House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring six (6) events the week of March 12-16. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 "Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities" Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: General Robert Kehler, USAF (ret) Former Commander U.S. Strategic Command Mr. Doug Loverro Former De... Read More »
By Mac Thornberry | Fox News | February 26, 2018 The primary job of the federal government is to provide for the common defense, yet today only 15 percent of the budget is devoted to that task. While our military personnel will always try to do whatever is asked of them, years of inadequate and unpredictable funding have taken a real toll. Much of their equipment is old and worn out, and too often... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring eight (8) events the week of March 19-23. Tuesday, March 20, 2018 "Assessing the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request and Acquisition Reform Progress" Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: The Honorable Mark T. Esper Secretary of the Army Department of the Army The Honorable Rich... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring six (6) events the week of March 12-16. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 "Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities" Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: General Robert Kehler, USAF (ret) Former Commander U.S. Strategic Command Mr. Doug Loverro Former De... Read More »
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring six (6) events the week of March 12-16. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 "Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities" Full Committee (10:00 AM – 2118 Rayburn – OPEN) Witnesses: General Robert Kehler, USAF (ret) Former Commander U.S. Strategic Command Mr. Doug Loverro Former De... Read More »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) today announced an informational session designed to educate reporters about the National Defense Authorization Act. The event will be off-the-record, and it will provide information and tools to aid the press corps in covering the NDAA process, including an overview of how the NDAA is constructed and the process the Committee follows to pass ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled "Arlington National Cemetery – Preserving the Promise." "I want to welcome everyone to this morning's Military Personnel Subcommittee hearing. The purpose of today's hearing is to receive testimon... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Mobility and Transportation Command Posture." "Good morning. The subcommittees will come to order. I welcome each of you to this joint hearing of the Readiness Subcommittee and the Seapower and Projection Forces ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled "Mobility and Transportation Command Posture." "I want to welcome General McDew and Admiral Buzby and thank them for the time and effort they have made on this most important issue. I a... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Military Services 5th Generation Tactical Aircraft Challenges and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Update." "The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony on an update to the F-35 Joint S... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "U.S. Strategic Forces Posture and the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request ." "We're here today to discuss the Posture of U.S. Strategic Forces and the FY19 Budget Request. I'll start by introducing our witnes... Read More »
Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee's hearing entitled, "Assessing Military Service Acquisition Reform." "A major priority for this Committee over the past three years has been reforming DOD's acquisition system to help ensure that the taxpayers get more value for t... Read More »
Today, Chairman Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, spoke with Fox News about the challenges of North Korean talks as well as the security implications found in Africa. Read some of the highlights and watch the interview below: On North Korea: "North Korea is trying to divide us from our allies in South Korea. They are trying to get sanctions eased... trying to weaken our res... Read More »
Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Marine Corps Readiness Posture." "Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. I welcome each of you for this hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee, on 'The State of Marine... Read More »
Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's joint hearing titled "Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request." "Today, we meet to Department of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2019 budget request. Appearing before us to discuss this important topi... Read More »
