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Coast Guard cites historic $25B recapitalization and seeks sustained O&S funding, training capacity
Summary
Admiral Allen told a House Subcommittee the Coast Guard is executing historic recapitalization with $25 billion in reconciliation funds but needs sustained operations funding, ~15,000 additional personnel, major training‑space expansion and housing/medical/childcare investment to support growth under Force Design 2028.
Admiral Allen told the Subcommittee that the Coast Guard is undergoing the most significant modernization and recapitalization in a century, driven by a $25,000,000,000 reconciliation appropriation. He said nearly $9,000,000,000 had been obligated in the first nine months and that the service expected to obligate more than $18,000,000,000 by the end of the fiscal year.
"Reconciliation funding is fueling Force Design 2028 to renew the Coast Guard to become a more agile, capable, and responsive fighting force," Allen said in his opening…
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