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MILITARY AFFAIRS FORUM

Military Affairs Committee Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber

Date & Time: WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Place: La Quinta Inn, 1425 E. 27th St., Tacoma 98421
Price: $20.00 pre-paid by Feb. 18, noon
$25.00 pre-paid after noon Feb. 18
$30.00 walk-ins/at the door
Information: Monique Shields, (253) 627.2175
RSVP: DUE 12 noon, Feb. 18 (Friday)
REGISTER HERE.

Event Speaker: Congressman Adam Smith

Congressional Update from Congressman Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee.

The Committee retains jurisdiction of all subjects listed in clause 1(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives and retains exclusive jurisdiction for: defense policy generally, ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, joint interoperability, the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, Department of Energy nonproliferation programs and detainee affairs and policy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 9, 7:30 9:00 a.m., La Quinta, Register Here.

LTC John Redinger, Commander, 833d Transportation Battalion

The 833d Trans Bn. is part of the Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC) and provides surface deployment/redeployment, distribution and water terminal operations to directly support and sustain the Warfighter in the Pacific Northwest Area of Responsibility and on order deploys in support of SDDC missions worldwide.

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