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02-23-2010, 06:10 PM
02-23-2010 06:29 PM
The Marine Corps’ unfunded priorities for fiscal 2011 include 24 new M88A2 tank recovery vehicles, seven new assault breacher vehicles and a new KC-130J tanker plane, according to a list provided to Congress by the service’s top officer.
In a letter to the House Armed Services Committee, Commandant Gen. James Conway said none of the Corps’ $351 million in unfunded projects outranks the priorities the service outlined in its $26.6 billion fiscal 2011 budget, which calls for the purchase of 74 new aircraft and nearly 500 new vehicles. Conway is expected to defend the Corps’ budget in a hearing Wednesday morning before the committee.
The unfunded priorities include the following:
Aircraft
• 1 KC-130J tanker planes: $79 million
• 2 UC-35 extended range aircraft: $56 million
• 3 UC-12W light-lift aircraft: $33 million
• CH-53E reliability improvements: $34 million
Ground vehicles
• 24 M88A2 heavy-recovery vehicles: $55 million
• 221 mine roller systems: $38 million
• 7 assault breacher vehicles: $33 million
Other items
• Family of field medical equipment: $5 million
• Child development center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.: $18 million
More... (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/02/marine_budget_022310w/)
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The Marine Corps’ unfunded priorities for fiscal 2011 include 24 new M88A2 tank recovery vehicles, seven new assault breacher vehicles and a new KC-130J tanker plane, according to a list provided to Congress by the service’s top officer.
In a letter to the House Armed Services Committee, Commandant Gen. James Conway said none of the Corps’ $351 million in unfunded projects outranks the priorities the service outlined in its $26.6 billion fiscal 2011 budget, which calls for the purchase of 74 new aircraft and nearly 500 new vehicles. Conway is expected to defend the Corps’ budget in a hearing Wednesday morning before the committee.
The unfunded priorities include the following:
Aircraft
• 1 KC-130J tanker planes: $79 million
• 2 UC-35 extended range aircraft: $56 million
• 3 UC-12W light-lift aircraft: $33 million
• CH-53E reliability improvements: $34 million
Ground vehicles
• 24 M88A2 heavy-recovery vehicles: $55 million
• 221 mine roller systems: $38 million
• 7 assault breacher vehicles: $33 million
Other items
• Family of field medical equipment: $5 million
• Child development center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.: $18 million
More... (http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2010/02/marine_budget_022310w/)
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