Congressman Mike Turner successfully included several provisions in the House passed National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today which will have a far reaching impact on Southwest Ohio and Wright-Patterson AFB if approved by the Senate and signed into law by the President. Turner’s amendments to the [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/31/turner-includes-language-in-ndaa-to-support-afit-afrl-unmanned-aerial-systems-and-wright-patt/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/29/sen-portman-rep-turner-introduce-measure-to-strengthen-the-air-force-institute-of-technology%e2%80%99s-future/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/29/sen-portman-rep-turner-introduce-measure-to-strengthen-the-air-force-institute-of-technology%e2%80%99s-future/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 17:19:10 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=645 U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Congressman Mike Turner, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced legislation today to ensure the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) remains the premier institute for defense-focused, graduate-level education. The measure would permanently require AFIT’s top post to be [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/29/sen-portman-rep-turner-introduce-measure-to-strengthen-the-air-force-institute-of-technology%e2%80%99s-future/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/27/turner-amendment-to-ndaa-would-halt-enterprise-logistics-system-consolidation/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/27/turner-amendment-to-ndaa-would-halt-enterprise-logistics-system-consolidation/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 15:05:50 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=637 Air Force Would Have to Provide a Cost-Benefit Analysis to be Evaluated by Congress

Congressman Mike Turner announced today that he will be offering an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would halt funding for the consolidation of the Enterprise Logistics System Program pending a report to Congress. The report would be a [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/27/turner-amendment-to-ndaa-would-halt-enterprise-logistics-system-consolidation/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/dayton-region-closer-to-being-testing-site-for-unmanned-aircraft/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/dayton-region-closer-to-being-testing-site-for-unmanned-aircraft/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:44:33 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=624 WASHINGTON – A House committee has approved a $553 billion defense bill that increases the chances that southwest Ohio will be a testing region for unmanned aircraft being developed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The defense measure, which will reach the House floor later this month, includes an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Turner, R-Centerville, that [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/dayton-region-closer-to-being-testing-site-for-unmanned-aircraft/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/turner-includes-language-in-ndaa-to-support-afit-afrl-and-unmanned-aerial-systems/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/turner-includes-language-in-ndaa-to-support-afit-afrl-and-unmanned-aerial-systems/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:41:41 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=621 Legislation Contains Bevy of Provisions Key to Southwest Ohio

Washington D.C. – Congressman Mike Turner successfully included language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) yesterday which will have a far reaching impact on Southwest Ohio if approved by the full Congress and signed into law by the President. Turner’s amendments to the annual Defense Department [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/05/17/turner-includes-language-in-ndaa-to-support-afit-afrl-and-unmanned-aerial-systems/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/23/turner-questions-air-force-chief-of-staff-on-ecss/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/23/turner-questions-air-force-chief-of-staff-on-ecss/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:45:02 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=540 Response Means Hundreds of area Jobs to Stay at Wright-Patt

On Thursday at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Air Force budget, Congressman Mike Turner questioned Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norman Schwartz on the future of the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The ECSS program [...]]]> http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/23/turner-questions-air-force-chief-of-staff-on-ecss/feed/ 1 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/12/brown-turner-lead-members-of-the-ohio-delegation-in-letter-urging-nasa-administrator-to-locate-retired-shuttle-in-dayton/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/12/brown-turner-lead-members-of-the-ohio-delegation-in-letter-urging-nasa-administrator-to-locate-retired-shuttle-in-dayton/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 14:51:44 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=515 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/12/brown-turner-lead-members-of-the-ohio-delegation-in-letter-urging-nasa-administrator-to-locate-retired-shuttle-in-dayton/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/04/the-state-of-the-union-and-a-chance-for-legislators-to-come-together/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/04/the-state-of-the-union-and-a-chance-for-legislators-to-come-together/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:56:54 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=510 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/02/04/the-state-of-the-union-and-a-chance-for-legislators-to-come-together/feed/ 0 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/01/29/my-statement-on-the-president%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/ http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/01/29/my-statement-on-the-president%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:33:22 +0000 miketurnerblog http://www.miketurner.com/blog/?p=503 http://www.miketurner.com/blog/2011/01/29/my-statement-on-the-president%e2%80%99s-state-of-the-union-address/feed/ 0