by admin | Jul 24, 2019 | NGAUS news
Senate Confirms Esper as Defense Secretary The Senate on July 23 confirmed Mark Esper to be the next secretary of defense, by a vote of 90-8. Esper could be sworn in as the Pentagon’s new leader as early as this evening. He largely sailed through the Senate...
by admin | Jul 19, 2019 | NGAUS news
SASC Sends Esper, Milley Nominations to Senate Floor The Senate Armed Services Committee on July 18 approved the nominations of Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the new defense secretary and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...
by admin | Jul 19, 2019 | NGAUS news
ANG Suicide Analysis Board Urges Increased Gun Safety The Air National Guard wants to rely more heavily on chaplains to help combat suicides, following a recent analysis that discovered easy access to guns and a lack of preventative information contributed to most ANG...
by admin | Jul 16, 2019 | NGAUS news
Esper Formally Nominated for Defense Secretary The White House on July 15 formally nominated Army Secretary Mark Esper to be the Trump administration’s second Senate-confirmed defense secretary. The nomination, which was sent to the Senate around 3 p.m., came about 18...
by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | NGAUS news
Esper Heads to NATO During First Week on the Job as Top Pentagon Official Mark Esper will spend his first week as acting Secretary of Defense in Belgium. Late on the evening of June 19, the Pentagon announced that Esper, who has been tapped to replace Patrick Shanahan...
by admin | Jun 26, 2019 | NGAUS news
Future of Army Aviation Funding Remains Murky The Army has ambitious plans to acquire next-generation aircraft as it gears up for great power competition. But uncertainty about future vertical lift programs and other modernization efforts leaves an unclear picture of...
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