Eagle Scout Career Day Banquet
The Washington, DC area Boy Scouts honored General Shalikashvili. In his remarks, he spoke about the benefits of scouting and living in the U.S. and contrasted this with his childhood in Eas…
58 viewsThe Washington, DC area Boy Scouts honored General Shalikashvili. In his remarks, he spoke about the benefits of scouting and living in the U.S. and contrasted this with his childhood in Eas…
58 viewsShelia Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force talked about the present conditions in the U.S. Air Force by remote connection from Andrews Air Force Base. On September 9 she announced that she w…
55 viewsSecretary Widnall announced that she had denied Lieutenant Flinn’s request for an honorable discharge. She is charged with lying, disobeying orders, fraternization and adultery. Secretary Wi…
163 viewsCommittee members heard testimony concerning the president’s fiscal year 1998 Defense Department budget proposal from the secretaries of the Armed Forces branches. They explored the contradi…
100 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls Donal…
155 viewsDefense Secretary William Perry announced that Lockheed Martin and Boeing would each build two prototype fighters during the next phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program, which would be us…
229 viewsSecretary Widnall talked about her love of flying, her career in the Air Force and how she handles her job as secretary. Sound dynamics vary greatly in this program.
21 viewsAir Force Secretary Sheila Widnall spoke about the wide-ranging challenges facing her military branch in the post-Cold War world and how it is meeting them on a consistent basis. She focused…
89 viewsThe Defense Department issued its report on the April plane crash in Croatia which killed Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others. The U.S. Air Force was accepting blame for the crash, ci…
434 viewsSeveral awards were presented for architecture of public buildings. Video presentations were shown of the U.S. Air Force Academy chapel and of the prize-winning cities. Supreme Court Justice…
96 viewsPresident Clinton honored World War II veterans, especially those involved in the Pacific theater in a ceremony that commemorated V-J Day the 50th Anniversary. The President talked about the…
304 viewsThe committee continued to hear testimony from Sheila Widnall and Graham Allison during their confirmation hearing for positions in the Department of Defense.
66 viewsSenators Edward Kennedy(D-Massachusetts) and John Kerry(D-Massachusetts) introduced the nominees for the positions of Secretary of the Air Force and Undersecretary of Defense for policy and …
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