February 8, 2017

Military Readiness

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force officials testified at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on U.S. military readiness and… read more

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force officials testified at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing on U.S. military readiness and the impact of budget reductions due to sequestration.* Topics included the state of modernization programs, recruitment and retention issues, diminished capacities to train pilots, and the effects of the federal hiring freeze put in place by the Trump administration.

*Sequestration is a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget taken back in order to cut deficit spending. close

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Daniel B. Allyn Vice Chief of Staff U.S. Army
Joni Ernst U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Iowa

Mazie Hirono U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Hawaii
James M. Inhofe U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Oklahoma
Tim Kaine U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Virginia
John S. McCain III U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Arizona
William "Bill" F. Moran Vice Chief U.S. Naval Operations
David Perdue U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Georgia
Mike Rounds U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Dakota
Jeanne Shaheen U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Hampshire
Glenn M. Walters Assistant Commandant U.S. Marine Corps
Stephen "Steve" W. Wilson Vice Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force

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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

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Program ID:: 423446-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: SR-232A, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 08, 2017 | 2:31pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Feb 15, 2017 | 5:15am EST | C-SPAN 3

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