Military
November 8th, 2021
China's military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday.
October 29th, 2021
Active-duty servicemembers are not the only ones making sacrifices for our freedoms - their families are too. It is our responsibility to provide them with the support they need while their loved ones are in the line of duty...
October 18th, 2021
Read Lt. Col. Scheller’s Statement at Special Court Martial Trial
October 11th, 2021
I recently joined Texas radio host Chad Hasty in an interview about the absurd provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act and my efforts to get Republicans to oppose them.
October 7th, 2021
A Marine lieutenant colonel who was imprisoned for criticizing military leadership about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, during which a suicide attack left 13 soldiers dead, has been formally charged with six violations of...
September 20th, 2021
As an Air Force veteran, I understand the incessant need for our military to have access to top tier technology to defend our country.
September 3rd, 2021
We are saving lives and creating jobs in TX-04 by authorizing this procurement to the safety of our HMMWVs.
August 30th, 2021
My prayers are with the families of the service members killed in action in Kabul. To those who give the last full measure of devotion in service to this Republic, its citizens owe a debt of gratitude that we can never fully...
August 27th, 2021
The terror attacks at the Kabul international airport on Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and scores of civilians.
August 25th, 2021
Letting the Taliban dictate our military strategy is an absolute disgrace. We have a commitment to every American and Afghan ally to get them out safely.
November 1st, 2021
It is imperative that President Biden stop being so risk-averse, stop appeasing Putin and Xi, and move quickly to develop critical capabilities that our adversaries are now perfecting.
October 22nd, 2021
I am proud to join Senators Cornyn and Cruz in recognizing the dedication and commitment that produced 80 years of excellence at Sheppard.
October 18th, 2021
This escalation of bullying of the bravest and most self-sacrificing among us threatens national security.
October 8th, 2021
The HMMWV accident that occurred at Fort Bragg, which killed a soldier and injured four others, is completely unacceptable when the technology exists to mitigate these accidents.
October 4th, 2021
I am humbled to receive the Frank M. Tejeda Congressional Leadership Award. I have witnessed the contributions of our great Reserve forces from my days as the Mayor of Fort Worth to my years in the United States Congress....
September 10th, 2021
As we look to the battlefields of tomorrow, the groundbreaking work from Wright-Patt will determine what capabilities we have and simultaneously, shape our systems for the future.
August 31st, 2021
One of the tenets of our military is to leave no person behind and here we are, from the President’s own directive, leaving thousands of Americans behind.
August 27th, 2021
The deadline needs to be that the United States doesn't leave Afghanistan until all Americans come home.
August 26th, 2021
My heartfelt prayers are with our American citizens President Biden has disregarded, and for our heroic military who served in Afghanistan struggling with increased traumatic stress, some even calling my office and weeping,...
August 25th, 2021
There are a lot of foreign policy options between nation building and giving up. We found the proper balance in recent years—maintaining a small force that propped up the Afghan government while also giving us the capability...