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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqwr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010 THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Dorgan, Murray, Cochran, Bond, Shelby, and Bennett. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENTS OF: HON. MICHAEL B. DONLEY, SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE GENERAL NORTON A. SCHWARTZ, CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. This morning, the subcommittee convenes to hear testimony from the Air Force on its budget request for fiscal year 2010, and I am pleased to welcome the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Michael Donley, and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Norton Schwartz. Gentlemen, welcome. And I realize this is your first time here, but I can assure you that we are looking forward to working with you in the coming years because we believe that the Air Force is a very important part not just of the defense community, but of the United States. So let me begin by commending you both for the measures taken to strengthen stewardship of the Air Force's nuclear arsenal. The fiscal year 2010 budget includes several key improvements, includ- ing an increase in personnel for the nuclear mission and the estab- lishment of the Global Strike Command. Your leadership has been essential, and we look forward to continued progress. For fiscal year 2010, the Air Force is requesting $160.5 billion in the base budget and $16 billion in the overseas contingency oper- ations budget. This budget submission is notable in a number of ways. (1)