Troy Meink
26:44 - 27:11
“The fiscal year 2027 President's Budget breaks that pattern with the $338 $1.8 billion request for the DAF, a 34% increase from last year.”
- Speaker
- Troy Meink
- Timestamp
- 26:44 – 27:11
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- June 9, 2026
From the transcript
Unfortunately, the past 25 years, the DAF's budget has been the smallest relative to GDP in the history. At the same time, the nation has asked more of it to meet its mission's needs. Needs—. The DAF was forced to shortchange both foundational readiness and much-needed modernization. The fiscal year 2027 President's Budget breaks that pattern with the $338 $1.8 billion request for the DAF, a 34% increase from last year.
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