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https://sputnikglobe.com/20260504/pentagon-seeks-7-billion-for-modernization-of-alaskan-military-base--1124078106.html
Pentagon Seeks $7 Billion for Modernization of Alaskan Military Base
The US Air Force is requesting an initial tranche of $2.066 billion in the fiscal year 2027 to build a so-called fighter town at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, according to Pentagon documents.
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The base’s current infrastructure is unable to handle an increased load on US fighter aviation, the Pentagon earlier admitted. Part of the US Pacific Air Forces, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is considered one of the key hubs of American military presence in the region.The massive investment is driven by a need to align the installation with US National Defense Strategy requirements. The Pentagon reports that current airfield facilities are unable to support a necessary increase in fighter operations, necessitating a comprehensive campus build that includes new maintenance hangars, a conventional munitions complex, and a dormitory for 320 airmen to resolve an on-base housing deficit.
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