mcsally: when would be -- $5.2 million. ms. mcsally: when will we have resulted delivered to congress? mr. sullivan: if we begin, the operational tests will comprise rather about a year. will will take about a year. it will be a few months after that. no than six. hopefully fewer. ms. mcsally: thank you. i appreciate it. mr. walz: thank you all for being here again. we really appreciate it. the strategic need for the f-35, i think everyone knows that, we hear it, it's now crunch time, though, on the delivery piece of it. and general bogdan, you were right. there is a perception issue both in what's -- what they're going to get and what they expect to get. but there's also this perception that i've held and i use this as an example. i've been to no less than 14 hearings dealing with changes to retirement plans, taking away of the housing allowance g.i. benefit, where that relates to this is the perception out there is when the pentagon needs to save money, they go to those programs. and i always use the example that we haven't h

mcsally: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in wholehearted support of h.r. 4336, the wasp arlington inurnment restoration act. this is the right thing to do and i want to thank the chairman for quickly moving through this to your committee and to the floor, chairman thornberry for signing off on this to allow these amazing women and these pioneers who went before us, who opened the door for so many of us in the military to serve, that they can be laid to rest in the place for the most hallowed, the most amazing men and women who have served and gone before us. the fact that these women were denied this right is unconscionable and quite frankly was infewer rating when we told you about it. let me tell but the wasp. they raised their right hand and said, i'll support. we needed all pilots, men and women to be able to do whatever it took for the war effort. these women went through training. 1,074 went through training. an additional 28 already had flight training and were brought in. it was actually 1,102 that said

mcsally served on the arm services committee. "war stories" sat down with her in tucson. >> 30,000 fighters from 100 different countries into iraq and syria, we know of 250 americans and about 5,000 or so from western countries. isis took over territory and declared a caliphate in june of 2014. isis owns territory in iraq and syria, about the size of indiana. and in addition, areas in libya and other ungoverned spaces they're trying to continue to expand to. >> isis all but erased the borders drawn up after world war i by diplomats. mark sykes and francois george. >> the thrust of the strategy is cutting off their heads. we have to cut off their head figuratively by the strength and leadership and territory in iraq and syria. >> up next, general dunford chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, joins us to lay out a path to victory and meet a brave man running an underground railroad to help save the innocent from isis terror. hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon... then quickly fell back to earth

. >> her family turned to congressman martha mcsally one of the first female comb battle pilots following a path first blazed by the wasps. >> think about the irony here. the military announced they're opening up all positions to will tine serve in unifor, the very same time they're closing the gates to arlington on pioneer whose paved the way. >> reporter: officials at to be buried there would set a precedent for hundreds of thousand of americans, the merchant marine who served in world war ii and increase the waiting time for burial which already can be up to ten months. that's about how long elaine harman's ashes have been stored in her granddaughter's closet waiting to find ape resting place. david martin, cbs news, arlington, national cemetery. >>> today a new warning about the zika virus. and sponsors fall out of love with maria sharapova. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. like country crock's recipe made with real simple and no artificial flavors or preservatives. real country fresh taste from real ingredients. welcome to crock country. illuminates skin with your concert

. >> reporter: elaine's family turned to congresswoman martha mcsally, who became one of the first female combat pilots, following a path first blazed by the wasps. >> think about the irony. the military just announced they're opening up all positions for women to serve in uniform, at the same time they're closing the gates to arlington on the pioneers who paved the way. >> reporter: officials at arlington say allowing wasps to be buried there would set a precedent for hundreds of thousands of other americans, like the merchant marine who also served in world war ii. that would increase the waiting time for burial, which already can be up to ten months. that's about how long elaine harmon's ashes have been stored in her granddaughter's closet, waiting to find a resting place. arlington national cemetery. >> pelley: today there's a new warning about the zika virus, and sponsors fall out of love with maria sharapova, when the "cbs evening news" continues. a humpback calf and its mother are almost inseparable. she lifts her calf to its first breath of air, then protects it on the long journe

that young woman is our friend and congressman martha mcsally. [applause] martha is one of the historic thefor women, i see many in room serving in these halls of congress. and making history in our own way. while we come from different backgrounds and have different disagreements at times, we have one thing in common. we are raking down barriers for our daughters and their daughters' daughters. from the first woman to present their state to women who have made dramatic care -- career changes from the trailblazers to innovators to pass it -- passionate advocates for the voiceless. two lifelong public servants and women who went from secretary to the corner office. you.nor you and we thank all of us in leadership positions are showing two girls around this country that with hard work, they can achieve anything. no dream is too big, no goal to far-fetched. what i believe as a lawmaker is what i believe as a mother of two young girls. we should not be defined by where we come from. -- bypowered but wait what we can become. let's focus on a bright fu

today that young woman is our friend and colleague, congresswoman martha mcsally. [ applause ] martha is just one of the historic 104 women -- i see many in the room today -- serving in these halls of congress and making history in our own way. while we come from different backgrounds and have different disagreements at times, we have one thing in common. we are breaking down barriers for our daughters and their daughters daughters. from the first woman to represent their states to women who have made dramatic career changes, the trail blazers and the innovators, from wives and mothers, lawyers and nurses to lifelong public servants. and women who went from secretary to the corner office. we honor you and we thank you. all of us in leadership positions are showing to girls around that country that with hard work they can achieve anything. no dream is too big, no goal too farfetched. what i believe as a lawmaker is what i believe as a mother of two young girls. we should not be defined by where we come from but empowered by what we can become. let's focus on a bright future for every a

mcsally. >> i've been an air man myself. knowing the threats that are emanating, however, i remain concerned about the close air support fact a and combat search and rescue missions being done by the a-10 warhog and the capability to replace that without a risk to american lives. general bogdan, can you confirm that the f-35 requirements document is still that the f-35 would replace the a-10 and the f-16? >> ma'am, what i will tell you is the requirements document that i have on the program does not specifically say that it will replace the a-10 and the f-16. my requirements document has to do with the capabilities of the f-35. the decision to replace airplanes with the f-35 is a service decision. >> okay. i think, though, on the program page, the intent of the department to certainly the air force is that the f-35 are replace the a-10 and f-16. is that fair to say? >> i would believe from the public statements that i've heard from the chief and secretary and combatant commanders, that's a true statement. >> and that's also

mcsally was the first female fighter pilot. mrs. comstock juggled starting a family with completing law school, before she became chief counsel of the house government on oversight and government reform. mrs. brooks was a u.s. attorney in indiana. prosecuting high profil cases of mortgage fraud and online child exploitation. virginia foxx was the first in her family to go to college. and she later earned a master's degree and docket rate in education and -- dock trait in education -- doctorate in education. ms. granger is the first and only republican woman elected from texas to the house of representatives. mrs. blackburn was the first woman to sell books door to door for southwestern company, after working her way up in the company, she left to build a small business of her own. mrs. hartzler was raised on the farm. served in the missouri state house until taking time off after adopting her baby daughter. and then became the second republican woman elected to congress from missouri. ms. herrera beutler is the first hispanic in his

mcsally. >> thank you, mr. chairman, and thank you, gentlemen. secretary carter, could you prioritize, and they have a lot of choices to make and priorities to me, no medium or high the fight against isis in the next five years? >> its extremely high. >> about the pirate of ensuring that if we do send our troops into harm's way to have the best capability for close air support should they come under fire? >> close air support is a critical part of the joint capability. >> how about african-american who is to eject or shut down or isolate i it personal if you ned a basket of those overhead for combat search and rescue to get them out of there, low medium or high? >> combat search and rese is a must-have everywhere we have forces deployed. but as the chairman -- >> i think you would agree. i'm pleased to see that you're choosing not to mothball in a tent in this fiscal year but i'm deeply concerned about the five year plan. they send you sharing this priority are all high. we've mothballed the equivalent of four squadrons. only nine women and are t