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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base economic impact tops $5B Read more: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base economic impact tops $5B - Dayton Business Journal

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base economic impact tops $5B Read more: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base economic impact tops $5B – Dayton Business Journal [...]

Turner Statement on Modified Missile Shield Deal between Poland and the United States

“I commend the Polish Government for signing the additional protocol to enable Poland to host the Phased Adaptive Approach Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptors to protect our deployed troops, defend European allies and augment the protection of the U.S. homeland by 2020. I hope that the Polish parliament will ratify the BMD Agreement with this additional protocol [...]

Turner visits Afghanistan to assess military issues

A recent trip to Afghanistan by Congressman Michael Turner (R-OH) elucidated some of the region’s deeply entrenched problems and the challenges faced by coalition force there.

Turner stated that, as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he wanted to get a firmer grip on the military and political issues that currently beset Afghanistan.

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Rep. Turner Praises MDA for its Successful Test of the THAAD Weapon System

Congressman Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, praised the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for conducting its seventh consecutive successful test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system [...]

Rep. Turner’s Statement on the NNSA Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan

U.S. Representative Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee which has jurisdiction over our nation’s nuclear arsenal and missile defense systems, issued the following statement regarding the National Nuclear Security Association’s (NNSA) Stockpile Stewardship and Management [...]

Mike Turner Praises MDA for Successful Test of the Two-Stage Ground Based Interceptor

Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today praised the United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) for its successful flight test of the 2-stage Ground Based Interceptor [...]

OUR VIEW: Air park ideal for UAV program

The Wilmington Air Park would be an ideal location for testing and development of unmanned aerial vehicles [...]

National Defense Authorization Act Good for Regional Economy and National Security

This year’s approval of the National Defense Authorization Act by the House of Representatives included several victories for southwest Ohio and for America’s [...]

Turner Floor Statement of the National Defense Authorization Act

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, the top Republican on the Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, released the following prepared remarks for Floor consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2011:

“I thank the gentleman from California, Mr. McKeon, and the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. Skelton, for their leadership in guiding this bill [...]

Armed Services Committee: Nuclear Posture Review Weakens the National Security of the United States

The House Armed Services Committee voted to send a strong message to the Administration that it believes the recently-released Nuclear Posture Review weakens the national security of the United States by eliminating options to defend against a catastrophic nuclear, biological, chemical, or conventional attack against the United [...]