A Pentagon program covering the cost of transporting U.S. forces to exercises worldwide is slated to swell by $37 million in fiscal year 2010 due to rising fuel costs and new exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, according to sources and documents. The proposed increase is described in a March 2008 draft "information paper," marked "for official use only," on the funding of the Combatant Commander's Exercise and Engagement program in the FY-10 to FY-15 program objective memorandum. The program,...
