WASHINGTON, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring four (4) events the week of September 24-28:
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
“The Impact of National Defense on the Economy, Diplomacy, and International Order”
Full Committee
(10:00 AM - 2141 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Dr. William Inboden
Executive Director and William Powers, Jr. Chair, Clements Center for National Security and LBJ School Associate Professor
University of Texas at Austin
Dr. Hal Brands
Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
“U.S. Strategy in Syria”
Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
(3:30 PM - 2123 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Mr. Robert Story Karem
Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
Department of Defense
Brigadier General Scott F. Benedict (USMC)
Deputy Director J5 (Strategic Plans and Policy), Middle East
Joint Staff
Thursday, September 27, 2018
"Update on Military Review Board Agencies"
Subcommittee on Military Personnel
(3:30 PM - 2322 Rayburn - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Ms. Francine C. Blackmon
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Review Boards)
Department of the Army
Mr. Robert L. Woods
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
Department of the Navy
Mr. John A. Fedrigo
Director
Air Force Review Boards Agency
Friday, September 28, 2018
"Contributing Factors to C-130 Mishaps and Other Intra-Theater Airlift Challenges"
Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces
(9:00 AM - HVC 210 - OPEN)
Witnesses:
Lieutenant General Jerry D. Harris
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans & Programs
Department of the Air Force
Lieutenant General Donald Kirkland
Commander, Air Force Sustainment Center
Department of the Air Force
Rear Admiral Scott D. Conn
Director, Air Warfare, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Department of the Navy