The Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of Richard Spencer to be secretary of the navy. I would like to acknowledge the tragedy in mississippi yesterday, 16 Service Members lost their lives in the crash of a marine corps kc 130 from cherry point, north carolina. It reminds us that these brave men and women put themselves in harms way everyday at home and abroad in training and in combat and service to our nation. We are keeping their families in our hearts and prayers. Nation. We are keeping their families in our hearts and prayers. Mr. Spencer, we think you for training us this morning and we welcome your family and friends with us today as is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony we invite you to introduce those who are joining him. It is standard for this committee to ask certain questions in order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibility. It is upon that this committee and other committees are able to receive testimony and brie
I will handgs off, things over to Andrew Hunter to introduce our first speaker. Good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us. Im Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense Industrial in desk initiative group. This event is an collaboration between our two programs. For those who of wondered about the definition of collaboration, we are giving you a demonstration this morning. Its my pleasure to introduce senator tom cotton to give us some great remarks and a preview. Senator cotton is the senator from arkansas. He serves on a number of important committees in the senate including near and dear to my heart, the Armed Services committee. He also serves on the intelligence and banking committees and chairs the Economic Policy subcommittee on the banking committee. Inyell county in arkansas and attended harvard and harvard law school. We will not hold that against you. He served a clerkship in the court of appeals and was practicing law after the attacks on september 11 and he decided t
Good morning, everyone. Im a senior fellow here in the National Security program. I run the Missile Defense project here. Todays event is titled the russian challenge in europe. This is a joint event between the Defense Initiative group and the Missile Defense project that i run. Before we get started, at big events like this, we ask yourselves to familiarize yourselves with the surroundings in case you have to exit. There are stairs around here or take the exits to the back. Should there be any reason to do that, look to me or to injure for that sort of thing. To kick things off, i will hand things over to Andrew Hunter to introduce our first speaker. Andrew good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us. Im Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense Industrial initiatives group. As tom mentioned, this event is an collaboration between our two programs. For those who of wondered about the definition of collaboration, is, we are giving you a demonstration this morning. Its my pleasure
Good morning, everyone. Im a senior fellow here in the National Security program. I run the Missile Defense project here. Todays event is titled the russian challenge in europe. This is a joint event between the Defense Initiative group and the Missile Defense project that i run. Before we get started, at big events like this, we ask yourselves to familiarize yourselves with the surroundings in case you have to exit. There are stairs around here or take the exits to the back. Should there be any reason to do that, look to me or to injure for that sort of thing. To kick things off, i will hand things over to Andrew Hunter to introduce our first speaker. Andrew good morning, everyone and thank you for joining us. Im Andrew Hunter, director of the Defense Industrial initiatives group. As tom mentioned, this event is an collaboration between our two programs. For those who of wondered about the definition of collaboration, is, we are giving you a demonstration this morning. Its my pleasure
Fellow at the Missile Defense program at csi us. Todays event is entitled the russia challenge in europe, implications for the imf treaty and army mobilization. This is a joint event between the Defense Industrial initiatives group directed by andrew hunt who you will see in a minute and the Missile Defense project which i run. Before we get started at bigger events like this we ask folks to familiarize themselves with the surroundings in case you have access or Something Like that, take the stairs or take some exits to the back. You can look to me or andrew for that sort of thing. To kick things off i will hand things over to Andrew Hunter to introduce the first speaker. Thank you for joining us. Im Andrew Hunter, the Defense Industrial initiatives group, as tom mentions, collaboration between two programs, those wondering what the collaboration is trying to give you a demonstration this morning. It is my pleasure to introduce senator tom cotton who will join us and give us great rema