{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=198E7DB2-47F1-4511-ADD8-BA22382D7CCA", "Congressman Austin Scott Reacts to DOD Decision To Support JSTARS Recapitalization", "2015-12-10", "2015", "2015-12", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Austin Scott", "S001189", "austinscott.house.gov", "austinscott", "https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013U.S. Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) today reacted to news out of the Pentagon that the Office of the Secretary of Defense has formally approved Milestone-A for the Air Force\u2019s plan to recapitalize the JSTARS fleet.\n\n\u201cI am pleased that the Department of Defense agreed to approve the milestone acquisition decision to permit the next step in recapitalization of the JSTARS fleet,\u201d said Congressman Austin Scott. \u201cThis is an important development for Robins Air Force Base and a crucial step to ensure our nation\u2019s warfighters have the capabilities they need. Going forward, I will continue to highlight how indispensable this mission is for our national security and will urge the Department of Defense to keep the acquisition timeline on schedule.\u201d\n\nRobins Air Force Base is home to both the 461st Air Control Wing (ACW) and 116th Air Control Wing (ACW), both of which share responsibility for the operations, maintenance and support of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS).\n\nLast month, Congressman Austin Scott, who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee, led a letter to Secretary of Defense Ash Carter to urge for approval of JSTARS recapitalization. The letter was supported by sixty members of Congress. In addition, he wrote an article for Breaking Defensewhich highlights the importance of JSTARS and the future of the mission.\n\nCongressman Austin Scott represents Georgia\u2019s Eighth Congressional District in Congress, home to Robins and Moody Air Force Bases.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T20:33:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://austinscott.house.gov/press-releases?ID=198E7DB2-47F1-4511-ADD8-BA22382D7CCA"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5133931301534176, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}