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Jared Serbu: Air Force faces 20 percent gap in facilities upkeep funding

Even though Congress gave the Air Force every dollar it asked for in its 2016 budget for facility upkeep, the service estimates it will have 20 percent less fun...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

January 14, 2016 9:19 am

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Jared Serbu, DoD reporter, Federal News Radio

Even though Congress gave the Air Force every dollar it asked for in its 2016 budget for facility upkeep, the service estimates it will have 20 percent less funding than it needs. Leaders say it’s enough to patch and mend their existing facilities, but that approach will only work for so long. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu provides all the details for Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Read Jared's related story.