WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. John Hoeven issued the following news release:
At a Senate Appropriations Committee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs hearing reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for military construction, Senator John Hoeven worked to accelerate construction of infrastructure tied to the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program, including the need to acquire land for new silo locations around Minot Air Force Base (MAFB). Hoeven outlined the importance of the land acquisition with Lieutenant General Kenyon Bell, who oversees logistics for the Air Force.
During the hearing, Hoeven highlighted the President's budget request for $232 million for the first two major Sentinel-relate...