Top Military Officials Testify To House Armed Services Committee On FY2016 Nat'l Defense Budget Request

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: (L-R) Secretary of the Army John McHugh, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michelle Howard, Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III testify before the House Armed Services Committee about the FY2016 National Defense Authorization Budget Request in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. All of the service chiefs and the military secretaries warned the committee that the budget cutting measure called 'sequestration' will continue to adversley affect military rediness and put American lives at risk at home and abroad. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)