As GOP debates defense spending, Air Force chief pushes for supplemental, $1.5T budget

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General Kenneth Wilsbach, Air Force chief, expressed the need for a supplemental budget including $1.5 trillion to cover costs related to the Epic Fury operation. This comes amid GOP Congressional debates over defense spending priorities and allocations.

“There’s a wide array of things that we have stopped spending money on so that we could pay for the bills that are associated with Epic Fury,” Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told Breaking Defense. “That’s why you need a supplemental for this year.”