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Army Alliance urges continued support for APG, outlines federal funding requests and job gains
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Michael Ray of the Army Alliance told Bel Air commissioners the group is pressing congressional representatives for funding to sustain Aberdeen Proving Ground missions, cited specific military construction and research asks, and said a new Army Data Operations Command will bring about 200 initial positions to the area.
Michael Ray, president of the Army Alliance, told the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on April 23 that the alliance is seeking FY27 budget support to sustain and grow Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) missions and to guard against small-scale realignments that can shrink installations over time.
Ray outlined several federal and state priorities the alliance has pressed with congressional offices: a $44 million military construction request to upgrade water towers at APG South; approximately $8 million for planning and design of an applied science center tied to the ChemBio mission; roughly $6 million in defense…
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