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A "road work ahead" sign on the sidewalk ahead of Theisen Street near the Bolling Club at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Sept 13, 2021. The makeover of the road and parking lot outside of the Bolling Club is only one part of the $2 million base-wide paving project. In the last year and half, infrastructure improvement and maintenance has been a priority for the 11th Civil Engineer Squadron. (2nd Lt. Brandon DeBlanc/Air Force)

Air Force seeks more than $5B to shore up outdated infrastructure

Officials plan to draw up a blueprint next year for closing or demolishing existing facilities.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Austin, Milley defend weapons cuts in Biden’s defense budget

Top Pentagon leaders defended President Joe Biden’s flat defense budget request to lawmakers on Thursday and its “hard choices” to slash legacy weapons programs in favor of developing technologies, as a hedge against China.

4 years ago

Lawmakers champion China deterrence fund, but not Biden’s version

Fifteen House lawmakers are calling on appropriators to fully fund a $4.7 billion request for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative amid criticism President Joe Biden’s new defense budget submission has missed the mark.

4 years ago

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