
Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to fulfilling the constitutional responsibility to “provide for the common defense” of the United States, including by ensuring the availability of the resources necessary to rebuild America’s military and maximize readiness.
Senator Hyde-Smith is proud of Mississippi’s enduring support of the Armed Forces. She is committed to strengthening the state’s significant contributions to national defense, including Air Force bases and Navy installations, the Army National Guard’s primary mobilization installation, a premiere Special Operations training center, a leading Air Force aeromedical evacuation unit, numerous National Guard installations, and Department of Defense supercomputer capabilities.
Senator Hyde-Smith is also grateful for the work of defense industry employees in Mississippi to produce the best equipment and services for the men and women who protect our nation.
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS BILL TO OFFER VETERANS NON-OPIOID ALTERNATIVES
HYDE-SMITH SUPPORTS BILL TO OFFER VETERANS NON-OPIOID ALTERNATIVES
Cosponsors ‘NOPAIN for Veterans Act’ to Provide Pain Management Treatments Already Offered to Medicare Enrollees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) on Monday cosponsored legislation to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to give veterans greater access to non-opioid alternatives.
The Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction in the Nation (NOPAIN) for Veterans Act (S.3209) would expand access for...
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
HYDE-SMITH ISSUES 2025 THANKSGIVING MESSAGE
‘This American Holiday Gives Us a Chance to Pause and Notice the Good that Surrounds Us in Our Families, Our Communities, and in the Freedoms that Shape Our Lives.’

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues 2025 Thanksgiving Message.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issues a message of gratitude to Mississippians with a hope that the Thanksgiving season “inspires us to live fully, to look for the good even when it’s hard to...
HYDE-SMITH HONORS AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ON VETERANS DAY 2025
HYDE-SMITH HONORS AMERICAN SERVICEMEMBERS ON VETERANS DAY 2025

VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Pays Tribute to Veterans and Their Families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued a statement in commemoration of Veterans Day, paying tribute to the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans and their families while urging Mississippians to continue showing their support year-round:
“We commemorate Veterans Day to honor the profound sacrifices made by the brave men...
Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Magnolia Tribune
Telle confirmed as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
Telle is a graduate of Mississippi State University and previously served on the staff of former U.S. Senator Thad Cochran.
By Frank Corder
Adam Telle, a former member of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s staff, was...
Hyde-Smith supports advancement of FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill with focus on Mississippi
Hinds Today
Hyde-Smith supports advancement of FY2026 Defense Appropriations Bill with focus on Mississippi
By Hinds Today
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) voted in favor of advancing the fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on...
Bill would allocate some $11 million in federal planning/design dollars to ‘Mississippi National Guard, Hattiesburg’
WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
Bill would allocate some $11 million in federal planning/design dollars to ‘Mississippi National Guard, Hattiesburg’
Video: Some $11 million allocated for planning/design of Camp Shelby projects.
By WDAM Staff
PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A federal bill that would allocate some...
Tribute to Major Paul. V. Bankston
TRIBUTE TO MAJOR PAUL V. BANKSTON
Congressional Record (Senate - December 13, 2018)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, I am pleased to commend MAJ Paul V. Bankston for his dedication to duty and service as an Army legislative fellow on my staff. In January 2019, Paul will transfer to the Office of...
Honoring Durell Wade
HONORING DURELL WADE
Congressional Record -- (Senate - December 06, 2018)
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, 77 years after being killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, AD2 Durell Wade of Calhoun County, MS, will be laid to rest in the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
On December 7...