$1.5 trillion. That is what the Pentagon is asking Congress to spend on the defense budget in

fiscal year 2027. This is the largest defense budget requests in American history. And buried inside

that are the numbers that tell you exactly where the country thinks the next war is going to be

fought and how. Now that top line number of $1.5 trillion, that number does matter, but really what matters is how that money is broken out inside of the budget.

Now, the Department of the Air Force is asking for $397 billion.

That is the largest department of the budget.

Larger than the Navy, larger than the number.

Now, inside that $397 billion lives the Space Force, but this overall

is a 22% increase for the Air Force from fiscal year 2026. The Space Force is asking for $75 billion,

which is a 77% increase from last year, so not an insignificant increase in my opinion.

Now, the Space Force is now approaching the size of the entire Marine Corps budget.

I don't think that's a coincidence. It's definitely a strategic signal.

Another number that needs attention is the defense-wide spending.

These are the agencies and programs that fall outside the individual services.

Now, this is accounting for $408 billion. It grew by a

hundred and twenty one percent year over year. Inside this defense-wide umbrella, you have

agencies like the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, the National Geospatial

Intelligence Agency, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, DARPA, and the

missile defense agency. All the agencies in that defense-wide spending don't necessarily

belong to one service because they support multiple services, such as handling GPS infrastructure,

nuclear command and control, joint cyber operations, and intelligence collection, which support the

entire joint force. You also don't have the classified special access programs. That way they're

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