{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2023/10/turner-brings-ohio-defense-aerospace-forum-to-dayton", "Turner Brings Ohio Defense & Aerospace Forum to Dayton", "2023-10-31", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "DAYTON, OHIO \u2013 Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Jeff Hoagland, President and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition, and Susan Edwards, President of Wright State University, held a press conference at Wright State University\u2019s Student Union to talk about the importance of the eighth annual Ohio Defense and Aerospace Forum.\n\nCongressman Turner worked with the Dayton Development Coalition to establish the Defense Forum in 2016 and has participated in the event every year since. This year\u2019s event was the first to be held in Dayton.\n\n\u201cWe tell the story of the importance of innovation and the defense industry and its contributions to Ohio, with the importance of how we all work together to grow it,\u201d said Congressman Mike Turner. \u201cBoth its significance to our overall national security, but also jobs, innovation, and technology right here in the back door of our region and Dayton. The governor has been very supportive of this. This has been a statewide-supported effort. We look at the installations across Ohio; we know that the more that we can keep in Ohio will not only be an enhancement to our national security, but also an enhancement to our overall foundation of innovation structure in Ohio.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are fortunate to have Wright-Patterson in our backyard, the state\u2019s largest single-site employer, but we also have assets throughout the state like NASA and others,\u201d said Jeff Hoagland, President and CEO of the Dayton Development Coalition. \u201cBut once again bringing industry together, bringing academia together, Congressman Turner has brought top leaders to this statewide forum. We have speakers that most national forums can\u2019t even get. We are blessed to have this type of talent here, but also to continue the conversation of workforce with the DoD to continue growing the local economy.\u201d\n\n\u201cWright State University wouldn\u2019t be in the situation it is if it wasn\u2019t for Wright-Patterson,\u201d said Susan Edwards, President of Wright State University. \u201cThey gave us the land in which we\u2019re situated, so our relationship has gone on since the 1960s, and we're very fortunate to be able to support the missions that are on the base and continue to supply the emanating workforce of the region. We\u2019re thrilled to have it here, and I'd like to thank Congressman Turner for all the work that he\u2019s done and Jeff Hoagland for their work with the DDC.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Ohio Defense and Aerospace Forum provides an opportunity for defense installation leadership, community leaders, industry representatives, and elected officials to connect, build awareness, and gain a deeper understanding of the current defense environment and the role they play in supporting all facets of national defense.\n\nOn Monday, October 30, Congressman Turner moderated a panel titled \u2018Ohio\u2019s Role in National Security Intelligence.\u2019 This was Congressman Turner\u2019s first time moderating the Forum's intelligence panel as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.\n\nThe \u2018Ohio\u2019s Role in National Security Intelligence\u2019 panel featured:\n\nColonel Ariel Batungbacal, Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center\n\nColonel Marqus Randall, Commander, National Space Intelligence Center\n\nColonel Gregg Hesterman, Director of Cyberspace Transformation, Ohio National Guard\n\nOn Tuesday, October 31, Congressman Turner moderated the \u2018State of National Defense\u2019 panel, which featured:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "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://turner.house.gov/2023/10/turner-brings-ohio-defense-aerospace-forum-to-dayton"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.780113972723484, "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"}