WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following schedule of public events for the week of April 12 - 16.
Full Committee Hearing: “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America”
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
(11:00 a.m. ET?–?2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: The committee will receive testimony from Department of Defense witnesses on U.S. national security challenges and force posture in the SOUTHCOM and NORTHCOM areas of operation and related policy.
Witnesses:
Mr. Robert G. Salesses
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense & Global Security
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Admiral Craig S. Faller, USN
Commander
U.S. Southern Command
General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF
Commander
U.S. Northern Command?and North American Aerospace Defense Command
Full Committee Hearing: “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in Europe”
Thursday, April 15, 2021
(11:00 a.m. ET – 2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: The committee will receive testimony from Department of Defense witnesses on the national security challenges and U.S. force posture in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of operation and related policy.
Witnesses:
Ms. Laura Cooper
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
Department of Defense
General Tod Wolters, USAF
Commander
U.S. European Command
Subcommittee on Military Personnel Hearing: “Department of Defense Inspector General and the Services Inspector Generals: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Improvement”
Thursday, April 15, 2021
(4:00pm ET – 2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: An informational hearing on the role of the Inspector Generals, including how the Department of Defense Inspector General and Services work together. External groups will provide insight on opportunities for improvement.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Gordon S. Heddell
Former Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Ms. Mandy Smithberger
Director of the Center for Defense Information
Project on Government Oversight
Panel 2
Mr. Sean O’Donnell
Acting/Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Leslie C. Smith
Inspector General of the Army
Lieutenant General Sami D. Said
Inspector General of the Air Force
Vice Admiral Richard T. Snyder
Inspector General of the Navy
Major General Robert F. Castellvi
Inspector General of the Marine Corps
Full Committee Hearing: “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activity in North and South America”
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
(11:00 a.m. ET?–?2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: The committee will receive testimony from Department of Defense witnesses on U.S. national security challenges and force posture in the SOUTHCOM and NORTHCOM areas of operation and related policy.
Witnesses:
Mr. Robert G. Salesses
Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense & Global Security
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Admiral Craig S. Faller, USN
Commander
U.S. Southern Command
General Glen D. VanHerck, USAF
Commander
U.S. Northern Command?and North American Aerospace Defense Command
Full Committee Hearing: “National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities in Europe”
Thursday, April 15, 2021
(11:00 a.m. ET – 2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: The committee will receive testimony from Department of Defense witnesses on the national security challenges and U.S. force posture in the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) area of operation and related policy.
Witnesses:
Ms. Laura Cooper
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia
Department of Defense
General Tod Wolters, USAF
Commander
U.S. European Command
Subcommittee on Military Personnel Hearing: “Department of Defense Inspector General and the Services Inspector Generals: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Improvement”
Thursday, April 15, 2021
(4:00pm ET – 2118 Rayburn/Webex – Open)
Purpose: An informational hearing on the role of the Inspector Generals, including how the Department of Defense Inspector General and Services work together. External groups will provide insight on opportunities for improvement.
Witnesses:
Panel 1
Mr. Gordon S. Heddell
Former Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Ms. Mandy Smithberger
Director of the Center for Defense Information
Project on Government Oversight
Panel 2
Mr. Sean O’Donnell
Acting/Inspector General of the Department of Defense
Lieutenant General Leslie C. Smith
Inspector General of the Army
Lieutenant General Sami D. Said
Inspector General of the Air Force
Vice Admiral Richard T. Snyder
Inspector General of the Navy
Major General Robert F. Castellvi
Inspector General of the Marine Corps
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