|
|
Article: REP. CASTLE SECURES $26.4 MILLION FOR DOVER AIR FORCE BASE IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS APPROPRIATIONS BILL
- Article from:
- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 19, 2006
CopyrightCopyright © HT Media Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Rep. Michael N. Castle, R-Del. (at-large), issued the following press release:
Delaware Rep. Mike Castle today voted to pass the FY07 Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill which includes $26.4 million for various projects that will help the Dover Air Force Base prepare for its incoming C-17 air transport mission. The money was supplied as part of a multi-year commitment by the Department of Defense to spend over $60 million in support of military construction projects related to the C-17 military transport plane bed-down at Dover.
Dover AFB is scheduled to begin receiving the C-17 aircrafts by the end of the year and this funding will be used to build necessary ...