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. […]
U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command Graduation | May 12, 2023
Navy boot camp graduation from Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, May 12, 2023. Transcript Hurry up. Let’s go, get on the bus. Let’s go. Recruit training. Command is the quarter deck of the United States Navy. Good order and discipline will be maintained 24 7, proper military post will be maintained 24 7. Every […]
U.S. Defense and Military Leaders Testify about Missile Defense
Defense Department and military leaders testify about the DOD’s missile defense activities before a Senate Armed Forces Committee subcommittee. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces are: John F. Plumb, assistant secretary of defense for space policy; Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Navy […]
Honoring Momma
Honoring Momma “When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ It is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”—Erma Bombeck “My mother was my role model before I even knew what that word was.”—Lisa Leslie “Being a mama can be tough, […]