are called aptitude area scores , composite scores , or line scores . Each of the five armedservices has its own aptitude area scores and sets its own minimum composite scores for each MOS. class ...multiple issues expert Military history January 2011 date February 2009 refimprove August 2010 The ArmedServicesVocationalAptitudeBattery ASVAB is a multiple choice test, administered by the United States Military Entrance Processing Command , used to determine qualification for enlistment in the United States armed forces . It is often offered to United States American Secondary education high school students when they are in the 10th, 11th and 12th grade, though anyone eligible for enlistment may take it. There has never been a requirement that a test taker with a qualifying score enlist in the military, and the test may simply determine personal aptitude at a particular career. History The ASVAB was first introduced in 1968 and was adopted by all branches of the military in 1976. In 2002 it underwent a major revision. In 2004, the test s percentile ranking scoring system was re Normalization statistics normalized , to ensure that a score of 50 really did represent doing better than exactly 50 of test takers. Categories Current The ASVAB currently contains nine sections Word Knowledge WK Arithmetic Reasoning AR Mechanical Comprehension MC Automotive and Shop Information AS Electronics Information EI Mathematics Knowledge MK General Science GS Paragraph Comprehension PC Assembling Objects AO Assembling Objects is new as of 2002. Navy applicants also complete a Coding Speed CS test. Previous Numerical Operations NO Space Perception SP Tool Knowledge TK General Information ... States local school , and to United States armed forces recruiters, at the option of the school. Armed Forces Qualification Test An Armed Forces Qualification Test AFQT score is used to determine basic ... sections are counted towards the Armed Forces Qualifying Test AFQT score. http www.sealchallenge.navy.mil ... more details
Military Entrance Processing Command sometime after the ArmedServicesVocationalAptitudeBattery ...The Defense Language AptitudeBattery DLAB is a test used by the United States Department of Defense to test an individual s potential for learning a foreign language. It is used to determine who may pursue training as a military linguist. It consists of 126 multiple choice questions, and the test is scored out of a possible 176 points. The first half of the test is audio, and the second half is written. As of 2009, the test is completely web based. The test does not attempt to gauge a person s fluency in a given language, but rather to determine their ability to learn a language. To qualify to pursue training in a language, one needs a minimum score of 100. The United States Marine Corps Marines will waiver it to 90 for Cat I and Cat II languages, and the United States Navy Navy will waiver it to a 95 for Cat I languages only. The United States Air Force Air Force does not currently offer a waiver. The languages are broken into tiers, based on their difficulty level for a native English speaker, as determined by the Defense Language Institute . The DLAB is also used for the Australian Defence Force . Language Categories Category I language 95 or better ref Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center Catalog ref French language French , Italian language Italian , Portuguese language Portuguese , and Spanish language Spanish br Category II language 100 or better German language German , Indonesian language Indonesian Category III language 105 or better Dari , Hebrew languages Hebrew , Hindi , Persian language Persian , Punjabi language Punjabi , Russian language Russian , Serbo Croatian language Serbo Croatian , Tagalog language Tagalog , Thai language Thai , Turkish ... . While the test may remain an effective method of determining aptitude, one who scores a 130 will not necessarily ... Language Institute Defense Language Office Language learning aptitude Notes reflist References Citation ... more details
The Pimsleur Language AptitudeBattery PLAB is an assessment developed to predict student success in foreign language learning, or language learning aptitude , and for diagnosing Language learning aptitude langauge learning disability language learning disabilities . The Pimsleur Language AptitudeBattery PLAB was developed to measure language learning aptitude . Language learning aptitude does not refer to whether or not an individual can or cannot learn a foreign language it is assumed that virtually ... of the PLAB The Pimsleur Language AptitudeBattery was developed by Dr. Paul Pimsleur , also ... version of the AptitudeBattery on secondary school students of French and Spanish, Pimsleur and his ... Language AptitudeBattery include program placement, program assessment and planning, and diagnosis ... Aptitude Test Manual 2002 Edition . Bethesda, MD Second Language Testing, Inc., 2002. Pimsleur, Paul, Daniel J. Reed and Charles W. Stansfield. Pimsleur Language AptitudeBattery Manual 2004 Edition ... and Stanley Sapon, the authors of the Modern Language Aptitude Test a similar language aptitude test intended for older subjects , language learning aptitude does refer to the prediction of how well, relative ... average, which Pimsleur found to be another predictive factor of language learning aptitude. The four final factors contributing to language learning aptitude measured on the PLAB are verbal ability, auditory .... Program Assessment and Planning The PLAB can be used to calculate local language aptitude norms. Using ... learning difficulty or a Language learning aptitude Language learning disability language learning disability ... approaches. Issues of Debate One issue taken with using Second language acquisition Language aptitude language aptitude tests like the PLAB is that they are not directly helpful to individuals who are required to learn a language regardless of their language learning abilities. Language learning aptitude ..., there is no proven method to increase their language learning aptitude if they must learn a language ... more details
Unreferenced date August 2008 ArmedServices is a collective term that refers to the major organisational entities of national armed forces , so named because they service a combat need in a specific combat environment . In most Sovereign state states ArmedServices include the Army also known as Land Force or Ground Force, Navy also know a Marine Defence Force, and Air Force . Some countries have a separate service for the Space Forces or Military Space Forces, and the Russian Federation also has the RVSN Strategic Missile Troops and the VDV Airborne Troops as independent ArmedServices. The People s Liberation Army , despite the name, also comprises ArmedServices consisting of the People s Liberation Army Ground Force PLA Ground Force , People s Liberation Army Navy PLA Navy PLAN , People s Liberation Army Air Force PLA Air Force PLAAF , Second Artillery Corps strategic nuclear or missile force , and the PLA Reserved Force . Some nations combine all ArmedServices into one structure such as the Japan Self Defense Forces , Defence Forces Ireland glaigh na h ireann , and the Canadian Forces , and subdividing them into branches, or the Israeli Defense Force Branches Israeli Defense Forces with an even less pronounced separation of ArmedServices due to its combined arms military doctrine doctrine that is applied even at the highest echelons of command. Category Military organization sv Vapenslag vi Qu n ch ng ... more details
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ArmedServices Editions ASEs were small, compact, paperback books printed by the Council on Books in Wartime for distribution within the American military during World War II . This program was in effect from 1943 to 1946. The ASEs were designed to provide entertainment to soldiers serving overseas, while also educating them about political, historical, and military issues. The slogan of the Council on Books in Wartime was, Books are weapons in the war of ideas . Image Serviceman reading brooklyn.jpg thumb right 300px A US Serviceman reading an ArmedServices Edition of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn ASE Titles The ASE program featured an array of fiction and non fiction titles, including classics, contemporary bestsellers, biographies, drama, poetry, and genre fiction .... The distinctive covers bore the description, ArmedServices Edition This is the Complete Book ... than the long side, due to the printing presses used. Image ArmedServices Edition UnprocessedHuckleberry Finn & Country Lawyer.jpg thumb right 300px ArmedServices Editions were printed in pairs, one ..., and its edges remain untrimmed. ArmedServices Editions were printed on digest and pulp magazine ... officials who conceived Editions for the ArmedServices Wittels, 11 . For some readers, the ASEs were the first books they had picked up since high school. ArmedServices Editions Today Deleted image removed File Armedserviceseditions.JPG thumb left 300px A stack of ArmedServices Editions, showing ... ArmedServices Editions are still readily available from used booksellers. However, the rarer titles ... , Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin Madison have special ArmedServices Edition ... by private collectors. Further reading Cole, John Young Editor . Books In Action The ArmedServices ... ase Books Go To War The ArmedServices Editions of World War Two, virtual exhibit at the University ... the armed forces. Copies were shared, re read, and ripped in half so they could accommodate two ... more details
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. An example that leans both ways is the ArmedServicesVocationalAptitudeBattery ASVAB , which is given to recruits entering the armed forces of the United States . Another is the SAT , which is designed as a test of aptitude for college in the United States , but has achievement elements ...for the Debian software Aptitude software An aptitude is an innate component of a Skill competency to do a certain kind of Labour economics work at a certain level. Aptitudes may be Physical fitness physical or mind mental . Aptitude is not knowledge , understanding, learned or acquired abilities skills or Attitude psychology attitude . The innate nature of aptitude is in contrast to achievement, which represents knowledge or ability that is gained. ref http psychology.ucdavis.edu sommerb sommerdemo stantests mental.htm Standardized tests Mental ability UC Davis ref Intelligence and aptitudes Aptitude and intelligence quotient are related, and in some ways opposite views of human mental ability ... all mental ability, aptitude refers to one of many different characteristics which can be independent of each other, such as aptitude for military flight, air traffic control, or computer programming ... and Spatial aptitude subtests. In a given person some are low and others high. In the context of an aptitude ... tend to be correlated. Aptitude is better applied intra individually to determine what tasks a given individual is more skilled at performing. Inter individual aptitude differences are typically not very ... Combined aptitude and knowledge tests Test student assessment Tests that assess learned skills or knowledge ... myblog aptitude career tests.htm What Do Aptitude Career Tests Measure? ref See also Test ... Curriculum http www.ericdigests.org pre 9218 aptitude.htm Measuring Aptitude from the Education Resources ... id15.html Detailed Description and History of Aptitude Testing, Comparison to Other ... Category Educational psychology Category Evaluation methods Category Aptitude bg es ... more details
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Infobox Military Unit unit name br Rear Services of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation image Image RSAFRF emblem.png 150px br Image RSAFRF flag.png 150px caption RSAFR great emblem and flag dates 1700 as of the Russian Empire present country Russian Federation branch Russian Armed Forces type role Material supply, supplies storage safety size command ... anniversaries August 1 The Rear Services of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation lang ru ... Barbarossa in 1941, the Russian rear services experienced severe difficulties, which have been fixed after the order On Organization of the Rear Services Management Office of the Red Army ... . The Rear Services of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union were renamed to the Rear Services of the Armed Forces of Russia in 1991. Current Agencies The rear services of the Armed Forces of Russia currently ... Department of the RF Defence Ministry Military Science Committee of the RF Armed Forces Rear Secretariat of the Chief of the RF Armed Forces Rear Personnel Department of the RF Armed Forces Rear On 5 October 2004 the Railway Troops ru became part of the Rear Services of the Armed ... 1045 1349 index.shtml Defence Ministry. The Rear Services of the Armed Forces DEFAULTSORT Rear Services Of The Armed Forces Of Russia Category Military of Russia Category Civil defense lt Ginkluot j ... Federatsii is a Rear military rear of the Russian Armed Forces . It encompasses mainly the Rear Services Staff, 9 main and central departments and 3 services. History The formation of Russian rear services is commonly attached to the year 1700, when Peter I of Russia Peter I signed an order ... all military supply services have been incorporated in the army. However the word rear as a separate ... Ministry Fire Rescue and Local Defence Service of the RF Armed Forces Veterinary and Sanitary Service of the RF Armed Forces Economic Security Department of the RF Armed Forces Main Trade Department ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Ceylon ArmedServices Inauguration Medal image File ArmedServices Inauguration Medal Ceylon ribbon.png 100px caption Ribbon of the medal awarded by Ceylon type Medal eligibility awarded to members of the Ceylon armedservices who served during specified periods in 1949 1951. for service status description clasps None established July, 1955 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Prashansaniya Seva Padakkama same lower Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Centenary Medal related image2 caption2 main Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka The Ceylon ArmedServices Inauguration Medal was awarded to members of the Ceylon armedservices who served during specified periods in 1949 1951 during its establishment. External links http www.army.lk Sri Lanka Army http www.defence.lk Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka http www.nationalsecurity.lk Media Center for National Security Sri Lanka References Army, Sri Lanka. 1st Edition October 1999 . 50 YEARS ON 1949 1999 , Sri Lanka Army . ISBN 995 8089 02 8 Category Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Ceylon ArmedServices Long Service Medal image caption awarded by Sri Lanka type Service Medal eligibility all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Ceylon Army , Royal Ceylon Navy and Royal Ceylon Air Force ref http www.navy.lk index.php?id 70 Sri Lankan military awards and decorations ref for ..completing 12 years service as defined in the regulations of the respective warrants campaign status This award Superseded by the Sri Lanka ArmedServices Long Service Medal in 1972. description Suspended from a plain suspension bar. clasps established 1968 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal same lower Sri Lanka ArmedServices Long Service Medal since 1972 image2 caption2 main Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka The Ceylon ArmedServices Long Service Medal was a service medal of Ceylon from 1968 to 1972. It was granted to all ranks of the Regular Forces of the Ceylon Army , Royal Ceylon Navy and Royal Ceylon Air Force , who complete 12 years service as defined in the regulations of the respective warrants. It was replaced by the Sri Lanka ArmedServices Long Service Medal since 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic. References references References Army, Sri Lanka. 1st Edition October 1999 . 50 YEARS ON 1949 1999 , Sri Lanka Army . ISBN 995 8089 02 8 External links http www.army.lk Sri Lanka Army http www.defence.lk Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka http www.nationalsecurity.lk Media Center for National Security Sri Lanka Category Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka ... more details
image United States House Committee on ArmedServices emblem.gif thumb United States House Committee on ArmedServices emblem The U.S. House Committee on ArmedServices , commonly known as the House ArmedServices Committee , is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives . It is responsible ... The ArmedServices Committee was created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 , which ... guide house chapter 04.html Chapter 4. Records of the ArmedServices Committee and Its Predecessors ... Member United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Tactical Air and Land Forces Roscoe Bartlett R MD Silvestre Reyes D TX United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee ... politician Susan Davis D CA United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Oversight and Investigations Rob Wittman R VA Jim Cooper D TN United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Readiness Readiness Randy Forbes R VA Madeleine Bordallo D GU United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Seapower and Projection Forces Todd Akin R MO Mike McIntyre D NC United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Strategic Forces Mike Turner R OH Loretta Sanchez D CA United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee ... Langevin D RI References references External links http armedservices.house.gov House ArmedServices ... States House of Representatives ArmedServices Category Military of the United States Committee of the United States House of Representatives de United States House Committee on ArmedServices fi United States House Committee on ArmedServices zh ... Department of Defense DOD and the Military of the United States United States armed forces , as well ... was renamed the Committee on National Security. It was later renamed the Committee on ArmedServices. Members, 112th United States Congress 112th Congress The committee chairman is Republican ... more details
Women s ArmedServices Integration Act , United States law enacted on June 12, 1948, enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the armed forces in the United States Army Army , United States Navy Navy , United States Marine Corps Marine Corps , and the recently formed United States Air Force Air Force . Prior to this act, women, with the exception of nurses, served in the military only in times of war. However, it excluded women from Air Force and Navy vessels and aircraft that might engage in combat. ref http soc.enotes.com women military article 40539 Women in the military ref The act was a major step forward for military women. However, in October 1949 a new Army regulation decreed that mothers with dependent children were ineligible to serve in the military, and female servicewomen with children under the age of 18 were discharged. This regulation was finally repealed in the 1970s, when Congress of the United States Congress passed a law which allowed women with dependent children to enlist. In 1998, a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Act was held at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Women in Military Service for America WIMSA Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery . Then Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre delivered the keynote address. See also Women in the military References references External links http search.eb.com women articles Women s ArmedServices Integration Act.html Women in American History Women s ArmedServices Integration Act http historymatters.gmu.edu d 6257 Forcing the Resignation of Women with Minor Children Is in This Day and Age an Anachronism Support for Change in Army Policy http millennium.fortunecity.com redwood 352 usmc20.htm Women in the Marine Corps Category Women in the United States military Category Labor law of the United States Category 1948 in law Category 1948 in the United States ... more details
Infobox Military Award name Republic of Sri Lanka ArmedServices Medal image caption awarded by Sri Lanka type Medal eligibility all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the Military of Sri Lanka Armed Service of the Republic of Sri Lanka for service status description clasps None established 1981 first award last award total posthumous recipients individual higher Videsha Seva Padakkama same lower Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal related image2 caption2 main Awards and decorations of the military of Sri Lanka It is ordained that the medal shall be awarded to all ranks of the Regular and Volunteer Forces of the Military of Sri Lanka Armed Service of the Republic of Sri Lanka , including officers but excluding those in the ranks of the National Cadet Corps Sri Lanka Ceylon Cadet Corps , who were in service on the 22nd May 1972 and who are recommended by the Commander of the Army, the Captain of the Navy or the Commander of the Air Force, to receive the award. External links http www.army.lk Sri Lanka Army http www.defence.lk Ministry of Defence Sri Lanka http www.nationalsecurity.lk Media Center for National Security Sri Lanka References Army, Sri Lanka. 1st Edition October 1999 . 50 YEARS ON 1949 1999 , Sri Lanka Army . ISBN 995 8089 02 8 Category Military awards and decorations of Sri Lanka Category Orders, decorations, and medals of Sri Lanka ... more details
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The Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Personnel is one of six subcommittees within the United States Senate Committee on ArmedServices Senate ArmedServices Committee . Jurisdiction The Personnel Subcommittee has jurisdiction over all matters relating to active and reserve military personnel, including pay rates, military health care and education benefits, Morale, Welfare and Recreation services, and military justice . The subcommittee also oversees issues related to Prisoner of war prisoners of war and military personnel who are missing in action . Members, 112th Congress The Committee is chaired by United States Democratic Party Democrat Jim Webb of Virginia , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority Member is United States Republican Party Republican Lindsey Graham , of South Carolina . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Jim Webb , Virginia, Chairman span party shading Independent Joseph Lieberman , Connecticut ref Joe Lieberman is an Independent Democrat, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ref span Daniel Akaka , Hawaii Claire McCaskill , Missouri Kay Hagan , North Carolina Mark Begich , Alaska Richard Blumenthal , Connecticut party shading Republican valign top Lindsey Graham , South Carolina, Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss , Georgia Scott Brown , Massachusetts Kelly Ayotte , New Hampshire Susan Collins , Maine David Vitter ... Republican valign top John McCain , Arizona References reflist See also United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Military Personnel U.S. House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Military Personnel External links http armed services.Senate.gov Senate ArmedServices Committee home page http armed services.senate.gov scmembrs.htm Senate ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States Senate ArmedServices Senate Personnel US Congress stub ... more details
The Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Seapower is one of six subcommittees within the United States Senate Committee on ArmedServices Senate ArmedServices Committee . Jurisdiction The Seapower Subcommittee has jurisdiction over all United States Navy U.S. Navy , United States Marine Corps U.S. Marine Corps , including non tactical air programs, and the United States Navy Reserve Naval Reserve forces. Members, 112th Congress The subcommittee chair is United States Democratic Party Democrat Jack Reed politician Jack Reed of Rhode Island . The Ranking member Ranking Minority Member position is Roger Wicker of Mississippi . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Jack Reed politician Jack Reed , Rhode Island, Chairman Daniel Akaka , Hawaii Jim Webb , Virginia Kay Hagan , North Carolina Richard Blumenthal , Connecticut party shading Republican valign top Roger Wicker , Mississippi, Ranking Member Jeff Sessions , Alabama Kelly Ayotte , New Hampshire Susan Collins , Maine colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Democratic valign top Carl Levin , Michigan party shading Republican valign top John McCain , Arizona References reflist See also United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces U.S. House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces External links http armed services.Senate.gov Senate ArmedServices Committee home page http armed services.senate.gov scmembrs.htm Senate ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States Senate ArmedServices Senate Seapower US Congress stub ... more details
The Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces is one of six subcommittees within the United States Senate Committee on ArmedServices Senate ArmedServices Committee . Jurisdiction The Strategic Forces Subcommittee has jurisdiction over strategic forces, nuclear weapons , defense military national defense and nuclear deterrence , space program s, and ballistic missile defense. Members, 112th Congress The Committee is chaired by United States Democratic Party Democrat Ben Nelson of Nebraska , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority member is United States Republican Party Republican Jeff Sessions , of Alabama . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top Ben Nelson , Nebraska, Chairman span party shading Independent Joseph Lieberman , Connecticut ref Joe Lieberman is an Independent Democrat, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ref span Jack Reed politician Jack Reed , Rhode Island Mark Udall , Colorado Mark Begich , Alaska Jeanne Shaheen , New Hampshire Kirsten Gillibrand , New York party shading Republican valign top Jeff Sessions , Alabama, Ranking Member Jim Inhofe , Oklahoma Roger Wicker , Mississippi Rob Portman , Ohio John Cornyn , Texas David Vitter , Louisiana colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Democratic valign top Carl Levin , Michigan party shading Republican valign top John McCain , Arizona See also United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces U.S. House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces References reflist External links http armed services.Senate.gov Senate ArmedServices Committee home page http armed services.senate.gov scmembrs.htm Senate ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States Senate ArmedServices Senate Strategic Forces US Congress stub ... more details
House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is a subcommittee of the House ArmedServices Committee in the United States House of Representatives . Jurisdiction The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee has no legislative jurisdiction, but has responsibility of any matter within the ArmedServices Committee s jurisdiction, subject to concurrence of the chairman of the full committee any chairmen of any affected subcommittees. Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Rob Wittman , Virginia, Chairman Mike Conaway , Texas Mo Brooks , Alabama Todd Young , Indiana Tom Rooney politician Tom Rooney , Florida Mike Coffman , Colorado party shading Democratic valign top Jim Cooper , Tennessee, Chairman Rob Andrews , New Jersey Loretta Sanchez , California Colleen Hanabusa , Hawaii colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Howard McKeon Howard Buck McKeon , California party shading Democratic valign top Adam Smith politician Adam Smith , Washington External links http armedservices.house.gov House ArmedServices Committee home page http armedservices.house.gov subcommittee.shtml House ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States House ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives Oversight and Investigations US Congress stub ... more details
The Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Airland is one of six subcommittees within the United States Senate Committee on ArmedServices Senate ArmedServices Committee . Jurisdiction The Airland Subcommittee has primary jurisdiction over all issues related to the United States Army U.S. Army , United States Air Force U.S. Air Force , and United States Navy U.S. Navy and United States Marine Corps Marine Corps tactical aviation programs however, it does not include strategic forces, strategic airlift issues, and special operations programs. The subcommittee also oversees the United States Army Reserve Army and Air Force Reserve Command Air Force Reserves , and the United States National Guard National Guard . Members, 112th Congress The Subcommittee is chaired by Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman of Connecticut , and the Ranking member Ranking Minority Member is United States Republican Party Republican Scott Brown , of Massachusetts . class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Democratic valign top span party shading Independent Joseph Lieberman , Connecticut, Chairman ref Joe Lieberman is an Independent Democrat, but caucuses with Democrats on the committee. ref span Ben Nelson , Nebraska Claire McCaskill , Missouri Joe Manchin , West Virginia Kirsten Gillibrand , New York Richard Blumenthal , Connecticut party shading Republican valign top Scott Brown , Massachusetts, Ranking Member Jim Inhofe , Oklahoma Jeff Sessions , Alabama Roger Wicker , Mississippi David Vitter ... Republican valign top John McCain , Arizona See also United States House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces References reflist External links http armed services.Senate.gov Senate ArmedServices Committee home page http armed services.senate.gov scmembrs.htm Senate ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States Senate ArmedServices Airland US Congress ... more details
House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Military Personnel is a subcommittee of the House ArmedServices Committee in the United States House of Representatives . Jurisdiction The Military Personnel Subcommittee exercises oversight and legislative jurisdiction over Military personnel policy Reserve components of the United States armed forces Reserve component integration and employment issues Military Health System Military health care Military education Prisoner of war POW missing in action MIA issues Morale, Welfare and Recreation issues and programs Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Joe Wilson U.S. politician Joe Wilson , South Carolina, Chairman Walter B. Jones , North Carolina Mike Coffman , Colorado Tom Rooney politician Tom Rooney , Florida Joe Heck , Nevada Allen West politician Allen West , Florida Austin Scott politician Austin Scott , Georgia Vicky Hartzler , Missouri party shading Democratic valign top Susan Davis politician Susan Davis , California, Ranking Member Bob Brady , Pennsylvania Madeleine Bordallo , Guam David Loebsack , Iowa Niki Tsongas , Massachusetts Chellie Pingree , Maine colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Howard McKeon , California party shading Democratic valign top Adam Smith politician Adam Smith , Washington See also United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Personnel U.S. Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Personnel External links http armedservices.house.gov House ArmedServices Committee home page http armedservices.house.gov index.cfm military personnel House ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States House ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives Military Personnel US Congress stub ... more details
House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Readiness is a subcommittee of the House ArmedServices Committee in the United States House of Representatives . Jurisdiction The Readiness Subcommittee exercises oversight and legislative jurisdiction over Military readiness Military education and training Training Logistics and maintenance issues and programs Military construction Military installations Family housing issues Base Realignment and Closure Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Randy Forbes , Virginia, Chairman Mike D. Rogers , Alabama Joe Heck , Nevada Austin Scott politician Austin Scott , Georgia Frank LoBiondo , New Jersey Chris Gibson New York politician Chris Gibson , New York Vicky Hartzler , Missouri Bobby Schilling , Illinois Jon Runyan , New Jersey Tim Griffin , Arkansas Martha Roby , Alabama Steven Palazzo , Mississippi party shading Democratic valign top Madeleine Bordallo , Guam, Ranking Member Silvestre Reyes , Texas Joe Courtney politician Joe Courtney , Connecticut David Loebsack , Iowa Gabrielle Giffords , Arizona Larry Kissell , North Carolina Bill Owens congressman Bill Owens , New York Tim Ryan politician Tim Ryan , Ohio Colleen Hanabusa , Hawaii colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Howard McKeon , California party shading Democratic valign top Adam Smith politician Adam Smith , Washington See also United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support External links http armedservices.house.gov House ArmedServices Committee home page http armedservices.house.gov index.cfm readiness House ArmedServices Committee subcommittee list and membership page United States House ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives ArmedServices Readiness US Congress stub ... more details
House ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces is a subcommittee of the House ArmedServices Committee in the United States House of Representatives . Jurisdiction The Strategic Forces Subcommittee exercises oversight and legislative jurisdiction over Strategic Forces except deep strike systems space program s ballistic missile defense United States Department of Energy Department of Energy national security programs except non proliferation programs Members, 112th Congress class wikitable Majority Minority party shading Republican valign top Mike Turner , Ohio, Chairman Trent Franks , Arizona Doug Lamborn , Colorado Mo Brooks , Alabama Mac Thornberry , Texas Mike D. Rogers , Alabama John Fleming , Louisiana Scott Rigell , Virginia Austin Scott politician Austin Scott , Georgia party shading Democratic valign top Loretta Sanchez , California, Ranking Member James Langevin , Rhode Island Rick Larsen , Washington Martin Heinrich , New Mexico John Garamendi , California Dutch Ruppersberger , Maryland Betty Sutton , Ohio colspan 2 Ex officio party shading Republican valign top Howard McKeon Howard Buck McKeon , California party shading Democratic valign top Adam Smith politician Adam Smith , Washington See also United States Senate ArmedServices Subcommittee on Strategic Forces External links http armedservices.house.gov House ArmedServices Committee home page http armedservices.house.gov subcommittee.shtml House ArmedServices Committee list and membership page United States House ArmedServices Subcommittees USCongressCommittees Category Subcommittees of the United States House of Representatives ArmedServices Strategic Forces US Congress stub ... more details
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