Defense under text for personal re readiness and nuclear and defense programs. This is almost two hours. Good morning. Services Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of mark t esper to be secretary of the army, well key for under secretary of defense for readiness, kernan to be intelligence, and guy rod insurance for Nuclear Chemical and biological defense weapons. I would like to say that i have been pleased with the reaction of the secretary of defense and the administration being cooperative in responding to our questions and to our ability to carry out our responsibilities on the Defense Authorization bill. I think that the most members were happy with the briefing that we received concerning the actions on the uss mccain and others. And so we are glad to begin this hearing. We thank all of you for joining us this morning. 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 jo
Is certainly is a pleasure to be here. Asre are some familiar faces i look across always. We are at the Reagan National Defense Forum and for those of you who are in the audience who may not have been there or had a chance to see the live version on television, i suggest you find a life fared it was a beautiful saturday. Timely topics. I want to thank you all for asking me to come and address group. It is great to see him. It is great to see all of you. Interesting times that we are living in. I would like to address with this group who i know in looking here that you have been in enduring endorsers of National Security. I want to address my thoughts on how we are going to take this institution Going Forward. I will also give you an update right now. It has already started out to be a good week and the pentagon. Today is a nice day because i swore and the new under secretary of the army. Tomorrow i get to swear in james. I think we are really putting meat on a frame that is going to ca
Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio
Billion for ship building. The acting navy secretary, the chief of naval operations, and the marine corpse com men dant testified at a Armed Services committee hearing. This is two hour 20 minutes. Good morning. Committee meets today to receive testimony on the plans and programs of the department of Navy Fiscal Year 2018. I want to thank each of our witnesses for their distinguished service to the nation as well as the sailors, marines, and civilians they lead who are serving around the world today. In recent months our nations senior civilian defense and military leaders have testified to this committee about the severe threats we face around the world. Theyve reported short falls in readiness that our military advantage over our potential adversaries is eroding and the dire need for new modern capabilities. And yet as secretary mattis testified here on tuesday, the greatest immediate threat that our military faces is right here in washington, fiscal uncertainty, continuing resolutio
At 11 00, changing the labels. Why one group wants a warning put on a popular over countant acid the dangerous creature watched up on the jersey shore. The search for four missing men, not letting up as authorities comb a 98 acre property. And tonight, a Major Development surrounding the man authorities are calling a person of interest. That man is out on bail after being arrested on unrelated charges. Good evening, im jessica dean im Ukee Washington. We have Live Team Coverage of the extensive search. Alexandria hoff spoke to people who know the missing men but we begin with greg argos in sold bury township. Reporter the person of interest is 20yearold cosmo debarnard, he was released oh on 100,000 cash bond. The family farm down the road in bucks county. The center of attention in this criminal missing persons investigation. The second full day of searching the solbury property to evidence that could lead to missing young man. An investigation being called massive in scope its a bigg