In the News
We started off this morning by traveling to the Town of West Point, about half-way between Richmond and Williamsburg on the Middle Peninsula, where Senator Warner met with elected and community leaders from six counties and three towns in the region.
ICYMI: Lessons learned from JFCOM
Feb 15 2011
The Pentagon's decision to resize, refocus and rename Joint Forces Command has prompted uncertainty and anxiety for many families across South Hampton Roads. Hold on to your hats. It may be just the beginning.
Half of JFCOM Workers, Functions to Stay
Feb 09 2011
Today the Department of Defense released final plans to resize, refocus and rename Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in Hampton Roads. Last August, Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed the complete elimination of JFCOM to save money and promote greater Pentagon efficiency.
Sen. Warner on offshore wind: “Excellent news”
Feb 07 2011
Sen. Warner, who has long advocated an “all-of-the-above,” portfolio approach to alternative energy, applauded today’s big announcement on major offshore wind initiatives: as part of the “Smart from the Start” approach, the federal government will accelerate the preliminary review of potential offshore wind sites along Virginia’s coast.
Virginia’s governor, Sen. Warner and other members of the congressional delegation met for more than an one hour today with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and afterwards the Virginians were cautiously optimistic about preserving significant pieces of Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads.
Day Four on the Peninsula and in Hampton Roads
Nov 18 2010
Senator Warner began the fourth and final day of our trip last Friday at a breakfast meeting of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce in Newport News, where he discussed his compromise proposal on the Dec. 31st expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts
Day Three: Hampton Roads and the Peninsula
Nov 15 2010
On Veterans’ Day, Senator Warner began the second leg of our week of traveling in at Old Dominion University in Norfolk.
Challenging Pentagon Decision on JFCOM
Sep 28 2010
Senator Warner submitted this testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee today as top Pentagon officials prepared to testify about last month’s announcement of plans to close-down U.S. Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads.
The Virginian-Pilot covers Senator Warner's meeting with Hampton Roads elected officials on the proposed closure of the Joint Forces Command.
Multi-track strategy on JFCOM
Aug 26 2010
Senator Warner met with local, state and federal officeholders from across Hampton Roads today to help craft a responsible and focused strategy in response to a recent Pentagon proposal to close-down the military's Joint Forces Command, or JFCOM, in Portsmouth.
