U.S. Air Force's 2015 Pentagon Budget Proposals

Air Force Budget Director Maj. Gen. James F. Martin Jr. briefs reporters on the Air Force's fiscal year 2015 budget request at the Pentagon, March 4, 2014. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Air Force Presents FY 15 Budget Request -- U.S. Air Force

The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2015 President’s Budget request today, following similar briefings by the Department of Defense and its sister services.

The FY 15 budget request repositions the force to focus on future challenges and opportunities, while continuing to recover readiness lost during sequestration in FY 13, said Maj. Gen. Jim Martin, the Air Force director of budget, who presented the service’s budget request.

“Throughout every step of the process we worked hard to make every dollar count so we could protect the minimum capabilities for today’s warfighting efforts, while also investing in capabilities needed to defeat potential threats in the future,” Martin said.

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