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The Air Force presented its fiscal year ports a 1.6 percent pay raise for active-duty For readiness, this budget request funds our space procurement strategy, invests in the
2017 president’s budget request Feb. 9 fol- and civilian personnel; adds approximately À\LQJKRXUVWRH[HFXWDEOHOHYHOVDQGZHDS- nuclear enterprise, and funds munitions to
lowing the Defense Department and sister 100 basic training and tech training instruc- ons system sustainment to near capacity. It near capacity to support ongoing operations
VHUYLFHV¶EXGJHWEULH¿QJV tors, and supports approximately 2,100 ac- ensures advance weapons schools and com- and to start replenishing current inventories,
FHVVLRQVDERYH¿VFDOOHYHOVLQFUHDVHV bat exercises like Red Flag and Green Flag Martin said.
Maj. Gen. Jim Martin, the Air Force bud- Officer Training School accessions to a are fully funded to help in a long-term effort
get director, presented the service’s budget maximum capacity of approximately 1,100 to restore full-spectrum readiness; supports ³8QIRUWXQDWHO\LQWKLVEXGJHWZHKDGWR
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quest supports the defense strategy, resources tegration of enlisted remotely piloted aircraft space programs; and continues to establish DQGDVDUHVXOWZHUHIRUFHGWRGHOD\¿YH)
combatant commander requirements, con- pilots into the RQ-4 Global Hawk commu- 39 cyber teams and trains these cyber Air- VVRPHIRXUWKJHQHUDWLRQPRGL¿FDWLRQV
WLQXHVUHDGLQHVVUHFRYHU\IURP¿VFDO nity; and offers a skills retention bonus for men to meet today’s and tomorrow’s threats. and delay completion of the recapitalization
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service had to make to live within the limits F\EHUPDLQWHQDQFHDQGEDWWOH¿HOG$LUPHQ 7KH¿VFDOSURFXUHPHQWEXGJHWSUH-
of the 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act. serves top modernization programs, sustains The budget supports the goal of maintain-
ing assured access to space and viability in
The Air Force requested a top-line bud- “We appreciate the relief BBA gives, but contested and increasingly congested envi-
get of $120.4 billion in Air Force-controlled tough choices remained, leaving critical ronments by continuing the block buys of
funding that continues to take care of people, capability, capacity and readiness gaps. the Advanced Extremely High Frequency
strike the right balance between readiness Budget stability and the repeal of BCA System satellite vehicles 5 and 6 and Space
and modernization, and make every dollar limits are necessary for the Air Force to Based Infrared System 5 and 6; and funding
count. remain true to its long-term strategy and to five Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
meet all the demands we are being asked to launch services, three of which are competi-
Martin said the temporary relief provided tive launch opportunities.
by the BBA allows the service to restore meet, both today and in the future.”
end-strength to recover some critical skill “We appreciate the relief BBA gives, but
sets; continue the top three modernization tough choices remained, leaving critical ca-
programs, but at reduced rates for the F-35; pability, capacity and readiness gaps,” Mar-
sustain capacity to meet combatant com- tin said. “Budget stability and the repeal of
manders’ most urgent needs and readiness for BCA limits are necessary for the Air Force
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nuclear, space, and intelligence, surveillance to meet all the demands we are being asked
and reconnaissance mission areas. to meet, both today and in the future.”
The budget supports a total force end For more information about the Air Force’s
strength of 492,000 personnel and that the ¿VFDOEXGJHWUHTXHVWYLVLWKWWSZZZ
service will continue to assess capability saffm.hq.af.mil/budget/.
gaps and grow end-strength to meet that de-
mand where they exist, he said.
To help with that effort, this budget sup-
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