Pentagon reprograms $1.5B in fuel savings to fund Afghanistan and counter-ISIL fights

By Tony Bertuca / June 16, 2016 at 1:03 PM
The Pentagon plans to transfer $1.5 billion in savings it achieved from lower-than-budgeted fuel costs in fiscal year 2016 to fund ongoing military activities in Afghanistan and the operation to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The bulk of the funds -- $1.3 billion -- would be put toward Army activities in support of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, also known as Operation Freedom's Sentinel. "Funds are required for the following due to the administration's October 2015...

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