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Marine Corps Confirmation Hearing
2014-07-17T23:27:46-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/e1d/20140717233504002_hd.jpgThe Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of General Joseph F. Dunford as U.S. Marine Corps commandant. Among his statements General Dunford told committee members that U.S. military leaders did not recommend the White House announce a zero troop presence in Afghanistan in 2017 but would have preferred more ambiguous troop numbers. Other topics included the counterterrorism capabilities in the region, the recent Afghan elections, and future strategies of the U.S. Marine Corps.The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of General Joseph F. Dunford as U.S. Marine Corps commandant. Among… read more
Marine Corps Confirmation Hearing The Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing on the nomination of General Joseph F. Dunford as U.S. Marine Corps commandant. Among his statements General Dunford told committee members that U.S. military leaders did not recommend the White House announce a zero troop presence in Afghanistan in 2017 but would have preferred more ambiguous troop numbers. Other topics included the counterterrorism capabilities in the region, the recent Afghan elections, and future strategies of the U.S. Marine Corps. close
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- Kelly A. Ayotte U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] New Hampshire
- Ted Cruz U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Texas
- Joe Donnelly U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Indiana
- Joseph F. Dunford Jr. Commander International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] New York
- Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
- Tim Kaine U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Virginia
- Angus King U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Maine
- Saxby Chambliss U.S. Senator [R] Georgia
- Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
- Kay R Hagan U.S. Senator [D] North Carolina
- James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
- Carl Levin U.S. Senator [D] Michigan
- John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
- Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
- Roger Wicker U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Mississippi
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