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Ospreys Delivered to Marine Presidential Helicopter Squadron
The helicopter squadron responsible for carrying the President of the United States and his staff, Marine Helicopter Squadron One, received its first of 12 MV-22 Ospreys to be assigned to its fleet, April 5, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. The Ospreys will conduct presidential support missions, which means these aircraft will carry presidential [...]
Magazine Ban of 2013
Magazine Ban of 2013
The House Democrats are submitting a bill in the next few days to Congress to ban any magazine over 10 rounds in capacity. We mu…
Gates Will Present President with Cost-cutting Options
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is “a leader when it comes to fiscal responsibility” and will provide President Barack Obama with options — along with the pros and cons of each — to make additional defense cuts, the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs said yesterday. Gates “has made some very hard choices and [...]
President Signs Defense Authorization Act
Noting his objection to two of its provisions, President Barack Obama signed the fiscal 2011 defense authorization act into law Jan. 7. The Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 is named for former U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri, longtime chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, who lost his House [...]
President Authorizes US Joint Forces Command Closing
President Barack Obama issued an official memorandum yesterday authorizing Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to dissolve U.S. Joint Forces Command. “I hereby accept the recommendations of the secretary of defense and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and approve the disestablishment of United States Joint Forces Command, effective on a date to be determined [...]
President signed improvements to Post-9/11 GI Bill
To bring the educational benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill closer to more veterans and service members, President Obama signed legislation Jan. 4 that streamlines the 18 month-old education program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. “Since the first GI Bill in 1944, this unique educational program has adapted to the needs of America’s [...]
Former Presidential Helicopter Redelivered to the Egyptian Government
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER: The Presidential helicopter presented by former President Richard Nixon to Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat in 1974 has been redelivered to the Egyptian government in a ceremony held May 14 at Clayton International in Peachtree, Ga. The VH-3A Sea King was completely rebuilt and outfitted with new engines, a heavier-duty [...]
CAGW Advises Congress Not to Ground Presidential Helicopter
WASHINGTON: Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), the nation’s premier taxpayer watchdog organization, today expressed support for the continuation of the VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Program. President Obama included the program on the list of program terminations and reductions to the fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget, which he released on May 7, 2009 in a bid to [...]
Obama Praises US Military Rescue of Maersk-Alabama Captain
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama praised the U.S. military’s rescue of the kidnapped captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship on the waters off the coast of Somalia April 12. U.S. naval forces freed Capt. Richard Phillips five days after Somali pirates took him hostage. “I am very pleased that Captain Phillips has been rescued and is [...]
