Climb to glory and command the third corps and the commanding general of u. S. Army forces command. One accomplishment that is not in his bio and one he is very proud and he is a proud son of a marine and the picture is the Fourth Division going over the jima. At iwa general, we are proud to have you with us today. A difficult duty is coming up for you and remain neutral at this years armynavy game. We have Great Expectations for your neutrality. Thank you what you have done for our country and allies around the world. I would like to turn it around senior fell oove who will kick off the conversation about the defense challenges that you face and we face as a nation and hell conclude with questions and answers. The session is on the record today. If you have questions, send them. Edu. Nts ooth brookings over to you, mike. Mike thank you, john. And i add my personal gratitude not only for you joining us today and for the men and women in the military families and veterans who have sacri
Western country to approve a covert 1000 vaccine for public use those most at risk including Health Workers and tell her residents will get the job from next week Prime Minister baraks johnson praised scientists for their work but said people still need to be cautious Hong Kong Media tycoon and prodemocracy activist jimmy lives been denied bail after being charged with fraud the 73 year old is an outspoken critic of beijing and was arrested in august on suspicion of colluding with Foreign Forces he was later released a much japans government says it has grave concerns over the jailing of 3 other prodemocracy activists joshua wang agnes chao ivan last they were sentenced after pleading guilty to Unlawful Assembly during last years protests wong was jailed for 13 months and got 10 and 7 months respectively. U. S. President obama trying to give a speech on social media repeating his unfounded allegations of Election Fraud facebook and twitter placed warnings on his video statement. The Af
Massachusetts. To, ae mayflower fullscale reproduction of the original ship. Exploring the american story. Watch American History tv today on cspan3. Former u. S. Ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker warned lawmakers that the recent announcement by the Trump Administration to withdraw troops from the country would give up leverage their. Members of the Armed Services committee asked him and others about the drawdown, relations with nato, and advice for the Incoming Biden Administration. This is 2. 5 hours. Call the committee to order. Call the committee to order. Our full Committee Hearing today is on the u. S. Military mission in afghanistan and the implications to the Peace Process on u. S. Involvement. We are doing this hearing both with some members present and some members remote. Remote. We also have two of our witnesses that will be remote. So we are its the first time weve been back for a full committee meeting, house Armed Services committee since the covid outbreak so i urg
A discussion with the brookings institution. Topics included operations in afghanistan, military readiness and the importance of emerging defense technologies. This is one hour. John ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It is a sincere pleasure for me to welcome our featured and honored guests today. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark a. Milley, United States army. Since becoming the 20th chairman of the joint chiefs in 2019, general milley has worked to realize the u. S National Defense strategy, which prioritizes competition with china and russia in American Defense planning. Chairman milley has worked tirelessly with civilian and uniformed leadership towards developing the u. S. Armed forces into a truly modern armed force capable of deterring and heading off the threats of all types that we may be facing today, including those emanating from nearpeer competitors that have now really pronounced once again the idea of Great Power Competition. He simultaneously kep
Suspicion of violating beijings National Security law to vehicle pollen reports now from hong kong. This is a very significant case particularly because. For his prodemocracy activities but hes also a huge tycoon here in hong kong for his rags to riches story hes worth an estimated worth of. Media companies. Companies so he is a big fish when it comes to hong kongs Democracy Movement here and his profile here in the city indian pharmacy amazing government ministers for a 2nd round of talks this protest against new agricultural laws intensify farmers worry that the new laws will and minimum crop prices more than 2700. 00 people in the u. S. Have died with the corona virus in the past 24 hours the highest daily toll since april hospital admissions also reached a record 100000 wednesday in the u. K. The pfizer bio and tech curve at 19 vaccine will be administered to high risk groups within days its the 1st country to approve a vaccine thats made it through all the Clinical Trials u. S. Me