Military and Police Aid
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 08:22
Agenda
To receive testimony on United States Strategic Command, United States Northern Command, and United States Southern Command programs and budget in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2017 and the Future Years Defense Program.
*There is a possibility of a CLOSED session in Room SVC-217, the Office of Senate Security in the Capitol Visitor Center, following the OPEN session.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:58
China has offered to expand its military aid to Afghanistan, the Wall Street Journal reports, following a visit to the country by a top Chinese general. Outlook Afghanistan put the total value of the proffered military aid at 480 renminibi ($73 million).
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:55
Kazakh Senate members approved the bill “On ratification of the agreement between the governments of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic for the provision of free military-technical assistance” on Feb. 18, reported Kazinform. Later on Feb. 29 Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed it. The corresponding agreement was signed in Astana between the defence ministers of the two states in June 2015.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:50
The survey, by the Washington advocacy organization Security Assistance Monitor, compared the amount of military and police aid the U.S. gave to every country in 2014 to the countries' respective defense budgets. And it found that among the ten countries where U.S. aid made up the largest proportion of the defense budget, three were former Soviet republics: Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
Friday, March 11, 2016 - 06:31
U.S. Army Africa trainers provided more than 60 hours of unit movement officer training to Togolese Armed Forces Soldiers during a three-phase initiative to enhance movement of personnel and equipment in support of peacekeeping operations from Jan. 18 to March 11 at Lomé, Togo.
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 06:52
Defense Minister for Georgia Tinatin Khidasheli has introduced the implementation process for the Substantial NATO-Georgia Package (SNGP) to the Ambassadors of NATO member countries at a meeting on Wednesday.
Thursday, March 10, 2016 - 06:38
President Barack Obama's choice to be the next U.S. commander for the Middle East sought to assure lawmakers a revised effort to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels for the fight against the Islamic State group won't repeat the same mistakes that doomed a similar program last year.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:41
The top U.S. general in the Middle East said the Obama administration should review its plan to reduce its forces in Afghanistan from 9,800 troops to 5,500 by the end of the year.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:38
As African economies, population, and influence grow, so will its global importance, making “small but wise investments in African security” critical, the commander of U.S. forces in Africa told a Senate panel yesterday.
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 06:29
Biden’s mission is, in part, to advance long-running talks between the White House and the Prime Minister’s Office over a new multibillion-dollar, 10-year military aid package. Israel is asking for much more money than the Obama administration has been prepared to give, further straining exchanges between the two leaders.