National Defense / Veterans

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 »

WASHINGTON - The Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has been passed out of the House Armed Services Committee by a vote of 57 - 1. More than 70 proposals from our office were included in the final passage of the NDAA. Passage of the NDAA moves this process forward to ensure o... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman Andy Kim and U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly have introduced the Dental Care for our Troops Act. This legislation would provide access to premium-free TRICARE for dental services for the Reserve and National Guard component. “When I speak with National Guard members, Reser... Read more »

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is pleased to announce the appointment of Morgan Mitchell to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). In 2020, Morgan graduated from Amory High School with a 4.0 GPA. She participated in numerous extracurricular activities while servi... Read more »

WASHINGTON - I am pleased to announce the appointment of Samuel Rossetti to the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). Samuel is a recent honors graduate of New Albany High School. He has demonstrated excellent leadership skills in and out of the classroom. Samuel has maintained outstanding... Read more »

Contacts: Rachel Huxley-Cohen (Duckworth), Rachel_huxley-cohen@duckworth.senate.gov Spencer Hurwitz (Blackburn), spencer_hurwitz@blackburn.senate.gov Christian Unkenholz (Brown), christian.unkenholz@mail.house.gov Susan Parker (Kelly), susan.parker@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON - Combat Veteran and U.S... Read more »