Army Rolls Out Budget Requests; Asks $3.1 Billion For Brigade Combat Teams (Updated)

By Marjorie Censer / February 1, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Editor's Note: This article originally reported that the base budget request calls for $918 million for 22,959 Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles trucks. The correct number is 2,959 FMTVs. The article has been updated to reflect the correct number. The Army today proposed a $143.4 billion base budget for fiscal year 2011, along with $102.2 billion in FY-11 supplemental funding. The total FY-11 request reflects what Lt. Gen. Edgar Stanton, the military deputy for budget, called a "modest increase" over...

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