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HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS BGEN MIKE REGNER HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

National Marine Corps Council " Working Together Works ". HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS BGEN MIKE REGNER HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS. National Marine Corps Council. FY09 Defense and MilCon Budget Highlights What this Means for our Corps? Focus for FY09 and FY10

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HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS BGEN MIKE REGNER HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

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  1. National Marine Corps Council "Working Together Works" HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS BGEN MIKE REGNER HQMC OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

  2. National Marine Corps Council • FY09 Defense and MilCon Budget Highlights • What this Means for our Corps? • Focus for FY09 and FY10 • Possible Economic Recovery Bill Effects on DOD • Realizing the USMC Legislative Strategy

  3. FY09 Defense and MilCon Budget Highlights • Defense and MilCon/VA Appropriations Act signed on Sept 30, 2008, allowing the military to transition into Fiscal Year 2009 fully funded. • The USMC (green) Budget: • Received $24.9B which is approx. $170M less than the President’s request. • The USMC (blue) BISOG Budget: • Received $9.32B • The Congress passed and the President signed the NDAA. • GROW THE FORCE - USMC fully funded to support the planned growth to 194,000 en route to 202K and three balanced MEFs by FY11.

  4. What this Means for our Corps? • QOL – FY09 Budget takes care of Marines and their Families by: • Over $2B in MilCon. • -$1.2B of that will support the BEQ initiative (12,370 new spaces) • Continues support of our Wounded Warriors • SHIPBUILDING – Navy received $933M toward 10th LPD. • AVIATION – Full funding for the MV-22, KC-130J, and CH-53K. • Additionally: -JSF - Cut 1 STOVL JSF and • alternate engine funded. • UH-1Y (-$40M) = (2) aircraft. • - (11)UH-1Y and (5) AH-1Z • funded.

  5. Focus for FY09 and FY10 • Wounded Warrior Initiatives • Grow the Force • H-1Upgrade Program • EFV, MPC, & JLTV • LPD-17 • JSF "Fast, Austere, & Lethal"

  6. Impact of the Economic Recovery Bill • Potential impacts of the ERB • Recruiting & Retention • Civilian employment prospects • Equipment Readiness • Impact on Individual Marine • PCS and home sales • Conflicting Opinions • Harm to DoD budget • No Harm to DoD budget • Political Fallout

  7. CD&I M&RA AVN I&L Realizing the USMC Legislative Strategy CMC 5.56 v. 6.8mm DoD Armed Forces Deputy Commandants USMC Staff Reset ACMC SMMC Social Events CD&I M&RA P&R AVN PP&O I&L SYSCOM INTEL CL SJA CSG SIG ACMC C4I MCRC CLNC Water CONGRINTs MILCON Programs Armed KC-130 Vision 2025 UH-1 Hearings Authorizations Briefings Raw Info MPF(F) CMC Legislative Strategy 202K Growth LPD-17 $$ Guam EFV Appropriations JSF Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA) Iraq Afghanistan Body Armor Testimony Haditha MV-22 NDAA 2009 Media Understanding = One Team, One Message Knowledge Information OLA Mission: develop and execute the CMC legislative strategy; educate and inform; answer constituent interest inquiries; travel escorts; manage the Congressional Fellowship program.

  8. Questions?

  9. Commandant’s Priorities

  10. Top Defense Challenges Facing a New Administration • HASC Chairman Ike Skelton: • “Develop a Clear Strategy to Guide National Security Policy” • “Restore America’s credibility … [and] reform the inter-agency process to leverage all our tools of national power” • “Refocus our efforts on Afghanistan… [and] responsibly redeploy from Iraq” • “Recruit and retain a high quality force” • “Ensure a high state of readiness for our forces…[and] strike a balance between near-term fixes and long-term modernization” • “Deal with the looming defense health care crisis” 10

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