National Defense and Security
Our military men and women bravely risk their lives to defend the freedoms we are privileged to enjoy as Americans.
We have a duty to help our servicemen and women have the protection, the resources, and the certainty required to successfully protect our country and keep our families safe. That is why Congressman Turner continues to lead the charge against irresponsible and devastating cuts to our nation's military funding that could seriously jeopardize our national security.
As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Turner has been a lead advocate for securing proper funding for the U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is vital to our national security as Russia and China increase their nuclear stockpiles. In addition, Congressman Turner has spoken out about Russia and China's aggressive pursuits in Space. He is helping lead efforts to ensure America remains the leader in outer space, and that Ohio stays at the forefront of opportunities to grow the U.S. space and defense program.
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Washington, DC: Following President Obama's nomination of Ash Carter for Secretary of Defense and the Obama Administration's comments that the next Secretary of Defense 'will be very clear about what the chain of command is,' Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:
Washington, DC: Congressman Michael Turner has been elected to serve as President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA).
The NATO PA is an affiliate organization of NATO and is comprised of over two hundred and fifty delegates from the parliaments and legislative bodies of the Alliance's 28 members states and associate nations.
"I am honored to serve as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. NATO is the United States' strongest and most important ally and its success is critical to keeping the American people safe.
Washington, D.C.—Following the release of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement:
"The release of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, as agreed to by the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, marks a significant milestone towards final passage of the bill.
Washington, DC: Following reports that two Palestinians attacked a synagogue in Jerusalem and killed four Israeli worshipers, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:
"This act of terror must immediately be condemned by the international community. As we mourn the death of the three American citizens involved in today's attack, our hearts go out to all the victims and their families as they attempt to recover from today's senseless act of violence," said Turner.
Washington, DC: Following reports from the Kiev military that a "column of 32 tanks and truckloads of Russian troops" have moved into Ukraine, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement:
"If these reports are accurate, the significant number of troops and artillery that have moved across the Ukrainian border in the last twenty-four hours prove the Russian Federation has no intention of deescalating the current crisis in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON, DC—Today, Representative Mike Turner, the Chair of the United States Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly, joined a bipartisan group of law makers in writing to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg urging that the NATO Alliance purchase or lease the Mistral-Class warships that France plans to sell to Russia.
Washington, D.C.— In response to news reports that Secretary Hagel has approved the recommendation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that all military personnel serving in Ebola afflicted areas of West Africa undergo a mandatory, 21-day 'controlled monitoring' period, Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement:
Washington, DC—In response to reports that NATO jets have intercepted more than two dozen Russian military aircraft in the past 24 hours and that this aircraft was conducting "significant military maneuvers" on the edges of NATO and European air space, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement:
"Last week, a Russian spy plane violated NATO airspace for the first time since the end of the Cold War.
Over the last 24 hours, we have seen increasingly adventuresome, unusual activity by the Russian military in international air space.
Yesterday, members of the Ohio Congressional delegation urged Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James to establish the Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). The letter was signed by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) as well as U.S. Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), Jim Renacci (OH-16), Jim Jordan (OH-4), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Bill Johnson (OH-6), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Tim Ryan (OH-13), Brad Wenstrup (OH-2), Steve Stivers (OH-15), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Joyce Beatty (OH-3), Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), and Bob Gibbs (OH-7).
Washington, DC - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-CA) and Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Chairman Michael Turner (R-OH) made the following the joint statement following NATO reports of Russian troops operating inside Ukraine:
"If reports prove accurate that Putin has in fact sent over 1,000 troops into Ukraine to support and fight alongside Russian-backed separatists, this is an act of war against the sovereign state of Ukraine."