INDOPACOM Unfunded Priorities for the FY25 budget

...so, you want to fight a war or not?

I’ve always loved unfunded priorities lists. More often than not, they show the true disconnect between those who are asked to fight our wars and those in DC who have … perhaps other priorities.

Just close your eyes for a bit and think about those things old, new, borrowed, and blue that you would like to have in sufficient numbers should we have a requirement to steam west of the International Date Line to secure our national interests.

We need to defend our bases, have long range strike, and deny access to our adversaries from free use of the seas. Having friends who own the local real estate would be helpful as well.

My top-10 is a bit different than theirs, but its close. Using their priority list numbers below, here’s mine:

1. Guam Defense System

12. Joint Training Team

6. MILCON

15. Precision Strike Missile Inc. 2 & Inc. 4

7. Powered Quickstrike

8. Maritime Strike TLAM (USMC)

9. SM-6 Block 1B

10. Clandestine Delivered Mines

33. Economic Warfare Analysis Capability

38. International Security Cooperation

Over to you in comments.