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handle is hein.cbhear/fdsysavgv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATEO U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2018 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:02 a.m. in room SD-192, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Richard C. Shelby (chairman) pre- siding. Present: Senators Shelby, Murkowski, Daimes, Moran, Durbin, Leahy, Murray, Tester, Udall, Schatz, and Baldwin. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATEMENT OF HON. DR. MARK T. ESPER, SECRETARY OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY Senator SHELBY. The committee will come to order. I'm pleased to welcome today Secretary Esper and General Milley to the committee for an update on Army operations and a review of the 2019 budget request. The Army is seeking $182.1 billion in its current request, which is an increase of about $5 billion over amounts appropriated for 2018. With this budget request, the Army will continue to build readiness and counter threats posed by near-peer competitors while modernizing in order to face future threats. We, here today, ac- knowledge the challenging assignment that you face to source an increased demand for forces today while also modernizing to com- pete with more technically capable adversaries. We appreciate your service, and we look forward to working with you during the appro- priation process to meet the needs of the Army in today's complex strategic environment. [The statement follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF SENATOR RICHARD C. SHELBY Good morning, the Subcommittee will come to order. I am pleased to welcome Secretary Esper and General Milley to the committee for an update on Army operations and a review of the fiscal year 2019 budget re- quest. The Army is seeking $182.1 billion in its current request, which is an increase of about $5 billion over amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2018. With this budget

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