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NASIC jobs to remain at Wright-Patt

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Ronald Burgess has assured U.S. Rep. Michael Turner, R-Centerville, that no jobs or missions will be moved from the National Air and Space intelligence Agency, based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the Dayton Business Journal [...]

Defense agency to keep intelligence jobs at WPAFB, Turner says

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, said he was assured Wednesday by the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency that no intelligence jobs or missions will be moved from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to Alabama.

“This is good news for our community, and a definite big win,” Turner said after the meeting he requested in Washington, D.C., [...]

Turner Defends NASIC: Alabama Congressional Delegation Seeks to Take Jobs from WPAFB

Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today sent letters to President Barack Obama and Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), strongly opposing efforts of the Alabama Congressional Delegation to move mission responsibility and jobs from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), based at Wright Patterson Air Force [...]

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 [...]