https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services
old list, a few changes for 2021
Mr AUSTIN Is A White Hat
Six Senate Arms Committee Democraps Are Against Him
https://www.senate.gov/general/committee_membership/committee_memberships_SSAS.htm
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/
Two Star - Fort Drum, 10th Mountain Division
Three Star - 18th Airborne Corps Commander
Four Star - Centcom Commander
The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/529272-two-senate-democrats-signal-opposition-to-waiver-for-bidens-pentagon-pick
Two Senate Democrats signal opposition to waiver for Biden's Pentagon pick
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/08/democrats-need-defend-norms-they-should-oppose-lloyd-austins-nomination/
Democrats need to defend norms. They should oppose Lloyd Austin’s nomination.
https://news.ballotpedia.org/2020/12/09/three-democratic-senators-oppose-waiver-for-austin-for-defense-secretary/
Three Democratic senators oppose waiver for Austin for defense secretary
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/09/why-some-democrats-are-in-a-bind-about-bidens-choice-for-defense-secretary/
Why some Democrats are in a bind about Biden’s choice for defense secretary
Senators would need to grant a waiver to Austin, but they’re wary of giving another after granting one to Mattis in 2017
"I have the deepest respect and administration for General Austin and this nomination, and this nomination is exciting and historic. But I believe that a waiver of the seven year rule would contravene the basic principle that there should be civilian control over a nonpolitical military,"
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Sen. Richard Da Nang Dick Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
another one of the 17 "no" votes in 2017, said that he was also unlikely to support granting Austin a waiver.
-Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.)
Three Democratic senators said they would not support a waiver for Austin: Richard Blumenthal (Ct.), Elizabeth Moarron (Mass.), and Jon Tester (Mont.).
Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, was non-committal, saying in a statement he’d “closely evaluate the implications for waiving the National Security Act requirement twice in just four years.”
But Hawaii Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz, went further, saying, “This is becoming a trend, and I don’t like it. It is difficult to imagine voting for a Mattis.”
https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1346159109394083841
The Pentagon has approved DC Mayor Muriel Bowser's request for National Guard support during demonstrations this week as Congress prepares to certify the Electoral College results
1:18 PM · Jan 4, 2021·SocialFlow
https://www.cnn.com/webview/politics/live-news/trump-biden-transition-georgia-runoff/h_18e18d5bafa81bf62ea7a00f6a0421f8