Congressman Don Davis Advocates for Seymour Johnson at House Armed Services Committee Budget Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) posed questions to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General John Daniel Caine, the highest-ranking civilian and U.S. military leaders, respectively. The hearing aimed to hear from the witnesses about the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense budget proposal, which has not yet been fully released.
Congressman Davis focused his questions on how the U.S. Department of Defense can ensure Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is positioned to maintain and expand both its training and combat missions as a leader in overseas deployment.
[Congressman Davis along with other members of the House Armed Services Committee poses questions to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.]
“Seymour Johnson Air Force Base must remain an essential pillar of eastern North Carolina and our national defense for generations to come,” said Congressman Davis. “The airmen and military families who make the base what it is today have been there for deployments more than 50 percent of the time, during war and peace. Because of our history, the base must be a top candidate for an expanded combat mission as we move forward with next-generation air defense.”
A transcript of Congressman Davis’s line of questioning and responses from Secretary Hegseth and Chairman Cane can be found here.
Congressman Don Davis serves as the vice ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee and sits on the Subcommittees on Tactical Air and Land Forces and Readiness. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1994 and is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
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