Defense and State Department Experts Testify about Arms Exports and Security

Defense and State Department experts speak to lawmakers about modernizing U.S. arms exports and strengthening the security partnership among the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom. Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee are: Mara Karlin, the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary of defense for strategies, plans and capabilities, and Jessica Lewis, the assistant secretary […]

U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation | May 19, 2023

Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, May 19, 2023. Transcript OK. State flag as the parade of graduates approaches, we salute the states and territories whose sons and daughters will graduate today. Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rhode […]

Cabinet Members Testify about China

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo appear before the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Cabinet members testify about investing in security and a path for relations between U.S. and China during a fiscal year 2024 budget request hearing. May 16, 2023. Transcript […]

USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Commissioning

On May 13th the US Navy commissioned DDG-123 the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee in Key West Florida. She is named for Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee a pioneering Navy Nurse. (Contains graphics and titles.) Transcript Good morning. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Conch Republic, beautiful Key West Florida in the commissioning of us, Lena Sutcliff Higbee. […]