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More Than Half Of Increase In Department Of Air Force Future Years Plan Is For Readiness, Lohmeier Says

More Than Half Of Increase In Department Of Air Force Future Years Plan Is For Readiness, Lohmeier Says
Undersecretary of the Air Force Matthew Lohmeier addresses attendees during a readiness panel on Feb. 24 at AFA's warfare symposium in Aurora, Colo.

AURORA, Colo.--The Department of the Air Force's fiscal 2027 five-year budget plan aims to rebuild readiness through increasing flying hours and sustainment, Air Force Undersecretary Matthew Lohmeier told the Air & Space Forces Association's (AFA) annual warfare symposium here. "As far as budgeting goes, the FY 27 POM [program objective memorandum] effort that the department was involved in I'd say is the year of restoring our foundational readiness accounts," he said on Feb. 24. "Our foundational readiness accounts include things…

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