U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on news that the Sentinel program has experienced cost and schedule overruns. "Sentinel is absolutely necessary for the future of our nuclear deterrent. I'm committed to conducting vigorous oversight of the program and ensuring the Air Force follows through on making the… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, requesting that he testify before the House Armed Services Committee on his failure to disclose his hospitalization.
In the letter, Chairman Rogers wrote, "When you and I last spoke, you promised full transparency into questions regarding the… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Trent Kelly (R-MS), Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, and Joe Courtney (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, sent a letter to President Biden expressing their… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement following U.S. led strikes against Iran-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. "Since November, the Biden administration has done little other than issue press statements as Iran-backed Houthis launched over two dozen attacks against vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden,… Read more »
Republican members of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III demanding an immediate response to the formal inquiry launched by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) on Secretary Austin's disappearance and failure to ensure a "smooth transition from your day-to-day management and leadership of the Department by failing to initiate an obvious and… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has launched a formal inquiry into Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin's III failure to disclose his hospitalization and incapacitation. In letters addressed to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, and Secretary Austin's Chief of Staff Kelly Magsamen,… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Adam Smith (D-WA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement regarding the notification of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's recent hospitalization. "While we wish Sec. Austin a speedy recovery, we are concerned with how the disclosure of the Secretary's condition was handled.… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement expressing his concern that President Biden's weakness has led to continued aggression by Iranian proxies in the Middle East. "Since October 17, U.S. forces in the Middle East have been attacked over 100 times and commercial sea lanes have been continually disrupted by… Read more »
U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released the following statement applauding the House passage of the FY24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "Our nation faces unprecedented threats – the National Defense Authorization Act has never been more vital. With today's passage of the FY24 NDAA, Congress has sent a strong… Read more »
U.S. Representative Jim Banks (R-IN), Chairman of the Military Personnel Subcommittee, delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on perceptions of the military across the media landscape, and how the military services are adapting to generational, societal, and cultural shifts with messaging, advertising, and other efforts to sustain the All-Volunteer Force and increase trust… Read more »
