Issues for the u. S. , talked about his report. This is an hour and a half. Good morning. I Melissa Dalton. I direct the cooperative Defense Program at this center for strategic and international studies. I am pleased to welcome you to responsibility, the approach to security in afghanistan. I want to share with you first are building and safety precautions. We feel secure in our building but we have a duty to prepare for emergency. I will serve as your response will Safety Officer in this event. Please follow my instruction should the need arise. Finally, please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways for this room directly behind you and down the stairs. If there is an incident behind you, we will go out these doors, follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting to distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. The executive director himself, john sopko, sworn in in j
Good morning, everyone. My name is melissa and i direct the project here at the center for strategic and International Studies and im divided to welcome you to todays event. The u. S. Approach to security jurisdiction in afghanistan. Before we begin today, i want to share our building safety precautions overall we feel secure that as a convener we have the duty to prepare for an emergency. I will serve as your Safety Officer at this event. Please follow my instructions. Finally take a moment to familiarize yourself with the emergency exit pathways to the room or directly behind you down the stairs if theres an incident behind you we will go out these doors, you follow me and i will take you to a safe location. Today we are delighted to be hosting two distinguished individuals from the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, the director himself was sworn in as the special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in july, 2012. He has more than 30 years of expe
Humanitarian situation in venezuela. He addressed a china and russias influence in central america. This is over an hour. America. This is just over one hour. Welcome, everybody. The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from admiral craig fowler, commander of u. S. Southern command or south come. Our focus will be on the evolving security situation in this theater as well as south comes efforts to implement the National Defense strategy. Welcome to the admiral, thank you for being here. I appreciate it. Todays hearing is a continuation of the subcommittees efforts to over nationalght Defense Strategy if a meditation. This is an important component of our efforts to ensure our military is resourced equipped and postured to defend a nation against a growing array of threats. While much attention has been on countering china and russia in ir traditional spears spheres of influence, the subcommittee has been focused on how those nations are increasingly challenging u. S. National
Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Commanders u. S. Northern command u. S. Southern command testify on security challenges affecting the western hemisphere from the Senate Armed Services committee this is just under two hours. [laughter] [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from general gregory geo commander of Northern Command and aerospace defensee command and Laura Richardson of u. S. Southern commands. Hearing as commander and we welcome you sir. I would also note this is general richardsons alaska. Before the committee and her current role. General, i would like to express my appreciation for your decades service to the nation including outstanding leadership for the forces, thank you very much maam. I like to take aoing crisis in haiti. The situation is very concerning and i understand the u. S. Military forces have beenrfdeployed to augment security at her embassy in portauprince and evacuate nonessential personnel. This cri
Senate Armed Services committee what this is just under two hours. [inaudible] good morning. Testimony from gregory and commander north American Aerospace temp command and richardson. Evacuate nonessential personnel. This involves both of your commands to various degrees and resources in support to responda National Security as principal command. The first priorities outlined in the National Defense strategy is defending the homeland, thats posed by theple china. As we see threats from other competitors, unconfident the common defense evolved. The defense policy guidance this challenge and whensked for a update and how it will transform the department from of the urgency estimates over the past year with the chinese surveillance balloons and other unidentified phenomena inhis case. These events raise concerns they may have an awarenessnd it must be secured to protect citizens technologies to provide protection. Id be no caps and what additional tools and resources are needed to overcom