air force during the war. shortly after became the united states air force. what it was like for african-americans as the united states was on the eve of war. if you take yourself back to 1939-1940 the rest of the world was already at war. japan have long invaded china. germany invaded poland by 1939. united states had not entered the war but it was a world war. franklin roosevelt knew the

. >> my name is john thomas and i was lucky enough to be sent here in 1955 by the united states air force. once i got here, i did not want to leave and i'm very happy i'm still here. i'm also a resident of parkmerced. i have been there for 38 years. i would say without a doubt that the stellar management has really followed through on every project they made to us. the biggest improvement was the new elevators in all the high rises. that caused a lot of problems at the beginning. these are the things that happened. i think the best thing you can do is go with a stellar management and hope that everything comes out great. 20 years is a long time. thank you very much. supervisor mar: thank you. >> good morning, supervisors. i represent carpenters' local 22. i would like to say that yes, parking is bad. you bet. traffic along 19th avenue is terrible. is there a need for housing? yes, there is. we can stand around and not do anything. if this were to happen -- a lot of people say this is a bad project 3 we could have another 100 meetings. where would that get us? if we did this on april 19, 1

in 1921, when there was union strikes in west virginia, 10,000 union workers, he asked the united states air force to drop bombs on them. and he was in the pocket of the coal industry. that's what happened. we lost our democracy. how did it get restored? a few really courageous journalists who are doing what you are doing today, like sinclaire and you had politicians back then, teddy roosevelt, who was willing to stand up to what he called the benefactors of great wealth and put the bit into the mouths -- they passed a graduated income tax that forced corporations to pay their fair share. they passed union laws and allowed unions to organize which created the middle class in this country and created the prosperity and stability that made american democracy the envy of the world and they created drerkt election of senators and they created in 1907, a law they passed that forbade corporate contributions to federal political candidates. and that law has been in place for 100 years. now we have a supreme court -- it's not a right-wing supreme court. there is no coherent philosophy. the only coherent p

it is no halves of brian miller as for themself in that position and as a veteran of the united states air force but more importantly. mr summers you don't know anything about his personal life either and for you to make the presumption that he is guilty until proven innocent and taking the word of the government is not just unconstitutional un-american but an republican and very disappointing so back to the current as it has promised our recap of the c.n.n. presidential debate for the republican party last night joining me now are teddy dooley of the george washington university college republicans and jack hunter the southern avenger gentlemen thank you so much for being with us tonight great to be here are you getting so for fans of ron paul we were it was quite exciting to see that he was not a bookend on this debate actually placed just to the right no pun intended of mitt romney but today you said that you you were pro quite surprised by bachmann's performance i think it's our first performance in debate i don't want to say that you know someone won a debate because these aren't really deb

giving you a sense of the army airha corps from 1940 became the40 army air force surely afterame the war it became the united states air force. what it was like for african americans as the unitedwa states was on the eve of war.ri going back, the rest of theac world was at war and japan had invaded china and germany w had invaded poland united states had not entered the war but it was a world war. franklin roosevelt knew the united states was headed for involvement and led the nation along kicking and a screaming. the army air corps was all white any positions at other buyers were cooks our security personnel.the should generals in charge like it that way. they had come up from world war i when obviously thear army air corps was all white. that was the world they knew. they expected it to stay that waykn. they had no plans to include african-americans in theirway branch of service. they have some researchey h backing them up.st the were college commissioned a study with the use of negro manpower that was meant to study how african-americans have performed in world war i and to use the research and the planning for

air force during the war. shortly after became the united states air force. what it was like for african-americans as the united states was on the eve of war. if you take yourself back to 1939-1940 the rest of the world was already at war. japan have long invaded china. germany invaded poland by 1939. united states had not entered the war but it was a world war. franklin roosevelt knew the united states was headed for involvement in this conflict and led the nation along kicking and screaming. the army air corps was all white. the only african-americans who had positions in the army air corps worker looks, janitors, security personnel who guarded the fence around the base. the generals in charge of the army air corps like that way. they had come up in world war i when the army air corps was all white. that was the world they knew. they liked it that way and expected to stay that way. they had no plans whatsoever to include african-americans in any way in their branch of the service. they had some research backing them up. following world war i they commission

i just met with general kowalski of the united states air force. three-star general who has as part of his command the minot air force base. i had called the secretary of the air force yesterday and chief of staff of the air force the day before and asked them to be alert to the need for that base to help us because there is so much that they can provide in assistance being out of harm's way. the base is 12 miles north of the town, so general kowalski came to me this morning to deliver the message that the united states air force is prepared to help in every way possible. we deeply appreciate that commitment and that support. we remember very well in 1997 when we had record floods in grand forks, north dakota, that is home to one of the other major air force bases of the united states, the extraordinary support and help they provided to us at that time. so the final board i will show is the headline from the "minot daily news" of june 21. "it's a sad day." it is indeed a sad bay, but you know what, the people of north dakota are tough, they are res

he says he's been away from georgia for two years, while serving in the united states air force and heearn his way around again. how is that lesson going for you tonight so far? >> not too good. >> then he comes up with a completely different excuse. >> what made you drive into this driveway and walk into this house? >> just asking for directions like -- >> you're lost? >> yes, sir. >> he drops that story as soon as i read to him from his chat log. >> i take it you're a virgin. >> no, sir. >> not you. i'm reading from the conversation between you and natasha. you say to her, i take it you're a virgin. she says, no, but i'm no ho. you talk about oral sex in great detail. how you like to do it. >> honestly my intention was not to do anything like that. because, i know, it's jail bait. >> jail bait? >> a 24-year-old with a 15-year-old. that's jail bait. however, i do believe you can be friends with a 15-year-old, maybe go out and go bowling or something like that. >> that's not what you talk about here. you don't talk about going out bowling or hanging out or mentoring this 15-year-old gi

i teach political science at the united states air force academy. >> thank you for coming. i'm ryan and i teach political science at college of the redwoods in northern, california. >> janet brown, could you start and help us understand what we might be able to teach students about what's coming up in 2012, please. . . >> needless to say, these aren't just four nights that take place and then go away and are not part of a continuum of conversation and learning, they really haven't filled their potential. so this is what we are looking at every four years to try to understand how do we improve, how do we move forward. how do we use technology to make sure these have the greatest educational value, interest, and stimulate further discussion and further learning. >> one of the things i think presidential debates have done is they have institutionized -- institutionalized the presidential debates. you all remember there have been presidential campaign cycles when the candidates discussed whether they would debate and if they would debate. we went a long time between the first t

air force. >> i was in the air force. i'm a proud veteran of the united states air force.ing on food network. >> "sunny's all american celebration." >> at 10:00 a.m. saturday morning. >> we'll get up for that. >> i got to tell you it's a labor of love. wanted to do the show for so long. coming from a military family. my d d was in the army served in vietnam. my granddad was in world war ii. aisle going to make some side dishes. we know it's all about the hot dogs and burgers. >> we got that. >> i thought i'd make my easy baked beans. now, to me baked beans are either out of the can or you're soaking your beans overnight. >> which one is it. >> i like to go right in the middle so i take some catalini beans and i've got some bacon and thyme in there, as well. a little bit of salt. >> iike to help. >> a little pepper. i like a little sous chef. a lot of food in the military and there are chefs in the military that actually end up cooking for the president. >> really? that's got to be an honor. >> you get to see what they go through during their training and what it looks like

there is 57 exhibitors including the united states air force. they all have displays. i encourage everyone to go and see the expo before you leave for the day. in addition to the house and energy renewable energy caucuses we partnered in hosting with the sustainable energy coalition and sister caucuses, the house sustainable energy and environmental coalition, the house algae energy caucus, the house hydrogen and fuel cell caucus, the house high-performance building caucus, the green jobs caucus as well as the congressional peak oil caucus and the national security office. i want to give thanks to chris van hollen who is the co-chair of energy efficiency and this event would not have been possible without mr. bersong. please go to the cannon caucus and see the great exhibits there. 57 exhibitors including the united states air force. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. pence: mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. th

tech sergeant walter moss was a member of the united states air force. he was 37 years of age and he was killed on march 30, 2006. he also is from houston, texas. he joined the air force after high school and he served in operation desert storm. he specialized in detecting and diffusing makeshift bombs, and he was killed while diffusing an i.e.d. i repeat, he was killed while diffusing an i.e.d. an i.e.d., mr. speaker, that is the way that the cowards we fight fight us. they don't come out in the open. heavens know they won't do that. so they lie away in their holes and caves and they put land mines, i.e.d.'s as we call them, where they know where our troops will come by and they remotely get one off. one was exploded while he was trying to protect other warriors. the ninth individual is private first class kristen menchaca. he's from houston, texas. he was killed at the age of 23 on june 16, 2006. he is also from houston, texas. and when he joined the united states army he wanted to be in the infantry. christian's wife said being in the military is what

i honor my dad who served in the united states air force. honor my step dad who served in the united states army. and i honor my stepbrother who retired full united states navy. we will never forget those sacrifices; it is part of our past we must remember to secure the promise of the future. it is those values that make our country unique and make us the most powerful force for good on this planet. i believe the united states of america is the indispensible nation. it is that spirit that separates us from those who would give their own life for others from those who sacrifice others, like terrorists who use little children as human shields. perhaps the valor of our american fighting heroes was never captured better than in the sacrifice made by the sullivan brothers from right here in waterloo. the sullivan family was much like other families in america during the depression. they were fortunate to get by. most of the family worked here in waterloo at the local meat packing plant. when a close friend of the family died at pearl harbor, the f

ricans in iraq and afghanistan, men and women like chief master sergeant ramon lopez of the united states air force ramon's team was going after a high valued target in afghanistan. his helicopter was seriously damaged by hostile fire. in the thick of battle. he didn't know how large a force he was up against, but he pressed on anyway. and his team killed or capture ed 12 menny miters. because of his awarded the air action medal. i tell this story because for decades, puerto ricans like juan and ramon have put themselves in harm's way for a simple reason. they want to protect the country that they love. their willingness to serve, their willingness to sacrifice is as american as apple pie or as -- [ speaking spanish ] the aspirations and the struggles on this island mirror those across america so i know that today, a lot of folks are asking some of the same questions here on the island as they're asking in indiana or california or in texas. how do i make sure my kids get the kind of education that they need. how can i put away a little money for retirement. how can i fill up my gas tank. how can i

south carolina, as many of us tphoerbgs is a reserve -- know, is a reserve colonel in the united states air force.a.g. corps. he has spend more time in afghanistan than any member of congress, more than most members of congress combined. he has observe closely in afghanistan the surge, its success, its i am pedestrianments. -- its impediments. i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my friend from south carolina. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: i wonder if my friend has seen general kean, the architecture of the surge in iraq, on one of the networks this morning describing his views on the president's decision concerning drawing down our troops in afghanistan? mr. graham: i did. about your statement on the floor, i'd like to associate myself with it. it was a very well articulated statement about the tim in which we live. afghanistan, for about 18 months we've had additional military capacity that was never known to afghanistan. to all, because of president obama's decision to send 33,000 troops at general petraeus's request. the request was for 40. but at the t

strike fighter, a weapons system that is critical to maintaining the air superiority for the united states air force. the bill will withhold 75% of the funding for the pakistan counterzphurns capability fund until the secretary of defense provides lawmakers the metrics for the use of those funds. the committee adopted an amendment that would provide $1 million for the creation of a bipartisan commission to make policy recommendations on afghanistan and pakistan. mr. chairman, this is a strong piece of legislation, one that i fully believe we should support and i would ask all members to do so. and with that, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. who seeks time? mr. young: mr. young: does the gentleman continue to reserve? mr. dicks: i reserve. mr. young: i have no further speakers, i do have a brief closing statement after mr. dicks -- when he's prepared to close. the chair: the gentleman yields back? mr. dicks: i'd like to again thank the chairman for the work of -- for his work and the staff. i rarely disagree with my good friend from new jersey but i must say

prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he provided intelligence support to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as secretary of defense. mr. johnson graduated from the air war college at maxwell air force base in alabama. he received a master of public administration from the university of oklahoma, a bachelor's degree in public administration from eastern connecticut state university. mr. johnson, you're recognized to summarize your testimony. thank you. >> ranking member spears, mr. chairman, thank you for allowing me to testify today. since coming on board this january i have had the opportunity to work closely with undersecretary wagner and my colleagues at the united states coastguard,

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south carolina, as many of us tphoerbgs is a reserve -- know, is a reserve colonel in the united states air force j.a.g. corps. he has spend more time in afghanistan than any member of congress, more than most members of congress combined. he has observed closely in afghanistan the surge, its success, its i am pedestrianments. -- its impediments. i ask unanimous consent to engage in a colloquy with my friend from south carolina. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mccain: i wonder if my friend has seen general kean, the architecture of the surge in iraq, on one of the networks this morning describing his views on the president's decision concerning drawing down our troops in afghanistan? mr. graham: i did. about your statement on the floor, i'd like to associate myself with it. it was a very well articulated statement about the times in which we live. afghanistan, for about 18 months we've had additional military capacity that was never known to afghanistan. to all, because of president obama's decision to send 33,000 troops at general petraeus's request. the request was for 40. but at

. >> joe foster, political science at the united states air force academy. >> thank you for coming. i teach political science in southern california. >> could you start and help us understand what we might be able to teach students about what is coming up in 2012, please? >> we are well underway with plans for 2012. we just finished doing surveys of the potential debate site and are working on selecting dates and developing voter education programs i hope will have particular interest for your constituents. the commission has tried very hard since our establishment in 1997 to make every cycle move forward in terms of enhancing the educational value of the discussion that goes on in the debate. we try to do that by format, voter education programs, by using other technology and multipliers in terms of partners we can work with to try to make these conversations reach the largest number of people in a way that is interesting and informative and stimulate them to want to know more. so one of the reasons mike and i are really delighted to be here today is to hear from you come to hear y

there that that it's growing that they're building upon it and they also say that the united states uses a u.k. air force base in bahrain to fly planes out and use that base so i want to ask you if you see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. well osa loop hole if you look at your political posts to reject. those is to militarize it's militarizing the entire middle eastern region the persian gulf. there is no exception there is a ploy of us military moet throughout the region. it's those of this process so i think of course with saudi arabia. put this in inflated. we indications although. the saudi arabia is also seen in syria. that's another motion of this. geo political chess board because any kind of terry the so-called you know that there are operations where we will syria where the whole region would bear up eastern mediterranean right through to. the chinese border without god there is so much at stake and one thing i'm curious do you think how many think yemen is because from what i understand from sources saudi arabia is perceived as having the power to stabilize yemen whic

base there that it's growing that they're building upon it and they also say that the united states used a u.k. air force base in bahrain to fly planes out of and used that base so i want to ask you if you did see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. well absolutely the whole if you look at it from the geopolitical perspective with objectives of the united states that this. is militarized. militarizing big time middle east in the persian gulf. and there's no exception there's a mess for deployment of u.s. military much throughout the region and. the gulf states of posters in this so i think of course with saudi arabia. to get info i didn't see. we we had indications although no evidence that saudi arabia is also doing this in syria. that's another i mention of this of this geopolitical sure will. cause any kind of humanitarian still humanitarian operation waged on syria that whole region which is there all of the eastern mediterranean right through buckers so as the chinese border without all that there is so much at stake and one thing i'm curious do you think how many think yemen

and the united states air force decoration for exceptional service.ecky gates has the distinguished public service award, given by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. [applause] >> sound off. >> ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the national anthem. ♪ >> please be seated. ladies and gentlemen, admiral mullen. >> mr. president, sec. gates, becky, distinguished guests, good morning. on behalf of our men and women in unufirm, -- uniform, let me thank you for being here as we honor robert yates. he has led the military in the time of world with impeccable integrity and a staunch commitment, no matter how difficult that things may be, no matter how high or how low in the chain of command is needed to travel. in that regard, he showed the pragmatism and the grit of our soldiers. i think that this is why so many of them are drawn to him. there were no fancy words. now that he doesn't have a vocabulary or even a colorful vocabulary, he can throw a barber with the best of them, like the time he called washington the only place in the world where so

base there that it's growing that they're building upon it and they also say that the united states uses a u.k. air force base in bahrain to fly planes out of and use that base so i want to ask you if you see those as being some of the largest interests in the region. when absolutely the whole if you look at it from a geopolitical perspective with the jets over the united states and its nato partners militarize it's militarizing the entire middle east and we shall. win is no exception there is a massive deployment of u.s. military might throughout the region and the gulf states partners in this process of course with saudi arabia. there participating in inflate and saying. we we have indications although no evidence that saudi arabia is also playing.

prior to that, he served in the united states air force. with 26 years' experience at the air force intelligence, surveillance, and recalls its -- and recognizance efforts, he is a seasoned staff officer. he also worked at the pentagon on the joint chiefs of staff as deputy director for joint requirements. that must be quite a business card when you have something like that. in that role, he provided intelligence support to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff as secretary of defense. mr. johnson graduated from the air war college at maxwell air force base in alabama. he received a master of public administration from the university of oklahoma, a bachelor's degree in public administration from eastern connecticut state university. mr. johnson, you're recognized to summarize your testimony. thank you. chairman, thank you for allowing me to testify today. since coming on board this january i have had the opportunity to work closely with undersecretary wagner and my colleagues at the united states coastguard, immigration and customs enfor

caller: i was an officer and commander in the united states military, air force.ave gone to the vet center, a phoenix va, and brett bell, and i would like to know, and also been up to the va ig, secretary of the current the day, on the torturous of use of veterans. i have witnessed it and had it, sir. this includes veterans who are 100% disabled and have been insulted by counselors refuse and are not even say, competent, or qualified to deal with their trauma. this is sexual trauma. i have witnessed of falsification of records. i have attempted to report to multiple directors in which veterans continue to be of use, and i as a survivor of sexual trauma in the military and have severe ptsd had to intervene to help keep alive a veteran because the va in phoenix would not stop the abuse of her through counseling and other things. host: we will have to leave it there. if you could respond. guest: i could not really respond on behalf of the veterans administration, because that is a separate secretariat, but i will tell you there are important lessons we're learning. w

caller: i was an officer and commander in the united states military, air force. i have gone to the vet center, a phoenix va, and brett bell, and i would like to know, and also been up to the va ig, secretary of the current the day, on the torturous of use of veterans. i have witnessed it and had it, sir. this includes veterans who are 100% disabled

united states. we have an air force base and the world famous los angeles strip. -- las vegas strip. the las vegas area is also home to 17 of the world's 20 largest hotels with almost 149,000 rooms. at the corner of las vegas boulevard and drop qana boulevard, there are more hotel rooms than in the entire city of san francisco. and we have seen that the hospitalality and tourism industry has become the soft target of choice since 9/11, with nine attacks against international hotel resorts over the last nine years. including the coordinated attacks in mumbai in 2008. two weeks ago i toured the fusion center, our state's primary fusion center. these centers facilitate greater cooperation between local first responders and federal counterterrorism specialists and are supported by uasi funding. now is not the time to recreate the vacuum that existed prior to the uasi program. now is the time to stand behind those who stand on the front lines, providing the blanket of protection under which we rest at night. it is for these reasons that i offer this reasonable and measured amendment that

safeguard the oil the united states must have some capacity to protect it and in this country that job has been given to the military. and the military must have bases naval bases air force bases and army bases in the areas where the oil is located or along the supply routes. if you look at the map collectively there is an almost contiguous string. of u.s. military bases from poland to pakistan in this really strategic middle ground between the emerging economic competitors of the united states the european union on one hand and china and japan on the other the us has a formal policy of maintaining military dominance of the persian gulf area it's called the carter doctrine after president jimmy carter he said protection of the flow of persian gulf oil is of vital interests of the united states and to protect that flow will use any means necessary including military force to that end he said we will need military bases in the persian gulf area and he established military bases to support this policy of protecting the flow of persian gulf oil and then wars were fought as well in line with that policy these and west are united and pioneering a new front here of progress. se

explosives shipped to the united states and the cargo planes was provided by air saudi arabian partners. al qaeda in iraq has suffered major losses at the hands of iraqi security forces trained by the united states. r counterterrorism cooperation with yemen continues. the recent territorial gains only makes our partnership with yemen more important. around the world, we will deepen our security cooperation with partners, whatever al qaeda attempts to take root. they -- it is the opposite. the international community, including muslim majority of nations and communities are united against al qaeda. >> we are going to show you all of this remarks tonight at 10:00. you can read the white house national counterterrorism strategy online at c-span.org. president obama held a news conference today at the white house. he talked about the economy, the debt negotiations, libya, afghanistan, and more. we will show it to you tonight at 8:00. president obama will be part of the tribute tomorrow to defense secretary robert gates. that will be happening at the pentagon at 9:45 eastern. we will have it live for you on c-span3. >> c-span has launched a new website for politics and th

united states carried out intensive air strikes on a daily basis. the resolution would only limit the president to actions in support of united states national security policy interests, and to force the united nations -- to enforce the united nations security council resolution. this would accommodate the military action that is currently occurring. the resolution contains no legally binding prohibition on the introduction of american troops in libya. it addresses this issue only through non--binding language only in that congress does not support ground troops. the administration says it has no plans to introduce troops into libya. strong majorities of the house and congress oppose ground forces there. the american people do not want ground troops there. i see no reason why this prohibition should not be binding. it fails to counteract the president's assertion that current u.s. operations do not amount to hostilities and therefore do not require something under the war powers resolution. the resolution also lacks sufficient provision for congressional oversight of the operations, their costs, their potential impanth on other u.s. national security objectives. i have offered fiv

forces united states marine corps. [laughter] that is not important but it is easily the best trained and best indoctrinated. they can attack from the air through tunnels and by a illegals entering iraq because they look like south koreans and they have done this and snuffed special operations forces into assassinating people such data saw botched attempt of the highest ranking and we use submarines and semi submersibles and the numbers and north korea have been increased by 50% since 2006 that is a significant threat and converted seven divisions to light infantry close 70,000 men broke one of the things they have done is take aim the heavy artillery and tanks out of these division and push them farther south band-aid qualify them. the ministry of national defence which did say big estimate estimates they have to under those cents special ops forces they can go behind enemy lines to disrupt command and control is a planning nightmare. something else to think about. also using for peace time provocation the recent syncing was day special ops forces. bid to was not a number three and submarine it was operated by the gentlemen from the re