Dave Belton, Author at Sightseers' Delight

The kind of leadership the world needs to stop Putin

March 8, 2022 Dave Belton

Throughout all of history, there have been only two other times when most of the world enjoyed such a long largess. For 200 years, between the reigns of Augustus Caesar and Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Empire enjoyed a Pax Romana.

Belton: Air Force, Bring the F-35 Lightning II Down to Georgia

March 9, 2018 Dave Belton

A strange thing happened yesterday in Vermont that presents a fascinating opportunity for Georgia.

Belton: Cuts in Military Spending Weaken our National Security

January 25, 2018 Dave Belton

How many of you would hop into a 1950 Buick, strap on a bunch of bombs and drive that 70-year-old car across the continent? Well, the Air Force does this every day, flying across vast oceans and barren continents.

Belton: Visiting Dobbins Air Reserve Base

November 2, 2016 Dave Belton

The House Military Affairs Study Committee, the committee I chair, visited Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB) last week in continuation of our mission to visit Georgia’s nine military installations. Congressman Barry Loudermilk attended the committee meeting in support of our efforts to protect Georgia’s bases.

Belton: Visiting the Cyber-Hub of the South and the Nation

October 4, 2016 Dave Belton

Our common defense is the government’s greatest obligation. That is why Speaker of the House David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) appointed me as the chairman of the new House Military Affairs Study Committee, a committee that looks at ways we can improve the military value of Georgia’s bases. The committee’s fourth meeting was held at Fort Gordon in Augusta, and Congressmen Jody Hice and Rick Allen joined us in support of our efforts to protect Georgia’s bases.

Belton: Our Military’s Precarious Position

August 26, 2016 Dave Belton

National defense is our government’s greatest responsibility, which is why I am grateful the new study committee I Chair is bringing together members of congress, state legislators and local leaders across the state to study how we can improve the military value of all nine of Georgia’s bases.