Reserve, Guard leaders discuss FY14 budget at Senate

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., (left) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), listen to testimony from Reserve and National Guard leaders April 17, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The senators lead the largest committee in the U.S. Senate. They are responsible for reviewing the FY14 President's Budget Request, hearing testimony from government officials and drafting the spending plans for the coming fiscal year. Mikulski is the chairwoman of the full U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Durbin is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Reserve, Guard leaders discuss FY14 budget at Senate

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson testifies during a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense April 17, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Reserve Component leaders testified to the committee about the FY14 President's Budget request. The proposed budget has about $5 billion to fund Air Force Reserve requirements. This includes the operation and training of 34 wings, funds 102,212 flying hours, maintains 362 aircraft, and provides for the readiness of 71,400 Citizen Airmen. Jackson is the chief of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Budget testimony to Congress

Ms. Kathleen Ferguson, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for installations, Environment and Logistics, testifies before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction-Veteran Affairs, April 12, 2013. Ferguson’s statement included topics as military construction, military family housing, environmental, energy and base realignment and closure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

Fiscal 2014 budget

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley gives his opening statement during a hearing with the House Armed Services Committee, April 12, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Both Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III were on Capitol Hill to discuss the Air Force's fiscal 2014 budget. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)

Reserve Components

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Congress reviews reserve forces equipment needs

Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson discusses equipment and budget needs with the congressional Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces March 19, 2013, at the Rayburn Building, Washington D.C. The committee members talked with the reserve component leaders about strategies for tightening federal budgets and how to best capitalize on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the reserve forces. General Jackson is the chief of the Air Force Reserve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Ash)