Senate Armed Service Committee Hearing on “Afghanistan” Part 2 and Today’s News Headlines

Secretary Mattis, Chairman Dunford

Col Joe Dunford, USMC
MajGen James Mattis, USMC
Iraq, 2003

We’ll complete listening to yesterday’s Senate Armed Service Hearing on “Afghanistan” with Secretary Mattis and Chairman Dunford testifying.

We’ll also talk about the headlines of the day.

SENATE ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE HEARING ON “RECENT COLLISIONS AT SEA” — Hard questions for SECNAV and CNO

ADM John Richardson
CNO
US Navy

The last thirty minutes of the SASC Hearing on Recent Collisions at Sea that took place on September 19, 2017 was the most sharp period of the 2.5 hour hearing.  Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer and CNO Admiral John Richardson fielded questions from Senators.

 

SENATE ARMED SERVICE COMMITTEE HEARING: Special Operations Command — GEN Raymond Thomas, USA & Theresa Whelen, Asst Secretary of Defense

GEN Raymond Thomas, USA
Commander, US Special Forces Command

Theresa Whelen
Asst Secretary of Defense

Army Gen. Raymond Thomas, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, and Theresa Whelan, performing the duties of assistant defense secretary for special operations/low-intensity conflict, testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee, May 4, 2017.  PART 1