U.S. Marine (with Echo Company, 4th Marine Reconnaissance Battalion) carefully scans the shore line, weapon at the ready as he conducts a beach reconnaissance.
On November 21, 2014 the Pentagon released information pertaining to its budget request for its Military Intelligence Program:
“The Department of Defense released today its revised FY 2015 Military Intelligence Program (MIP) request. The total request, which includes both the base budget and Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) appropriations, is $16.6 billion. This revision includes the MIP elements of the administration’s amended FY 2015 OCO request that was submitted to Congress earlier this month.”
The department determined that releasing this figure does not jeopardize any classified activities within the MIP. No other MIP budget figures or program details will be released, as they remain classified for national security reasons.
Note: The DoD Military Intelligence Program Base Request for FY 2015, released March 6, 2014, can be found at: http://www.defense.gov/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=16571, and a previously released revision can be found at: http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=16805.