Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink could gain the authority to transfer funds appropriated for non-ICBM programs to the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM and the existing Minuteman III, under […]
Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of 90th Missile Wing personnel and U.S. Air Force Gen. Dale White, the director of critical major weapon systems; Air Force Secretary Troy Meink; and Lt. Gen. Andrew Gebara, deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration; during a tour of an underground launch control center at Missile Alert Facility A-01 near Albin, Wyo. on Jan. 21.
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink could gain the authority to transfer funds appropriated for non-ICBM programs to the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM and the existing Minuteman III, under the fiscal 2027 House Armed Services Committee (HASC) proposal by Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.). The transfer authority would last from fiscal 2027 through fiscal 2030, and the Air Force could draw from appropriated amounts in research and development, other Air Force procurement, Air Force missile procurement, and Air Force operations…