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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysaqyv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 11:01 a.m., in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Daniel K. Inouye (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Inouye, Leahy, Dorgan, Murray, Cochran, Bond, Bennett, and Brownback. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. MICHAEL B. DONLEY, SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN DANIEL K. INOUYE Chairman INOUYE. All right. First, I would like to apologize for our lateness. We had a few votes. This morning, we welcome back the Honorable Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force, and General Norton Schwartz, the Air Force Chief of Staff. And we thank you for being here as the sub- committee reviews the Air Force's budget request for fiscal year 2011. For fiscal year 2011 the Air Force is requesting $150 billion in base budget. This funding level is an increase of $15.3 billion over last year's enacted budget, excluding funding appropriated in fiscal year 2010 supplemental. The Air Force is also requesting $20.8 billion for overseas contin- gency operations for fiscal year 2011, and $6.1 billion for the re- mainder of fiscal year 2010, primarily to fund the surge operations in Afghanistan. The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) emphasized the need to prevail in today's wars, while building the capabilities to deal with future threats. The fiscal year 2011 budget request is consistent with these goals. The Air Force's budget supports its highest priorities, which are to strengthen air, space, and cyber capabilities to help win the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For example, the Air Force con- tinues to invest in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) programs. These assets, such as the MC-12 Liberty aircraft (1)