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Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) held the first Senate Armed Services Committee hearing of the 114th Congress on January 21.  The committee’s opening hearing focused on national security threats around the globe and featured a pair of former national security advisers, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski and Lieutenant General (ret.) Brent Scowcroft.

Dr. Brzezinski served as national security adviser under President Jimmy Carter and is counselor and trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  General Scowcroft, a West Point graduate who served as national security adviser under Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, is currently the president of the Scowcroft Group.