Blog Posts tagged with "House of Representatives"

As I told you in my last blog, I spent this past week on Capitol Hill. I testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction (HAC MILCON).

As you’d expect, our Congressional leadership asked insightful, important questions.

Sen. Joe Lieberman and myself having a discussion before the hearing. (Photo by David Hume Kennerly)

Throughout my three days on the Hill, I was asked to address a whole host of issues relevant to the European security environment and our NATO Alliance, including but not limited to our efforts in Afghanistan; the current environment in the Balkans; our relationship with Russia; missile defense; cyber security; U.S. force posture; and quality of life for US forces stationed in Europe.

I’ve addressed most of these issues in past blogs and will endeavor to touch on others in the months to come. As always and of no surprise to regular readers, I underscored with the Congress the importance of pursuing military objectives through international and interagency partnerships and a focus on strategic communication.

I encourage you to watch the hearings or read the statement prepared for the record, and to share with me any questions or reactions you may have.

Adm. Jim Stavridis
Commander, U.S. European Command and
Supreme Allied Commander Europe