Hagel Hits The Road To Pressure Congress On Sequester

Hagel Hits The Road To Pressure Congress On Sequester
Hagel Hits The Road To Pressure Congress On Sequester

Defense Secretaries always “try to get out of Washington and visit as many of our bases and talk to as many of our people” as they can, as Sec. Chuck Hagel said this week at Kings Bay submarine base in Georgia. But when you’re SecDef, you always take Washington with you. Physically, that means the…

‘My Last Ship Was Older Than I Was’: Sailor Quizzes SecDef On New SSBNs

‘My Last Ship Was Older Than I Was’: Sailor Quizzes SecDef On New SSBNs
‘My Last Ship Was Older Than I Was’: Sailor Quizzes SecDef On New SSBNs

KINGS BAY NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE, GEORGIA: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel came here Wednesday to celebrate the Navy’s nuclear deterrence force. But just 20 minutes in, a petty officer second class stood up in front of almost 200 of his comrades and pointed out the $95 billion elephant in the room: Can the Navy afford to…