Brooks Appointed to Strategic Forces and Readiness Subcommittees

Washington, DC— Wednesday, Congressman Mo Brooks (AL-05) announced his appointment in the 116th Congress to two House Armed Services Committee subcommittees: Strategic Forces and Readiness.

The Strategic Forces Subcommittee oversees America’s nuclear weapons, ballistic missile defense, national security space programs, and Department of Energy national security programs. The subcommittee seeks to ensure that America's nuclear capability and defenses are an overwhelming deterrent to attack by any potential foe.

The Readiness Subcommittee is responsible for the single largest account within the Department of Defense budget. It oversees military readiness, training, logistics and maintenance issues and programs, military construction, installations and family housing issues, and the BRAC process. It also oversees civilian personnel, energy security, and environmental issues that affect the Defense Department. The Readiness Subcommittee seeks to ensure America’s military has the training, materials, and equipment needed to accomplish their missions with minimal loss of life.

Congressman Brooks said, “I am pleased to again serve on the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and add Readiness as a new subcommittee assignment in the 116th Congress. The Strategic Forces Subcommittee has oversight and authorization responsibility for much of Redstone Arsenal’s vital missile defense work. I look forward to addressing readiness issues created by sequestration and other budget cuts on the Readiness Subcommittee. We must ensure that America’s military is the most lethal fighting force on Earth.”

Click HERE for the House Armed Services Committee news release announcing subcommittee assignments.

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