House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (4) hearings the week of November 16-20, 2015. Wednesday, November 18, 2015 "Outside Views on the Strategy for Iraq and Syria" Full Committee (1:00 PM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: Mr. John McLaughlin Former Acting Director of Central Intelligence Ambassador Ryan Crocker Former... Read More »
Ahead of the vote in the House tomorrow on S. 1356 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, please be aware of the following resources: Resources: S. 1356 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Joint Explanatory Statement to accompany S. 1356 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 FY16NDAA Adjustments List FY16NDAA Conference Report Summary -... Read More »
Wall Street Journal Captain Daniel Welch is an Air Force Academy grad who flies the B-52 bomber, which dates from the Truman years. His dad, Don Welch, was a B-52 aviator in the 1980s. Before that, his grandfather Don Sprague flew the B-52 in combat missions over Vietnam. This noble Welch family tradition is a tribute to the strategic importance and staying power of the B-52. But it’s also a remin... Read More »
Today, Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Jack Reed (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, concluded a collaborative process with committee members to make adjustments to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 necessitated ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following opening statement on the joint hearing, "Aircraft Carrier – Presence and Surge Limitations. Expanding Power Projection Options:" "Today the subcommittee meets to discuss our aircraft carrier fleet and the challenges we face in meeting presence and surge requirements and sustaining ou... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Future Options for the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent – Views from Project Atom:" "Welcome to our hearing on Future Options for the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent: Views from Project Atom. For those who haven’t yet read it, Project Atom is a unique and very timel... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments in response to news reports that the White House is sending U.S. troops to Syria: “A more serious effort against ISIS in Syria is long overdue. Absent a larger coherent strategy, however, these steps may prove to be too little too late. I do not see a strategy for success, rather it seems... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joseph Heck (R-NV), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks on the hearing titled "Transition Assistance Program – A Unity of Effort:" "I welcome everyone to this hearing where our focus is the collaboration between the Department of Defense and private organizations to assist service members who are transitioning to civilian ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Today open to credentialed media. WHO: Rep. Mac Thornberry WHEN: Wednesday, October 28, 11:15 AM WHERE: Rayburn 2216 Attending Media should RSVP to claude.chafin@mail.house.gov Read More »
Today, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, made the following opening statement on the hearing, "Assessing DOD’s Assured Access to Micro-Electronics in Support of U.S. National Security Requirements:" "The Department of Defense is highly reliant on acquiring customized and commercial off-the-shelf computers, communications equipment, integrat... Read More »
Today, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following opening statement on the hearing, "Game Changers - Undersea Warfare." "As the members of this Subcommittee and our witnesses are well aware, America’s ability to project power overseas is currently being challenged by the rapid growth of other nations’ military forces and the fieldin... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (2) hearings the week of November 2-6, 2015. Tuesday November 3, 2015 "Aircraft Carrier – Presence and Surge Limitations. Expanding Power Projection Options” Subcommittees on Seapower and Projection Forces and Readiness (2:00 PM - 2118 RHOB - Open) Washington, D.C. Witnesses: The Honorable Sean ... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement: "Our military has been the target of repeated funding cuts, and it has been used by the President as a political bargaining chip. Our Armed Forces deserve to have some stability in their funding as they defend the nation in an increasingly dangerous world. Th... Read More »
THE HILL: Obama's veto threatens National Guard and Reserve readiness By Jeffrey E. Phillips President Obama's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funds for the Department of Defense, does more than create wide-scale uncertainty within the Department of Defense. It also shortchanges the men and women serving in the National Guard and Reserve. Guard and Reserve f... Read More »
