{"id":15378,"date":"2021-05-18T22:39:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T22:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/05\/18\/air-force-to-focus-2022-construction-funds-on-europe-pacific-and-nukes\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:19:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:19:44","slug":"air-force-to-focus-2022-construction-funds-on-europe-pacific-and-nukes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/05\/18\/air-force-to-focus-2022-construction-funds-on-europe-pacific-and-nukes\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force to focus 2022 construction funds on Europe, Pacific and nukes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force plans to funnel next year\u2019s military construction dollars toward bolstering its facilities across Europe and the Indo-Pacific, as well as preparing to bring on a new generation of nuclear weapons, officials told lawmakers Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force and Space Force remain \u201ccommitted to European [Deterrence] Initiative efforts to reassure North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and other European partners of United States commitment to collective security and territorial integrity,\u201d Jennifer Miller, the Air Force\u2019s acting assistant installations boss, and Brig. Gen. William Kale, deputy chief of staff for logistics, engineering and force protection, told a House Appropriations subcommittee in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/AP\/AP18\/20210518\/112633\/HHRG-117-AP18-20210518-SD001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">written testimony<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How much the service wants in 2022 will be revealed in President Joe Biden\u2019s full budget request, due out later this month. In 2020, the Air Force received $5.3 billion for military construction \u2014 nearly four times more than the $1.4 billion it requested in 2021, which fell in line with the usual MILCON request of around $1 billion to $2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The Department of the Air Force] expects the FY22 program to return to a level similar to funding requests from previous years,\u201d Miller and Kale wrote. \u201cThis return to previous funding levels will support the [department\u2019s] commitment to fulfilling National Defense Strategy requirements and posturing for the future high-end fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. military leaders are particularly concerned about European installations as the Defense Department looks to counter Russian influence in that region, and about facilities in the Pacific that would be key to outpacing China.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/01\/05\/air-force-bases-mq-9-reapers-in-romania\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Reaper_wildfires.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force bases MQ-9 Reapers in Romania<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">USAFE said the Reapers&#039; deployment shows the United States&#039; support for allies in the region, and seeks to deter adversaries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the Air Force recently announced it would spend $152 million to continue establishing an enduring presence at 71st Air Base in Campia Turzii in Romania, which is projected to host C-5 and C-17 transport planes, MQ-9 Reaper drones and fighter jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upcoming projects include a cargo pad that can support explosives, a new fuel storage facility, a command-and-control squadron facility, and more. The Air Force envisions Campia Turzii as a \u201crotational hub\u201d where deployed troops and aircraft will cycle through Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe EDI program includes construction of airfield infrastructure and supporting facilities necessary to sustain the Air Force\u2019s combat operations and surveillance missions while also increasing logistics capabilities in the theater,\u201d Navy Capt. Scott Raymond, U.S. European Command\u2019s Logistics Directorate chief engineer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2607469\/afimsc-det-4-afcec-upgrade-infrastructure-at-air-base-campia-turzii-romania\/\">said in a release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparation for new fleets of ground- and air-launched nuclear missiles and the new B-21 bomber, USAF is laying the groundwork for an overhaul of intercontinental ballistic missile facilities and aircraft hangars. Officials praised Congress for legislative provisions it said will more easily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/nuclear-arsenal\/2020\/09\/25\/dod-seeking-legislative-help-for-icbm-replacement-construction-costs\/\">pave the way for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Housing issues<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of those priorities will require tradeoffs in other regions. The Air Force pointed to Okinawa, Japan, where it faces high construction costs for the more than 7,800 military family homes it manages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miller and Kale suggested cancelling projects the service no longer needs to pay for buildings in Japan, particularly those rendered unnecessary by changes in the Pentagon\u2019s posture across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe DAF continues to focus investment in the Okinawa housing inventory to provide adequate housing for all service members and their families residing on the island,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/AP\/AP18\/20210518\/112633\/HHRG-117-AP18-20210518-SD002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">separate testimony<\/a> written for the same hearing, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force Roger Towberman noted that almost 20 percent \u2014 or 2,900 of the 15,273 homes controlled by the Air Force \u2014 fall short of the Pentagon\u2019s housing condition standards. 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