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Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has used his position on the Senate Armed Services Committee over the last two years to champion North Carolina's military installations.
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 @ 10:26 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that the Pentagon is failing to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg, making it clear that Air Force leadership broke its promise when it claimed that dismantling the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, July 14th, 2016 @ 2:31 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Fayetteville Mayor Nat Robertson, and Jacksonville Mayor Sammy Phillips praised the U.S. Census Bureau's decision to count U.S. military personnel who are deployed outside the U.S. and are living on or off a military installation
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2016 @ 2:39 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced that he has secured his amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requiring the Secretary of the Army, in coordination with the Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, to submit a report to the Senate outlining plans to extend
Published: Monday, May 16th, 2016 @ 7:53 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced legislation aimed at supporting Fort Bragg's rapid deployment capabilities
Published: Saturday, April 30th, 2016 @ 3:37 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) delivered a Senate floor speech to provide an update on the Pentagon's failure to meet the Army's paratrooper training requirements at Fort Bragg.
Published: Thursday, April 21st, 2016 @ 10:34 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) issued the following statements in response to a letter from leaders of the Air Force and Army certifying the deactivation of the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield...
Published: Sunday, February 7th, 2016 @ 11:01 am
By: Chris Downey
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Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) concluded a Congressional Delegation visit to Fort Bragg in North Carolina
Published: Thursday, January 14th, 2016 @ 2:04 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, President Barack Obama vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2016, which recently passed both chambers of Congress with strong bipartisan support. Following the president's decision to veto the NDAA for FY16, North Carolina Senators...
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 4:48 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Under Tillis' amendment, the C-130Hs cannot be removed from Fort Bragg unless the following leadership approvals indicate our national security and readiness of the global response unit will not be jeopardized.
Published: Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 @ 4:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) wrote to Army Chief of Staff Mark A. Milley, expressing concern that the Air Force's plan to dismantle the 440th Airlift Wing at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield
Published: Thursday, September 24th, 2015 @ 1:06 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, the Senate passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2016 introduced by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will not only save, but increase the C-130 presence at Fort Bragg's Pope Airfield.
Published: Friday, June 5th, 2015 @ 7:23 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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