WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
Senator John Hoeven today joined U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and General Dale White, who oversees the Sentinel program for the U.S. Department of War (DoW), in Minot to review the operations of the Minot Air Force Base and continue advancing the modernization of the base's dual nuclear missions. Hoeven discussed his efforts as a member of the Senate Defense Appropriations Committee to secure the administration's budget request for nuclear modernization in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding legislation. The funding is required to keep the modernization initiatives on track and ensure the Minot Air Force Base is ready to field the new systems as soon as they ar...