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Title XLIII: Operation and Maintenance

Sec. 4301Operation and maintenance

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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE(In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMYOPERATING FORCES010MANEUVER UNITS5,309,7905,309,790020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES375,682375,682030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE1,193,0281,193,028040THEATER…

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SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE(In Thousands of Dollars)LineItemFY 2027 RequestHouse AuthorizedOPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMYOPERATING FORCES010MANEUVER UNITS5,309,7905,309,790020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES375,682375,682030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE1,193,0281,193,028040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS2,395,0492,395,049050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,273,6741,273,674060AVIATION ASSETS1,930,5571,930,557070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT7,186,1957,186,195080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS888,277888,277090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE2,022,1152,142,115 Ground combat vehicle sustainment[120,000]100MEDICAL READINESS786,815796,815 TC3Sim: Battlefield Trauma Readiness[10,000]110BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT10,390,17410,390,174120FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION5,435,3645,440,864 Army National Guard Controlled Humidity Preservation[5,500]130MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS287,812287,812140ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES383,610383,610150RESET117,880117,880160US AFRICA COMMAND693,812835,812 COCO ISR[45,000] Information Operations[94,000] Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]170US EUROPEAN COMMAND510,862513,862including amount for Classified Program[40,000] Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]180US SOUTHERN COMMAND464,769467,769 Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]190US FORCES KOREA77,77577,775200CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS366,311358,311 Unjustified growth[—8,000]210CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY579,954579,954 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES42,669,50542,945,005MOBILIZATION220STRATEGIC MOBILITY53,60253,602230ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS1,125,7091,125,709including amount for maintenance of APS—2 in the USEUCOM AOR[380,000]240INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS3,1723,172 SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION1,182,4831,182,483TRAINING AND RECRUITING250OFFICER ACQUISITION193,530193,530260RECRUIT TRAINING70,43170,431270ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING96,11596,115280SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS503,896503,896290SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING1,204,2301,204,230300FLIGHT TRAINING1,381,4371,381,437310PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION201,481201,481320TRAINING SUPPORT609,925609,925330RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING712,092712,092350OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION216,256216,256360CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING218,683218,683370JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS218,598218,598 SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING5,626,6745,626,674ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES390SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION1,483,9381,311,438 Program decrease[—172,500]400CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES703,829703,829410LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES634,879634,879420AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT525,732525,732430ADMINISTRATION402,276393,276 Program decrease[—9,000]440SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS2,252,9142,222,914 Program decrease[—30,000]450MANPOWER MANAGEMENT324,069324,069460OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT961,851961,851470OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT2,179,5622,179,562480ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES139,480139,480490REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT308,271308,271500FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS434,778434,778510DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT37,65437,654520INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS760,520760,520530MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS28,68128,681590ACLASSIFIED PROGRAMS3,457,5873,457,587 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES14,636,02114,424,521UNDISTRIBUTED600UNDISTRIBUTED—417,800 Historical unobligated balances[—417,800] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED—417,800 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY64,114,68363,760,883OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVEOPERATING FORCES010MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES15,21315,213020ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE674,766674,766030THEATER LEVEL ASSETS121,223121,223040LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT664,612664,612050AVIATION ASSETS37,49072,490 Aviation force structure[35,000]060FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT380,473380,473070LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS41,30141,301080LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE37,42937,429090BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT577,337577,337100FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION411,093411,093110MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS27,81027,810120CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS2,7252,725130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY19,42219,422 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES3,010,8943,045,894ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES140SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION15,23711,237 Program decrease[—4,000]150ADMINISTRATION11,70811,708160SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS4,1654,165170MANPOWER MANAGEMENT7,3007,300180OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT63,33063,330 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES101,74097,740UNDISTRIBUTED210UNDISTRIBUTED—34,700 Historical unobligated balances[—34,700] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED—34,700 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE3,112,6343,108,934OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARDOPERATING FORCES010MANEUVER UNITS807,777807,777020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES233,114233,114030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE1,143,4231,143,423040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS84,59884,598050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT344,161344,161060AVIATION ASSETS1,096,9481,096,948070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT864,172873,672 GAMER live training capabilty[9,500]080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS93,36793,367090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE171,055171,055100BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,326,8541,326,854110FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION1,065,3631,065,363120MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS1,116,5591,116,559130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS6,8316,831140CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY24,78524,785 SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES8,379,0078,388,507ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES150SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION6,6046,604160ADMINISTRATION50,22155,221 Center for the Study of the National Guard[5,000]170SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS24,84624,846180OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT239,142239,142190REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT4,0044,004 SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES324,817329,817UNDISTRIBUTED200UNDISTRIBUTED—83,000 Historical unobligated balances[—83,000] SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED—83,000 TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD8,703,8248,635,324COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TR

Operation and maintenance (Table 4301)

Operation and maintenance — amounts in thousands of dollars
LineItemFY 2027 RequestHouse Authorized
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY
OPERATING FORCES
010MANEUVER UNITS5,309,7905,309,790
020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES375,682375,682
030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE1,193,0281,193,028
040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS2,395,0492,395,049
050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,273,6741,273,674
060AVIATION ASSETS1,930,5571,930,557
070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT7,186,1957,186,195
080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS888,277888,277
090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE2,022,1152,142,115
Ground combat vehicle sustainment[120,000]
100MEDICAL READINESS786,815796,815
TC3Sim: Battlefield Trauma Readiness[10,000]
110BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT10,390,17410,390,174
120FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION5,435,3645,440,864
Army National Guard Controlled Humidity Preservation[5,500]
130MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS287,812287,812
140ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES383,610383,610
150RESET117,880117,880
160US AFRICA COMMAND693,812835,812
COCO ISR[45,000]
Information Operations[94,000]
Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]
170US EUROPEAN COMMAND510,862513,862
including amount for Classified Program[40,000]
Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]
180US SOUTHERN COMMAND464,769467,769
Technology Experimentation and Demonstration[3,000]
190US FORCES KOREA77,77577,775
200CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS366,311358,311
Unjustified growth[–8,000]
210CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY579,954579,954
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES42,669,50542,945,005
MOBILIZATION
220STRATEGIC MOBILITY53,60253,602
230ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS1,125,7091,125,709
including amount for maintenance of APS–2 in the USEUCOM AOR[380,000]
240INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS3,1723,172
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION1,182,4831,182,483
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
250OFFICER ACQUISITION193,530193,530
260RECRUIT TRAINING70,43170,431
270ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING96,11596,115
280SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS503,896503,896
290SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING1,204,2301,204,230
300FLIGHT TRAINING1,381,4371,381,437
310PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION201,481201,481
320TRAINING SUPPORT609,925609,925
330RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING712,092712,092
350OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION216,256216,256
360CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING218,683218,683
370JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS218,598218,598
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING5,626,6745,626,674
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
390SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION1,483,9381,311,438
Program decrease[–172,500]
400CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES703,829703,829
410LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES634,879634,879
420AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT525,732525,732
430ADMINISTRATION402,276393,276
Program decrease[–9,000]
440SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS2,252,9142,222,914
Program decrease[–30,000]
450MANPOWER MANAGEMENT324,069324,069
460OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT961,851961,851
470OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT2,179,5622,179,562
480ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES139,480139,480
490REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT308,271308,271
500FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS434,778434,778
510DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT37,65437,654
520INTERNATIONAL MILITARY HEADQUARTERS760,520760,520
530MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS28,68128,681
590ACLASSIFIED PROGRAMS3,457,5873,457,587
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES14,636,02114,424,521
UNDISTRIBUTED
600UNDISTRIBUTED–417,800
Historical unobligated balances[–417,800]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED–417,800
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY64,114,68363,760,883
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE
OPERATING FORCES
010MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES15,21315,213
020ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE674,766674,766
030THEATER LEVEL ASSETS121,223121,223
040LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT664,612664,612
050AVIATION ASSETS37,49072,490
Aviation force structure[35,000]
060FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT380,473380,473
070LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS41,30141,301
080LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE37,42937,429
090BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT577,337577,337
100FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION411,093411,093
110MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS27,81027,810
120CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS2,7252,725
130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY19,42219,422
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES3,010,8943,045,894
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
140SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION15,23711,237
Program decrease[–4,000]
150ADMINISTRATION11,70811,708
160SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS4,1654,165
170MANPOWER MANAGEMENT7,3007,300
180OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT63,33063,330
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES101,74097,740
UNDISTRIBUTED
210UNDISTRIBUTED–34,700
Historical unobligated balances[–34,700]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED–34,700
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY RESERVE3,112,6343,108,934
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
OPERATING FORCES
010MANEUVER UNITS807,777807,777
020MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES233,114233,114
030ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE1,143,4231,143,423
040THEATER LEVEL ASSETS84,59884,598
050LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT344,161344,161
060AVIATION ASSETS1,096,9481,096,948
070FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS SUPPORT864,172873,672
GAMER live training capabilty[9,500]
080LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS93,36793,367
090LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE171,055171,055
100BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT1,326,8541,326,854
110FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & MODERNIZATION1,065,3631,065,363
120MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS1,116,5591,116,559
130CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS6,8316,831
140CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES—CYBERSECURITY24,78524,785
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES8,379,0078,388,507
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES
150SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION6,6046,604
160ADMINISTRATION50,22155,221
Center for the Study of the National Guard[5,000]
170SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS24,84624,846
180OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT239,142239,142
190REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT4,0044,004
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVITIES324,817329,817
UNDISTRIBUTED
200UNDISTRIBUTED–83,000
Historical unobligated balances[–83,000]
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED–83,000
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD8,703,8248,635,324
COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP
COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)
010COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)303,099253,099
Program decrease[–50,000]
SUBTOTAL COUNTER-ISIL TRAIN AND EQUIP FUND (CTEF)303,099253,099
TOTAL COUNTER-ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA TRAIN AND EQUIP303,099253,099
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY
OPERATING FORCES
010MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT OPERATIONS8,324,5728,324,572
020FLEET AIR TRAINING3,128,7643,128,764
030AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT1,469,1651,469,165
040AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE2,219,5832,219,583
050AVIATION LOGISTICS2,664,3602,664,360
060MISSION AND OTHER SHIP OPERATIONS7,424,7527,424,752
070SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & TRAINING1,713,0651,713,065
080SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE14,292,87314,292,873
090SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT2,597,7222,567,722
Program decrease[–45,000]
Small Shipyard Grants[15,000]
100COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE1,821,7441,821,744
110MEDICAL READINESS661,800661,800
120SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE572,000572,000
130WARFARE TACTICS1,038,4561,038,456
140OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY496,272496,272
150COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES2,476,9872,476,987
160EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT62,57062,570
170COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE OPERATIONS105,379105,379
180COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT MISSION SUPPORT1,994,1391,994,139
190CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES662,040653,040
Unjustified growth[–9,000]
200STRATEGIC AND REGIONAL STRIKE DETERRENCE2,220,0832,220,083
210WEAPONS MAINTENANCE1,833,0061,833,006
220OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT834,752834,752
230ENTERPRISE INFORMATION2,196,9322,185,932
Unjustified growth[–11,000]
240SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND MODERNIZATION4,891,8284,891,828
250BASE OPERATING SUPPORT6,069,4566,069,456
SUBTOTAL OPERATING FORCES71,772,30071,722,300
MOBILIZATION
260SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE378,073378,073
270READY RESERVE FORCE881,029881,029
280SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS831,641956,641
Platform Supply Vessel[125,000]
300COAST GUARD SUPPORT27,72927,729
SUBTOTAL MOBILIZATION2,118,4722,243,472
TRAINING AND RECRUITING
310OFFICER ACQUISITION198,743198,743
320RECRUIT TRAINING17,81327,813
U.S. Naval Sea Cadets[10,000]
330RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS193,797193,797
340SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING1,163,7551,173,755
Generative AI and Spatial Computing for Warfighter Performance[10,000]
350PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION280,521280,521
360TRAINING SUPPORT504,282504,282
370RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING261,140261,140
380OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION75,60075,600
390CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND TRAINING60,19160,191
400JUNIOR ROTC60,21960,219
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING2,816,0612,836,061

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