i said what is an army guy doing in a air force association. he said he would just want to make sure that we were taking care of his army air forces was . -- army airee him corps, that is right. with a wonderful group of senior corporate executives, industry leaders, attachÉs from around the world, and we have got a lot of patriotic americans in the audience today, and we cannot have a better keynote speaker today for the breakfast series than our neck -- our new sector of the air force. secretary deborah james is the 23rd secretary of the air force, and she came into the job -- i was talking to chuck -- probably the most uniquely qualified secretary we have ever had, with vast amounts of experience in inustry, independent on, -- the pentagon and in government. i cannot think of a better person to lead the world's greatest air force then secretary james. you all have read her bio, so i'd imagine to take up much time and you did not come to hear me speak, so without further do come i would like to bring secretary james to the podium, and thank yo

at 10 a.m., the air force association examines cyber security guidelines. at 2 p.m. eastern, discussion on u.s.-russia relations. >> in 45 minutes, the national federation of independent business looks at how the health care law is impacting small businesses around the country. at 8:30 a.m. eastern, the human rights campaign on same-sex marriage on the goals of getting it legalized in more states. at 9:15 a.m. eastern >> good morning. it is tuesday, february 18 2014 area at the house and senate will convene for it brief pro forma session this morning. "the washington journal" will bring you a full three hour show. first, we want to talk about the growing number of americans who commute to work via bicycle. recently, a bipartisan group of congressional members proposed and $11 million program to help make bicycle commuting safer.

i want to thank the mitchell institute and the air force association for hosting me.tioned, when we speak about computers and the internet and cyberspace, there is a relatively short history we are talking about. i am old enough to remember the very first computer that i ever saw. my father took me to a science center in charlotte, where i got to see a commodore and i took the class on how to program. i learned a entire new language for the sole purpose of to -- designing a smiley face after a series of letter m's, which printed out on one of those old school printers. later, thees centrality of computers to my almost impossible to comprehend. 40 trillion e-mails are sent every year. in first website was created 1991. today, there are over 30 trillion individual webpages. the internet is no longer just about compiling or sending information. it is also starting to shape the real world through the emerging internet of things. cisco estimates that over the next five years, the number will of internet enabled devices will rise 40 billion. linking together refrigerators t

a discussion hosted by the air force association today, live at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. later, u.s.-russia scholars review the history of the relationship between the two countries. from the collapse of the soviet union to the relationship between president obama and live coveragen, at 2:00 p.m. eastern from the brookings institution. the title is "down to the crossroads." writes march that begins in memphis and ends in jackson. you can make an argument that the civil rights movement aproaches across road -- crossroads. the call for black power is first heard on this march. it immediately jennife generates controversy and a swelling of enthusiasm. it ignites a new direction in black politics. those changes might have happened anyway, but the merit of march dramatized this shift. together civil rights leaders and regular people in this laboratory of black politics moving through mississippi. they created germanic moments that highlighted key divisions -- it created dramatic moments that highlighted key divisions and strengths of the movement. >> a look at the civil rights movement, s

hosted by the air force association. live at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. coming up next on c-span, the wrapup of our first ladies series. and later, a look at the relationship between american presidents and the popular culture of their time. that's followed by apple co-founder on his experiences working with steve jobs. >> ever since abe gal adams, first ladies have worked to make the white house a working office. and a family home and a consultcal institution. tonight on our series finale, we'll look back at the lives of these women from martha washington to michelle obama, how the role of first lady has evolved, and how certain individuals have helped define the job. good evening and welcome as we spend the next few hours wrapping up our year-long series. what is going to be important about these final two hours is you. we hope that you will be a major part of our program tonight by calling us, sending us tweets, or posting on facebook what you have learned or questions about some of the history we have had on display during the past year. let me introd

i don't care if it's the air force association or the army aviation association or the fleet reserves or the gold star wives, u.s. army warrant officers -- i can go through the list. 30-plus organizations that work with our veterans every single day want us to pass this bill. not an amended bill, this bill. get it done, give a peace of mind to our veterans and our retirees that they know -- and our active military. let me say one other thing. this puts our readiness to some degree at risk. why do i say that? well, if you're thinking about joining the military, part of when you're joining the military, you're looking at the benefits and how it all works. you know you're going to put your life on the line. at some point, you may be called to duty, in a sense of life on the line. so they're looking at what those benefits are, what can they provide for themselves and their families. what's that retirement that they may become a career officer, a career enlist the member, what are they going to do. and now they're questioning should they. i had some e-mails from some folks about their sons

the air force association, the marine corps league, the enlisted association of the national guard of the u.s., the association of the u.s. navy, the military officers association of america, just to name a few. there's 30 of these organizations who urged us to fix this. they told us -- quote -- "this provision breaks faith with each individual who has faithfully served our nation for over two decades in uniform. so let's fix it. let's restore america's faith in congress by doing the right thing today. let's give our soldiers and their families the unwavering support they've given us. let's put the partisanship aside and let's pass this bill. our military members and their families are counting on us. madam president, with that, i yield the floor and suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: yes, we are. mr. murphy: i ask that we dispense with the quorum call. the

senior editor, air force agazine. associate editor, inside the rmy. reporter, global security newswire. deputy communications director, house armed services committee, and guest of the speaker. reporter, bloomberg news, and a past president of the national press club. wife of chairman mckeon. the buffaloes news, chairman of the speaker committee. getting over the speaker, host of the speakers committee, who organized today's event. director of the house armed services committee, and guest of the speaker. publisher of stars & stripes. united states navy, retired. editor of cq roll call, executive briefing defense, and chair of the national press club's read above the spread -- freedom of the press committee. congressman buck mckeon is our guest today to talk about the .s. effort in afghanistan. a recent gallup old says that for the first time in the nearly 15-year-old war, more americans think 2001 invasion was a mistake, and to get -- then think it was the right action. but mckeon says the duties and afghanistan are far from complete. he says presiden

america, the wounded warrior project, gold star wives, student veterans of america, the air force sargeants association, the american ex-prisoners of war, the association of the united states navy, the commissioned officers association of u.s. public health service, the national guard association of the u.s., the enlisted association national guard of the u.s., the fleet reserve association, the marine corps league, the marine corps reserve association, the military officers of america association, the military order of the purple heart, the national association of uniformed services, the noncommissioned officers association, the retired enlisted association, the american military retirees association, the national coalition for homeless veterans, the national association for state veterans homes, and many, many other veterans organizations. thank you very much for your support for this legislation. mr. president, it is no secret that congress today is extremely partisan and to a significant degree dysfunctional. that is why the approval rating of congress is somewhere around 15%. problems facing the a

air force magazine. ellen mitchell, associate inside the army. reporter, global security news wire. john newman, deputy director,ionings house armed services committee, and a guest of the speaker. jonathan salant, reporter, bloomberg news, and past national presse club. wife of mckeon, mckeon. jerry with the buffalo news and chairman of the speakers and past president of the national press club. skipping over the speaker for a moment, pat host, reporter, defense daily, and speakers committee member who organized today's events. bob simmons, staff director of the house armed services guest of the speaker. matt leatherrer, publisher of and stripes. westing, united states navy, retired. john don ollie, editor of c.q. roll call executive briefing defense and chair of the national press club, freedom of committee. [applause] congressman buck mckeon, chairman of the house armed guestes committee, is our today to discuss the u.s. effort in afghanistan. gallup poll says that for the first time in the nearly more americans, think the 2001 invasion was a think it was, than think it was the ri

air force" magazine. ellen mitchell, associate editor "inside the army." rachel oz to wald, reporter, global security news wire. john noonan, deputy communications director, house armed services committee and a guest of the speaker. jonathan salant, reporter, bloomberg news and a past president of the national press club. patricia mckeon, wife of chairman mckeon. jer,jerry zeremski, chairman ofe committee and a past president of the national press club. skipping over the speak per, pat host, reporter, "defense daily" who organized today's event. bob simmons, staff director for the house armed services committee and guest of the speaker. max letterer, publish of "stars and stripes." kevin wessink, united states navy, retired. john donnelly, editor of cq roll call's executive defense and chair of the national press club's freedom of the press committee. [applause] congressman buck mckeon, chairman of house armed service ofs committee, is -- arm serviced committee, is our guest today to discuss the u.s. effort in afghanistan. a recent gallup poll says that fo

while the port mortuary has been associated with dover air force base delaware since the 1950s, the organization i command was activated in early 2009 in response to department of defense directed changes surrounding authorized family travel to dover air force base and media access to dignified transfer. my organization has both air force specific roles along with being the lead service component for dignified transfers and affecting final disposition of our fallen as directed by the person authorized to direct disposition, the pad. since the implementation of policy changes in 2009, team dover has welcomed home over 1,800 of our nation's fallen and supported over 8,700 of their families. the events surrounding the return of the fallen from extortion 17 are seen as a watershed for our operation at dover in terms of mass fatalities. team dover is supported well over 800 family, friends and unit members as well as more than 40 distinguished visitors designed to pair their respects to these brave heros. while i was not present for this event, it was a monumental undertaking for the entire team in t

associated with that aircraft. keeping a small number of a 10's would delay the trade-offs. in addition, the air force will retire the 50-year-old u2 in favor of the unmanned. this decision was a close call as the dod had recommended retaining the u2 over the hog over cause issues. dod has been able to reduce the operating cost with is greater range and endurance, the global hawk has a higher attitude reconnaissance a form for the future. the arsenal of unmanned systems that while effective against insurgents and terrorists cannot operate in the face of enemy aircraft in modern air defense. instead of increasing around-the-clock air patrols of predator and reaper, the air force will go to 55. still a significant increase given the continued drawdown in afghanistan, this coverage will be sufficient to meet our requirements and we will still be able to serve 71 combat areas of. the dod will buy the more capable reapers until we have an all reaper fleet. these sequestration levels are returned in 2016 and beyond. the air force would have to make more significant cuts. the air force would have to retire 8

air marshal force to down size. the numbers are secret, the government says, for security reasons. the vice president of the federal law enforcement officers associationeports of ramped-up attempts by all qaeda somehow being swept under the rug or ignored by tsa management. can they honestly feel or convey that the threat to aviation security is somehow lower at this point in time. workforce cuts have happened over the past three years. we do not know whether staff cuts happened after the toothpaste and shoe bomb threats, because the government, again, says those numbers are secret. one last thing. we know that six of the agency's 26 field offices will be shut down. ths says those officers will be relocated. carol? >> rene marsh, reporting live. >>> first rule in customer service, know your policy. delta learning the lesson the hard way and facing the wrath of some very angry mothers on twitter. that story is next. [ male announcer ] it's surprising what your mouth goes through in a day. but what's even more surprising is that brushing alone isn't enough to keep it clean. fortunately, you've got listerine®. unlike brushing which misses 75% of your mou

drinking rudeness and associated with, quote, suspect women and number two an admiral had been let go because of gambling problems. >>> a b-52 bomber took off from minot air force base in north dakota, the crew thought they were training rounds, not real nukes, is this unit a special problem? >> i think it is. and i would hope that the secretary of defense takes strong leadership actions towards getting this sofd. solved. getting, they are not freezing at night chasing the taliban. they are pretty plush conditions. it may not be fun work but it's necessary work and work that leadership inside that unit would ensure maintain standards and kind of actions necessary to safeguard our nuclear weapons. >> beyond that unit, the navy's been under investigation for a bribery scandal in the asia-pacific region, there's a casen against brigadier general jeffrey sinclair, the sexual impropriety among generals, an eepidemic of swam assault in the military that's led to a big debate in the senate. is there a bigger issue that needs to be addressed? >> i really don't think so. the heightened tension of sexual abuse and tension inside the military is to a great extent what's b

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associated with that aircraft. keeping a smaller number of a-10's would only delay the inevitable of forcing worse trade-offs elsewhere. in addition to the a-10 the airforce will also retire the u-2 in favor of the global hawk system. this decision was a close call as d.o.d. has previously recommended retaining it because of cost issues. but over the last years, d.o.d. has been able to reduce the global hawk's operating cost with ilts greater range and endurance it makes a better reconnaissance platform for the few. the air force will slow the growth and its arsenal of unmanned system that while effective against terrorists cannot operate in the face of enemy aircraft and modern air defenses. instead of increasing to a force of 65 around clock combat air patrols of predator and eaper aircraft, the aircraft will go to 55. given the continued drawdown in afghanistan this level coverage will be sufficient to meet our requirements and we would still be able to serve to an unprecedented 71 air patrols. d.o.d. will continue buying the more capable reapers until we have an all-reaper fleet. if sequestration levels cuts are reimposed in 2016 and beyond, howe