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Senate Committee Holds Hearing on FY27 Reserve, National Guard Budget

  • War.gov
  • April 21, 2026 | 01:26:49

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee holds a hearing on the fiscal year 2027 budget request for the reserve components and the National Guard in Washington, April 21, 2026. Testifying are: Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve; Lt. Gen. Len Anderson IV, commander of the Marine Forces Reserve; Rear Adm. Richard Lofgren, acting chief of the Navy Reserve; Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of the Army Reserve; and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau.

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