33 Quotes by Anthony Principi

It is incumbent upon this commission to ensure that the Department of Defense's closure and realignment recommendations, especially those pertaining to the Air National Guard, do not undermine the unique mission responsibilities of the Department of Homeland Security.

I think we're keeping faith in the people of Limestone. They've also proved their mettle, because I believe they're one of the highest-quality (accounting offices) in the system, and customer satisfaction indices show them to have done a superb job.

My challenge as chairman of the 2005 BRAC Commission was to ensure that I and the members of the commission understood the role IT played in the transformation strategy that served as the foundation of the Defense Department's base closure and realignment proposals.

will positively shape our military for decades to come.

We know that the decisions we reach will have a profound impact on the communities hosting our military installations, and more importantly, on the people who bring those communities to life.

While we listened carefully to the input from the local communities, military value was our top priority.

We haven't been able to find an answer to the Persian Gulf Syndrome,

the premiere public shipyard. It should be the gold standard by which we should measure other shipyards. Their ability to turn around subs quicker than any other shipyard, thereby saving the Navy (money), was significantly noted.

The proof is in the pudding when they come home. Will we have the data about their health, will we know where they were stationed, what their unit deployments were? I will need that information.