Legislation was signed today officially naming the Marietta Post Office on Sandy Plains Rd in honor of Cobb County native Lance Corporal Squire K “Skip” Wells. Wells was one of five service members murdered in a terrorist attack at the Naval Reserve Center in Chattanooga, Tenn in July of 2015. He was a 2012 graduate
The House Study Committee on Military Affairs has yet to issue its final report, but its impact will continue to be felt within the General Assembly. The committee was established via a House resolution to study ways to strengthen and protect Georgia’s military installations in advance of a new round of military base consolidation and
From a press release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is urging his colleagues to pass urgent legislation that will help improve veterans’ access to health care, disability benefits, education and homelessness assistance, among other important benefits.
The United States Army will convert the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, stationed at Fort Stewart outside of Hinesville, to an Armor Brigade Combat Team. The move indicates that Fort Stewart is likely safe in the next round of BRAC hearings, taking place today at North Georgia University in Dahlonega a possibility a
Today is the day we honor America’s veterans, both those that lost their lives in combat, and those who served other roles in the military, perhaps not reaching the front lines. All deserve respect for their service. Georgia’s elected officials offered their thoughts in honor of Veterans Day. Senator Johnny Isakson, chairman of the Senate
Last Friday it was announced by the Air Force that a portion of the Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) based at Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins is being grounded due to concerns over maintenance work recently performed on four of the planes. These groundings come months after Georgia Senators Isakson and
House Republicans passed the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act, by a vote of 310 – 116. The bill provides for more accountability from VA employees at all levels. The bill may not end the current apathetic service at the VA but is will allow the agency to respond more efficiently when it occurs.
Current budgetary disputes in Washington are soon going to be felt in Georgia. Tamar Hallerman writes about the ongoing issue in a recent article for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A lack of consensus in Congress has increased difficulties in finalizing budgets. Lawmakers have been resorting to using high stakes tactics—leveraging the entire government’s funding—in order to
From a joint press release: U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., joined 15 of their Senate colleagues in a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives, urging them to keep unnecessary, controversial political measures out of the
There was a time when the Defense Authorization Bill wasn’t generally used as a political football. Can’t say exactly when that ended, but a morning story from Politico notes the unusual step of the Pentagon openly coordinating a political plan as part of the executive branch. The memo, prepared for Defense Secretary Ash Carter and
