National Defense / Veterans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Ranking Member Joe Courtney (D-CT) of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth urging swift action on Australia’s newly announced $500 million inv... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) has been reappointed Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee on the House Armed Services Committee. The subcommittee oversees Navy and Marine Corps shipbuilding, Air Force bombers and tankers, Army waterborne vessels, and maritim... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01) has been appointed Vice Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the 119th Congress. This role underscores Congressman Kelly's commitment to safeguard our national security. "I am honored to serve as Vice Chairman of the ... Read more »

WASHINGTON – Today, senior leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS) sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)’s Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation office to affirm the importance of meeting the congression... Read more »

RENO, NEVADA - Guam Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero and Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Miss., received the NGAUS Harry S. Truman Award, the Association’s highest honor, during the 145th General Conference & Exhibition in Reno, Nevada. The award recognizes sustained contributions of exceptional, far-reaching magn... Read more »

Washington – Congressman Michael Guest (MS-03), Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01), and Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to express their support for the 186th Air Refueling Wing as it competes for a KC-46 mission ... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce his selection to serve as Subcommittee Chairman of Seapower and Projection Forces on the House Armed Services Committee. This committee has oversight over Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force programs. “Rep. Trent Kelly has a... Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and U.S. Representatives Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today urged the U.S. Air Force to delay divesting itself of the T-1A aircraft until a new service-wide training curriculum and new traini... Read more »

TUPELO- U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly hosted Academy Day 2022 in Tupelo, Mississippi. The annual event is held to provide students, parents, and educators information about the Congressional nominations process and what it takes to attend one of America's prestigious service academies. Representativ... Read more »

Washington - Monday, September 19, Lead Republican Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), and Congressman Trent Kelly (MS-01), a member of HPSCI and the House Armed Services Committee, continued the House Intelligence Committee's Beyond the SCIF Series w... Read more »