C-17 cut, F-16 added in Air Force budget request

The U.S. Air Force is requesting a total of $71.2 billion for its fiscal year 2001 budget, a 1.1% increase over the FY '00 budget. "This 1.1% increase represents a flat or sustained rate," a senior budget official told reporters at the Pentagon on Friday. But this still lacks the dollars to keep the...

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