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January 16, 2009: Congressman Wittman Tapped to Serve on Three House Armed Services Panels

Washington, D.C., January 21, 2009

(Washington) - This week the House Armed Services Committee announced that Congressman Wittman has been appointed to serve on the following Subcommittees for the 111th Congress: Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Readiness, and Military Personnel.

"I look forward to serving on these important subcommittees that are so critical the First District of Virginia, the Commonwealth, and the Nation," said Wittman. "I am especially eager to work hard in a new capacity on the Personnel Subcommittee, which oversees military health care and other quality of life issues for our men and women in uniform."

Serving on these Subcommittees, Wittman will have oversight of the Navy and Marine Corps acquisition programs, Naval Reserve equipment, and Maritime programs. Additionally, Wittman will focus on the oversight of military readiness, training, logistics and maintenance as well as military construction, installations and family housing, to include the base realignment and closure (BRAC) process and energy policy and programs within the Department of Defense.

The First Congressional District of Virginia is home to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, Fort A.P. Hill, and Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.