In Senate Armed Services Hearing, Sen. King Stresses Need for Greater 'Geographic Diversity' in U.S. Military
October 06, 2021
October 06, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021:
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned top Pentagon nominees about the concerning shift in the U.S. military's active duty members increasingly coming from the South and West, and the decline in military representation from the Northeast and Midwest. During his questioning in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King pressed nominees on what . . .
U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today questioned top Pentagon nominees about the concerning shift in the U.S. military's active duty members increasingly coming from the South and West, and the decline in military representation from the Northeast and Midwest. During his questioning in a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator King pressed nominees on what . . .