DOD Officials Say Budget Request Reflects Reforms, Pacing Challenge of China

Of the $715 billion Defense Department's fiscal year 2022 budget request, $5 billion will go to the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to answer threats from China and maintain U.S. competitive advantages in the Indo-Pacific region, the undersecretary of defense comptroller and chief financial officer said. Mike McCord and Navy Vice Adm. Ronald A. Boxall, director of force structure, resources and assessment for the Joint Staff, testified today at a House Budget Committee hearing. Rapid Response Airmen from the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress durin...