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Committee Members React to Chinese Hyper Sonic Missile Test

Jan 13, 2014 Press Release
e-Newsletter Header Home | About | News | Contact For Immediate Release: January 13, 2014 Contact: Claude Chafin or John Noonan (202) 225-2539 Committee Members React to Chinese Hyper Sonic Missile Test McKeon, Forbes and Rogers weigh in Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) issued the following statement after learning of a Chinese hyper sonic cruise missile test. “While round after round of defense cuts have knocked America’s technological advantage on its back, the Chinese and other competitor nations push towards military parity with the United States; in some cases, as in this one, they appear to be leaping ahead of us. This situation does nothing to support peaceful coexistence in the Pacific. We have dithered for three decades now, delaying badly needed replacement equipment for our troops, relying on hardware that was built during the Reagan years. "The Asia Pacific is fast becoming a powder keg. Allowing nations that do not share our respect for free and open avenues of commerce to gain a strategic advantage over the United States and her allies only brings us closer to lighting the fuse." Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces. ####

Declassified Transcripts of Benghazi Briefings Released

Jan 13, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON— The House Armed Services Committee today released a series of recently declassified transcripts of briefings on the September 11th 2012 attack on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. The briefings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations then chaired by Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), though they were open to all members of the Committee and attended by Members off the Committee.

Chairman McKeon Letter to Secretary Hagel on Afghanistan - Jan 2014

Jan 13, 2014 Letter

McKeon Statement on Pentagon's Finding on Snowden

Jan 10, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement about the Pentagon's finding on Edward Snowden:

"A whistleblower intends to protect the safety and integrity of his co-workers. According to Department of Defense revelations, Mr. Snowden’s disclosures did precisely the opposite. They put his fellow citizens, including troops deployed in harm’s way, at great risk.

Rep. Mike Rogers: Hagel's Nuclear Site Tour is a Good Start

Jan 9, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Hagel's Nuclear Site Tour is a Good Start
By. Rep Mike Rogers (R-AL)
January 8, 2014
DefenseOne.com
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Positive policy comes from positive interactions. This is especially true of the military and its leaders. 

Rep. Randy Forbes: Marines' Role Cannot Be Shortchanged

Jan 9, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

Marines' Role Cannot Be Shortchanged
The San Diego Union Tribune
December 31, 2013
By Rep. Randy Forbes and Bryan McGrath
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McKeon Welcomes Rep. Bradley Byrne to the House Armed Services Committee

Jan 8, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON D.C.- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon today welcomed Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) as the newest member of the HASC:

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Armed Services Committee Mourns The Passing of John Chapla

Jan 6, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON— Members and Staff of the House Armed Services Committee are mourning the passing of John Chapla, lead staffer for the Military Personnel subcommittee.  Chapla died on Sunday after a long struggle with cancer, he was 66.  He leaves behind his wife Lee, two daughters and 3 grandchildren.  John Chapla began his half century of public service at the Virginia Military Institute in 1964.  He was commissioned in the Army in 1968 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Chairman McKeon Statement on al-Qaeda in Iraq

Jan 6, 2014 Press Release

Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement today about recent developments in Iraq: 

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