DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The President’s 2009 Budget will:
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Support the national defense, funding America's troops;
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Prepare the force and develop capabilities to meet
current and future threats;
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Care for the All-Volunteer Force, our wounded warriors,
and their families; and
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Fortify infrastructure for the 21st Century.
Supporting the National Defense, Funding America's Troops
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Supports military readiness.
$515.4 billion for the Department of Defense’s (DOD's)
base budget—a nearly 74-percent increase over 2001. This funding
will ensure a high level of military readiness by sustaining regular
and irregular warfighting capabilities, responding to evolving threats,
and supporting our servicemembers and their families.
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Provides resources for the
Global War on Terror. $70.0 billion as an emergency allowance
to support activities related to the Global War on Terror into 2009.
The Administration will request additional funding once the specific
needs of our troops are better known.
Preparing the Force and Developing Capabilities to Meet Current
and Future Threats
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Grows the Force. $20.5 billion to continue efforts to increase the size of the Active
Army to 547,400 and the Marine Corps to 202,000. This amount includes
the cost of the additional forces, as well as their equipment, training,
and facilities.
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Continues to reorganize the
Army. Supports the Army’s transformation from a
division- centric force to
a modular force composed of more flexible and self-sustaining fighting
units with increased mobility and combat power.
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Maintains the Nation’s
military skills and operational readiness. $159.7 billion
to support daily operational needs of the Department, maintain combat
readiness and training standards, and support recruitment and retention
efforts.
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Continues to enhance special
operations. $5.7 billion for the United States Special
Operations Command to continue training and equipping its forces to
respond to future requirements to address a wider spectrum of potential
threats.
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Strengthens the National Guard
and Reserve. $49.1 billion to recruit, train, equip, and
sustain National Guard and Reserve units that provide critical military
capabilities both at home and abroad.
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Source: U.S. Navy; Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian P. Seymour
Coalition forces and members of the Faryab Provincial and District police mentor team and Afghan National Police exit their vehicles to begin a patrol near Qala-i-Wali in the Ghowrmach district of Afghanistan.
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Creates AFRICOM. $389 million to establish a new command to strengthen ties with
African governments, institutions, and organizations to foster an
environment of security and peace.
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Builds partnership capacity.
$750 million to support allies as they develop and improve
their capability to provide for their own defense and contribute to
the global fight against terrorism.
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Recapitalizes aging aircraft
fleets. $17.3 billion to continue modernization of the
Nation’s tactical aircraft fleets, developing and procuring
fighter aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps to counter
potential threats, and to continue investments in the aerial refueling
and cargo airlift fleets that provide crucial support to a wide range
of military and other national activities.
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Improves technology to support
our troops.
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$7.5 billion to support the Army and Marine Corps
efforts to provide survivable, capable, and modern tactical vehicles
and vehicle armor to the entire force.
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$12.7 billion to continue procurement of transformational
warships, such as the first CVN-21 aircraft carrier, Virginia Class
Submarines, and DDG-1000 destroyers.
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$1.8 billion to continue development and procurement
of major unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct a wide variety of combat
and military support missions, thereby significantly reducing the
risks to U.S. forces.
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$496 million to combat improvised explosive devices
through attacking the terrorist network, defeating the device, and
training the force.
Maintains leadership in space. $10.7 billion in investment funds to build a robust, secure, and
protected space-based capability, which includes advanced communications
and early-warning and navigation satellites, resulting in a significant
contribution to both military readiness and the Nation’s economic
growth.
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Enhances missile defense.
$10.4 billion to continue to develop, test, and field
missile defense systems to protect America, its allies, and deployed
forces.
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Strengthens intelligence and
security capabilities.
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Funds military intelligence operations to provide
the strategic, departmental, and tactical information that the Secretary
of Defense and military commanders need to defend America and its
interests.
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Funds counterintelligence activities to protect U.S.
forces from espionage and terrorist attacks both at home and abroad.
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Increases funding by over $300 million to improve
the security of U.S. networks and the protection of defense information.
Caring for the All-Volunteer Force, Our Wounded Warriors, and
Their Families
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Source: Fred W. Baker III
Army National Guard Spc. Marco Robledo is hooked into the harness of the Solo-Step system, which allows him to practice walking independently without danger of falling. This one-of-a-kind system is only at the new Military Advanced Training Center at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Provides high quality medical
care. $42.8 billion in resources, including $10 billion
in mandatory funding, for the Defense Health Program, more than doubling
the 2001 level, to ensure that the brave volunteers who serve our
country get the high quality medical care that they deserve.
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Sustains the health care system.
Aligns military health care premiums and copayments for
retirees under age 65 with general health insurance plans to ensure
the sustainability of a high quality health care system for our military
while preventing unnecessary tradeoffs with critical military capabilities.
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Cares for wounded warriors.
Continues to implement recommendations made by the President’s
Commission on
Care for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors.
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Supports servicemembers and
their families. Provides for activities such as family
support programs and child care programs for military dependents.
DOD is committed to providing military families with a quality of
life that is commensurate with their service, and recognizes that
the strength of our soldiers is reinforced by the strength of their
families.
Strengthening Infrastructure for the 21st Century
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Sizes infrastructure to requirements.
$9.1 billion for DOD to continue its efforts to shift
military infrastructure for the future as recommended by the Base
Realignment and Closure Commission.
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Adjusts global posture. $649 million for new basing that will continue the shift of defense
posture from legacy Cold War relationships and forces overseas to
new structures that provide more strategic flexibility.
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Supports readiness and environmental
protection. $40 million for the Readiness and Environmental
Protection Initiative, which has protected over 48,000 acres around
military bases to date.
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Improves housing for retired
veterans. Begins a $76 million major dormitory renovation
at the Washington Armed Forces Retirement Home, and continues the
rebuilding of the Gulfport Home in Mississippi.
Major Savings and Reforms
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In an effort to use resources effectively, DOD proposes
to streamline and simplify the acquisition system to provide lasting
solutions for: predictable performance in cost and schedule control;
reduced time for decision-making; alignment in the skills of the workforce;
improved centers of excellence; and ever-improving levels of cost-effective
support to the warfighter.
Since 2001, the Department of Defense has:
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Removed two brutal regimes, reduced terrorist safe
havens, and captured or killed terrorists who threatened the United
States, its people, and its interests around the globe.
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Adapted effectively to evolving, asymmetric threats,
improved its ability to conduct counter-insurgency operations, and
maintained its effectiveness in more traditional warfighting tasks.
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Developed a new national defense strategy and established
or reorganized military commands to lead effectively the Global War
on Terror, transform the military, protect the homeland, defend against
long-range attack, and engage in Africa.
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Launched the most significant transformation of the
Army in a generation— transitioning from a Division-based Army
to more lethal, agile, and capable Brigade Combat Teams.
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Provided battlefield commanders with unprecedented
situational awareness through the development of the Global Information Grid—a netcentric
information infrastructure that enables rapid data processing and
analysis.
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Fielded a broad range of unmanned aerial vehicles
that perform reconnaissance, strike, and force protection activities,
transforming the way U.S. forces fight.
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Developed and procured new technologies that detect,
disarm, destroy, and protect against improvised explosive devices.
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Transformed America’s global defense posture,
enabling forces to deploy quickly in times of crisis and ensuring
a new global military presence prepared for 21st Century challenges.
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Continued to maintain and sustain an initial Missile
Defense system to protect America, its allies, friends, and deployed
forces against attack.
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Delivered aid to millions affected by natural disasters
at home and abroad.
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Converted over 31,000 military positions to civilian
positions to relieve strain on the military force and ensure all military
personnel are performing “military essential” activities.
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Established the National Security Personnel System,
now serving 130,000 civilian employees, to create a flexible and responsive
21st Century national security workforce.
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Eliminated, via privatization or military construction,
over 90 percent of all inadequate domestic military family housing
units.
Department of Defense
(In millions of dollars)
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2007 Actual |
Estimate |
2008 |
2009 |
Spending |
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Discretionary
Budget Authority: |
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Military Personnel |
110,407 |
116,476 |
125,247 |
Operation and
Maintenance |
146,155 |
164,171 |
179,788 |
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Legislative proposal, Defense Health Enrollment Fees
and
Deductible (non-add) |
— |
— |
−1,184 |
Procurement |
83,820 |
98,985 |
104,216 |
Research, Development,
Test and Evaluation |
75,893 |
76,537 |
79,616 |
Military Construction |
9,167 |
17,764 |
21,197 |
Family Housing |
4,004 |
2,866 |
3,203 |
Revolving and
Management Funds |
2,281 |
2,691 |
2,173 |
Subtotal, Discretionary
budget authority |
431,726 |
479,490 |
515,440 |
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Budget authority
from enacted supplementals |
169,215 |
86,721 |
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Additional funding
requirements 1 |
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102,373 |
70,000 |
Subtotal, Emergency
discretionary budget authority |
169,215 |
189,094 |
70,000 |
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Total, Discretionary
budget authority |
600,941 |
668,584 |
585,440 |
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Discretionary
Outlays: |
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Base budget and
enacted supplementals |
527,951 |
554,637 |
610,594 |
Additional funding
requirements 1 |
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26,389 |
37,688 |
Total, Discretionary
outlays |
527,951 |
581,026 |
648,282 |
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Mandatory Outlays |
1,925 |
2,032 |
2,881 |
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Total, Outlays |
529,876 |
583,058 |
651,163 |
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Credit activity |
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Total Direct Loan
Disbursements, Family Housing Improvement |
12 |
91 |
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1 Funding for the Global War on
Terror, including the 2008 DOD request currently pending before the
Congress and the 2009 allowance, which may not be limited to DOD.
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