WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer issued the following press release:

Minot Air Force Base is slated to receive a $230 million nuclear modernization facelift under President Donald Trump's proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget (https://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/Portals/84/documents/FY27/FY27%20PB%20MILCON_MFH_with%20TABS.pdf?ver=LSjk0UH6eNthEV78JdPYkA%3d%3d), zeroing in on support for the next generation of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) operations. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced plans to fund two cornerstone projects tied to the LGM-35A Sentinel program, the replacement for the aging Minuteman III system. Minot, the nation's only base supporting two legs of the nuclear triad, is slated to receive $124 million for ...