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House hammers US officials on Space Command decision |
The House Armed Services Committee accused President Biden of playing politics when he selected Colorado over Alabama for a permanent U.S. Space Command headquarters. |
The Armed Services panel (HASC) laid into Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Space Command head Gen. James Dickinson for Biden's July decision to keep Space Command in Colorado. "We don't live in a monarchy, we live in a constitutional Republic," said Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), chairman of HASC. "The president doesn't just get to from high on decide this is the way it's gonna be." Former President Trump revived Space Command, one of 11 combat command centers, in 2019 and designated Colorado Springs, Colo., as a temporary headquarters and Huntsville, Ala., as the permanent site. Biden reversed that decision, choosing to remain in Colorado in order to maintain military readiness. Dickinson said staying in Colorado "maintains our readiness at the highest levels while imposing the least disruption" to valuable employees. Rogers said the concerns about readiness were "fabricated" and got Gen. Chance Saltzman, the chief of space operations at U.S. Space Force, to admit he previously claimed in letters to the House that relocating would not impact readiness for his forces. And Rogers said it would cost $426 million more to build out a Space Command site in Colorado instead of Alabama. Regardless of the motives behind the decision, the House expressed deep concerns about how messy the headquarters search has been. Read more on what lawmakers had to say in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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The House advanced legislation Thursday that provides $300 million in aid to Ukraine after GOP leaders stripped the funding from a Defense spending bill amid opposition from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). The chamber voted 217-211 to adopt the rule — which governs debate on legislation — for the five-page bill, kicking off debate in the chamber. The legislation appropriates the $300 million for fiscal 2024. The $300 …
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Nearly 100 House and Senate lawmakers signed a letter to the State Department calling for sanctions against military officials in Azerbaijan after the country took over an independent mountainous region that is home to tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians who are now fleeing the territory. Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-R.I.) led 90 lawmakers in penning a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken pushing for the sanctions against … |
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The Navy criticized Iran as "unprofessional" after a U.S. helicopter was hit with lasers Wednesday. "Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner with a U.S. AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as the aircraft was conducting routine operations in the international airspace of the Arabian Gulf, Sept. … |
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Upcoming things we're watching on our beat: |
- Gen. Mark Milley is stepping down from his post as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the end of this week.
- A federal government shutdown is imminent, which could seriously impact the U.S. military.
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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House lawmakers passed an amendment to a Defense spending bill that would reduce Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's salary to just $1, though the provision is unlikely to become law in a piece of legislation that seems doomed to fail. | |
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Events in and around the defense world: |
- The Hudson Institute talks on "India's role in a new Pacific order" during a 9 a.m. ET in-person event.
- The Wilson Center discusses the connection between natural disasters and geopolitical conflicts during an 11 a.m. hybrid event.
- The Atlantic Council discusses the Azerbaijani-Armenia conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh for an 8:30 a.m. online event.
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News we've flagged from other outlets: |
- Exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh: 'I never imagined we would ever leave' (The Washington Post)
- Kosovo accuses Serbia of direct involvement in deadly clashes and investigates possible Russian role (The Associated Press)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Georgia state Sen. Colton Moore, who demanded a special session of the Legislature for an investigation of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis … Read more |
| Seven GOP presidential rivals tangled Wednesday night on a Simi Valley, Calif., stage, arguing over who is the best to take on President Biden next … Read more |
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