The House Armed Services Committee’s Majority and Minority Communications offices will host an off-the-record session for credentialed media to discuss logistics for the FY17 NDAA markups. The briefing will cover both Subcommittee and Full Committee markups, release of legislation, and distribution of other materials. The session will be at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, April 12th, in room 2118.WHAT: HASC S... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring seven (3) hearings the week of April 11-15, 2016.Wednesday April 13, 2016"Building the Navy of the Future: A Look at Navy Force Structure" Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces (3:30 PM – 2118 – Open) Witnesses: Honorable John Lehman Former Secretary of the Navy Admiral Robert Natter (Re... Read More »
NEW YORK CITY - Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on Fox America's Newsroom this morning. The Chairman discussed artificial troop caps implemented by the President, the threat of terrorism in the Middle East and Europe, European security and the Pentagon's planned increased presence there. Watch the entire discussion below. Read More »
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD MARCH 30, 2016With the military campaign against the Islamic State making some progress, American officials have begun to sharpen plans to expel the terrorist organization from two major cities it still controls.Recapturing Raqqa, in northern Syria, and Mosul, in northern Iraq, from the Islamic State is critical. But President Obama has not made the case for expanding Americ... Read More »
NEW YORK CITY - Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) joined Maria Bartiromo this morning on Fox Business. Much of the conversation focused on defense spending and readiness of the force. For highlights of the segment see below. To watch the entire segment click here. Read More »
By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times - Sunday, March 27, 2016...Some lawmakers are warning that budget cuts, a troop drawdown and a decade and a half of wars have created spotty combat readiness, overburdened forces, more fatal accidents and beat-up weapons.Weeks of congressional testimony from the top brass on next year’s $524 billion defense budget shows that many Army brigades and Air F... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks upon receiving the Administration's report on the "Strategy for the Middle East and to Counter Violent Extremism." To read the full report click alt="(NULL)" "Over a month after it was due, today the Administration sent the Committee a document entitled 'Strategy for the Middle East and to... Read More »
Today, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program and the Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request.” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on the current status of the F-35 ... Read More »
II Marine Expeditionary Force Story by Cpl. Lucas HopkinsCAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry, of Texas’ 13th district, visited Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 18.Rep. Thornberry, who also serves as the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, received a firsthand look of force-related issues with units from II Marine Exp... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2017 Information Technology and Cyber Programs: Foundations for a Secure Warfighting Network.” For testimony and other hearing materials click here. "I am pleased to welcome everyone here today for this hearing on the F... Read More »
Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled “Logistics and Sealift Force Requirements” For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "Today the subcommittee convenes to receive testimony on Logistics and Sealift Fleet Requirements. I want to welcome our distinguished witn... Read More »
Today, the Committee hears from the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer on the budget request for the Department of Defense. Chairman Thornberry made the following opening remarks on today's hearing. For hearing testimony and to watch the hearing click here. "The Committee meets today to receive testimony from Secretary o... Read More »
Reduced training leads to increased fatalities, experts maintain TIME - Mark Thompson - March 17, 2016Ever since Congress and the White House put caps on federal spending starting in 2013, there have been calls to lift them for the Pentagon. The military’s pain has so become acute, both lawmakers and generals are now warning the cuts could kill more American troops in wartime—and already are kill... Read More »
This week, top U.S. military leaders warned Congress that years of combat combined with budget cuts and personnel reductions have left the Services stretched so thin that they may not be able to adequately respond to an unexpected crisis. The admissions take place amidst growing uncertainty about a constrained defense budget and increasing global instability.ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP): General says Arm... Read More »
