President Bush asked lawmakers today to provide the Army with $130 billion in fiscal year 2008, according to service officials and budget documents. The request includes funds to permanently grow the force and zeros out funding for the Land Warrior, Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II and Army Tactical Missile System programs. In total, the president requested $481.4 billion in FY-08 for the services' base budgets. From that pot, $130 billion is earmarked for Army initiatives. Lt. Gen. David Melcher,...
