The Department of the Air Force wants to launch a construction boom with its fiscal 2027 budget, more than doubling its request over 2026, according to budget documents.
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Each year, the President submits a budget request to Congress. Congress can add to or subtract from that request, and does, on an item-by-item basis.
The Defense Department Budget rolls up the total spending by each military department—the Departments of the Air Force (which also includes the Space Force), the Navy (which also includes the Marine Corps), and the Army.
The Defense Department Budget rolls up the total spending by each military department—the Departments of the Air Force (which also includes the Space Force), the Navy (which also includes the Marine Corps), and the Army.
Although the overall military construction request decreased slightly from fiscal 2022 to 2023, spending on infrastructure for the Air Force's new intercontinental ballistic missile more than quadrupled, according to newly released budget documents. In 2022, the department requested $2.38 billion for projects across its Active-duty, ...