally, the chief of the national guard bureau's toole mission and stayed focus