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Army Kwajalein Atoll

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What it is
Army Kwajalein Atoll — a research & development program run by Army.
What changed
+$16.1M FY25→26
Who gets it
No award linkage at high confidence.

Budget Figures

FY24 Actuals
$341.8M
FY25 Total
$363.2M
FY26 Request
$379.3M
FY25→26 Change
$16.1M

FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →

Budget Trajectory
FY24: $341.8MFY25: $363.2MFY26: $379.3MFY24FY25FY26
FY24
$341.8M
FY25
$363.2M
FY26
$379.3M
Decade view — each figure cites its own President's Budget edition
FY2015 actuals — PB2017 editionFY2016 actuals — PB2018 editionFY2017 actuals — PB2019 editionFY2018 actuals — PB2020 editionFY2019 actuals — PB2021 editionFY2020 actuals — PB2022 editionFY2021 actuals — PB2023 editionFY2022 actuals — PB2024 editionFY2023 actuals — PB2025 editionFY2024 actuals — PB2026 editionFY2016 enacted — PB2017 editionFY2017 enacted — PB2018 editionFY2018 enacted — PB2019 editionFY2019 enacted — PB2020 editionFY2020 enacted — PB2021 editionFY2021 enacted — PB2022 editionFY2022 enacted — PB2023 editionFY2023 enacted — PB2024 editionFY2024 enacted — PB2025 editionFY2025 enacted — PB2026 editionFY2017 request — PB2017 editionFY2018 request — PB2018 editionFY2019 request — PB2019 editionFY2020 request — PB2020 editionFY2021 request — PB2021 editionFY2022 request — PB2022 editionFY2023 request — PB2023 editionFY2024 request — PB2024 editionFY2025 request — PB2025 editionFY2026 request — PB2026 editionFY15FY26

● actuals (line)  ·  ○ enacted  ·  ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.

SeriesFY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25FY26
Actuals$169.7M$200.4M$219.3M$234.0M$237.4M$230.1M$221.9M$242.3M$297.9M$341.8M
Enacted$203.9M$236.6M$246.7M$246.3M$238.7M$222.0M$240.9M$309.0M$314.9M$363.2M
Request$236.6M$246.7M$246.6M$238.7M$231.8M$240.9M$309.0M$314.9M$321.8M$379.3M

blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.

Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $314.9M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $341.8M actually spent — $26.9M above the request.

Program Lineage

No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.

Description

Mission Army Kwajalein Atoll

This Program Element (PE) is unique in the Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDTE) portfolio due to the comprehensive scope of RDTE funding at United States (U.S.) Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, directly supporting 11 leased islands with radars, telemetry, and optics in support of continuous New Foreign Launch surveillance, space surveillance, space object identification, offensive and defensive strategic ballistic and interceptor missile testing. In addition, responsibilities include provision of the totality of the logistics and municipal services required to maintain a strategically vital mission support infrastructure in a remote Pacific island chain 2,300 miles southwest of Hawaii. Kwajalein's flexible electromagnetic frequency spectrum, equatorial locale, deep water, and unmatched instrumentation make the nation's space and missile operations possible. In addition, the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) on Kwajalein is the Department of Defense's (DoD) only land-impact missile testing site, providing an increasingly vital Test & Evaluation (T&E) capability. The U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll / Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (USAKA/RTS), located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is a remote, secure activity of the Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). USAKA/RTS supports test and evaluation of major Army and DoD missile and space acquisition programs and provides New Foreign Launch surveillance and space operations (surveillance and object identification) in support of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the U.S. Air Force, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) scientific and space programs. USAG-KA provides Base Operations (BOS), Infrastructure and Services (Projects DW7, DW8, and DW9) support to the USAKA/RTS mission and other resident Programs (i.e. Army missile defense, Air Force & Navy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) developmental and operational tests; Army, Air Force, Navy and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hypersonic developmental tests; Air Force Space Fence, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) operational /demonstration/ validation tests; USSTRATCOM space situational awareness requirements (including contributions to the U.S. Space Surveillance Network); and space experiments). Base Operations Services at Kwajalein Atoll are conducted predominantly through a contracted workforce with governmental oversight. These PE-funded contracts provide: installation/base operations and maintenance for all facilities, logistics, and security; power generation fuel supporting the installation and radars; transportation; and mission essential bandwidth via a fiber optic cable system. The Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) utilizes Project DX2 to provide civilian pay, manpower service contracts, supporting Information Technology (IT), equipment, and associated costs specifically identified and measurable to plan, manage, coordinate, and execute Information Technology Services Management at Army Kwajalein Test Ranges. This Project provides C4IM services in accordance with the Department of Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) PAM 25-1-1 and the Army C4IM Services List. FY25 funding in the amount of $285.940 million is in support of the Pacific Defense Initiative (PDI). The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.076 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.186 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative."

Mission Army Kwajalein Atoll Facilities Sustainment

This Project provides resources for preventive maintenance and repair necessary to sustain 1,477 facilities on Kwajalein, Roi-Namur, and nine other leased islands, totaling 2.6 million square feet. Funds are focused toward keeping facilities in good working order in accordance with industry standards. This includes emergency response and service calls, minor repair and major repair or replacement resulting from Kwajalein's particularly harsh climate, including strong winds, saltwater corrosion, and sustained torrential rainfall. Funds also provide manpower necessary to achieve, evaluate, and sustain compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and local environmental laws, Executive Orders, Department of Defense (DoD) Directives, regulations, and overseas country-specific Final Governing Standards.

Mission Army Kwajalein Atoll Installation Services

This Project resources Base Operations / Installation Services Support for United States (U.S.) Army Kwajalein (USAKA) Garrison located in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a remote, secure activity designated as a Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB). Base Operations / Installation Services Support resourcing is a critical enabler to ensure continuity of operations supporting Test and Evaluation and Space Operations of the Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site in its role as an MRTFB Activity. Kwajalein is a government-managed / contractor-operated (GOCO) site and is primarily dependent upon its associated support contracts for the daily operations and maintenance of Base Operations / Installation Services Support. Installation Services Support consists of: Utility Services; logistical (fuel/transportation) operations support requirements; Medical/Dental Services; Education (K-12) Services; Food/Grocery Services; Contracted Security Guards; and Aviation/Marine support.

Mission Army Kwajalein Atoll Restoration And Modernization

This Project funds the restoration and modernization of United States (U.S.) Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) degraded infrastructure (Real Property/facilities) to working condition and upgrades facilities to meet current standards. Restoration consists of repair and replacement work to fix facilities degraded due to the effects of aging and previously deferred sustainment. Modernization supports upgrade of facilities to meet current codes, accommodate new functions, and/or replace building components that exceed the overall service life of the facilities.

Mission Army Kwajalein Test Ranges and Mission Support

This Project funds Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) installation management-related Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) services at Army Kwajalein Test Ranges. NETCOM utilizes this Project to provide civilian pay, manpower service contracts, supporting Information technology (IT) equipment, and associated costs specifically identified and measurable to plan, manage, coordinate, and execute Information Technology Services Management at Army Kwajalein Test Ranges. Project provides C4IM services in accordance with the Department of Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) PAM 25-1-1 and the Army C4IM Services List. Provides Base Communications Support (Service 701), Visual Information (Service 702), Information Assurance (Service 703), and Automation (Service 700). Includes the delivery of services consisting of secure and non-secure fixed voice communications, wireless voice, data and video connectivity services, and studio video conferencing services. Provides infrastructure support, including the design, installation, and maintenance of special circuits/systems in support of life safety/security systems and monitoring/control systems. Provides Collaboration and Messaging Services including services and tools for workforce to communicate and share information. Provides Application and Web-hosting including operation and management services required to support web and application hosting. Provides Desktop Management Support including management and support for end-user hardware and software services and tools. Includes Service Desk Support, Continuity of Operations, and Disaster Recovery support.

Justification

Accomplishments & Planned Programs (31)

Food Services

Provides for the operation of dining facilities including contract employees, food service supplies, and equipment life-cycle replacement.

Unaccompanied Housing

Provides for Government-owned Unaccompanied Housing including appropriated funded Army lodging, lifecycle replacement furnishings, and other associated costs. Includes Manpower purchase, control, moving, management and handling of lifecycle replacement and repair for all unaccompanied housing furnishings. Includes all costs of authorized replacement furnishings in existing inventory.

SBIR/ STTR Transfer

Funding transferred in accordance with Title 15 USC §638.

Environmental Quality

This effort provides manpower necessary to achieve, evaluate, and sustain compliance with appropriate Federal, State, and local environmental laws, Executive Orders, DoD Directives, regulations, and overseas country-specific Final Governing Standards, in order to protect human health and safety and reduce total cost to the Army through environmental compliance, conservation, and pollution prevention. Enables installations to comply with legal environmental mandates and critical stewardship responsibilities that impact management and modernization of installations, while sustaining natural and cultural resources in a manner that provides continued access and long-term use of training lands to support the Army's installation missions..

Real Property Maintenance

This effort provides the preventive maintenance and repair necessary to sustain Kwajalein facilities and utilities in order to prevent further deterioration. Funds facilities and utilities at minimum acceptable levels to mitigate risk of catastrophic failures. Includes regularly scheduled adjustments and inspections, preventive maintenance tasks, and emergency response and service calls for minor repairs. Also includes costs of major repairs or replacement of facility components that are expected to occur periodically throughout the expected service life. This work includes: regular roof replacement; refinishing wall surfaces; repairing and replacing electrical, plumbing, and cooling systems; replacing tile and carpeting; and similar types of work. Sustainment, however, is not intended to keep facilities adequately functioning beyond their expected service lives.

Army Airfields (AAF) and Heliports (AHP)

Provides Resources Operations and Maintenance for Army Airfield and Aviation Fleet. Provides manpower, equipment acquisition, sustainment and maintenance in support of airfield operations, airfield management, aircraft services, air traffic services (ATS), air transport, airspace management and control, and air traffic control equipment maintenance. Includes airfield specific equipment, safety requirements, Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) support, and airfield obstruction surveys. AAF/AHP functions support Department of Defense (DoD) priorities for Army and joint force capabilities and inter-agency, intra-agency and multinational operations to meet current and future full spectrum requirements. Funds AAF/AHP functions at the necessary state of readiness to support missions across eleven islands (two fixed wing/six rotator wing) in addition to international aircraft traffic and reduces risk of major accidents/incidents.

Army Community Services (ACS)

Provides programs that prevent family violence/fatalities through family advocacy programs and counseling; provide specialized assistance to provide prevention, education and family sustainment for military and civilian personnel and their families; and also provide critical financial, employment and relocation education and training to Soldiers, civilians, and their Families.

Child and Youth Services (CYS)

Provides child care, youth, and school services (CYSS) programs for children and youth. Provides child and youth spaces required to meet Army's child care and youth participation demand goals. Resources the following programs: 1) Child Development Centers; 2) Family Child Care; 3) School Age Care; 4) Youth Programs; 5) Youth Sports & Fitness; 6) School Support Services. Resources staffing levels necessary to minimize risk of child abuse, and the oversight to achieve and maintain DoD Certification (State licensing equivalent) and National Accreditation per statutory requirement and DoD policy.

Engineering Services

Provides (1) Facility Management and Administration and (2) Installation Engineering Services. Facility Management includes public works management costs, contract management, material procurement, facility data management; to include, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Sustainment Management Systems (SMS) suite implementation/inspections, furnishings management costs, and real property and real estate management. Installation Engineering Services includes facility engineer service contracts, annual inspection of facilities, master planning, overhead of planning and design, and overhead of construction management and non-Sustainment and Restoration Modernization (SRM) service calls. Excludes: vehicle maintenance, in-house shop and contracted personnel who routinely perform facility sustainment activities; and design engineers or project managers or construction inspectors who manage and oversee facility sustainment and construction projects.

Soldier Recreation and Community Support

Provides the development and delivery of Soldier Programs, Community Recreation, and Direct Common Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) Support Services that sustain the Total Army, in accordance with (IAW) the Army Campaign Plan and the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA)'s Strategic Priorities. Programs funded include sports, fitness and aquatics, recreation centers, libraries, outdoor recreation, skill development, bowling (16 lanes or less); Direct Common FMWR Support Services (essential command and control and risk management programs for property, funds and personnel); and as designated by Congress, Category C FMWR activities at remote and isolated sites. These programs resource readiness and resiliency and build upon physical, emotional, social and psychological coping skills; funds opportunities for Soldiers, civilians and Families to foster self-reliance, morale and a sense of belonging by offering positive discretionary time choices, mitigating aberrant behaviors through individual skill development and team participation.

Fire and Emergency Services (FES)

Provides for fire and emergency services for the installation, including preparation for and response and mitigation of aircraft and structural firefighting and rescue, technical rescue, Hazardous Materials and Weapons of mass destruction/Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) responses, and out of control wildfire mitigation in an all-hazard response environment.

Financial Management (FM) Activities

Provides Directorate of Resource Management (DRM) and DRM base support for Army tenants resident on or receiving support from the Army installation. Functions of the DRM include program, budget, manpower, documentation, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)/Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)/Support Agreement management, finance and accounting.

Utilities

Provides utility services - production and distribution of utilities including expenses for electricity, steam, hot water, fuels and other utilities, and operation of electrical, air conditioning, refrigeration, water distribution, and wastewater collection and treatment plants and systems.

Environmental Quality

Provides manpower and funding necessary to achieve, evaluate, and sustain compliance with appropriate Compact of Free Association, national, and USAKA Environmental Standards, Executive Orders, DoD Directives, regulations, and overseas country-specific. Final Governing Standards, in order to protect human health and safety and reduce total cost to the Army through environmental compliance, conservation, and pollution prevention. Enables installations to comply with legal environmental mandates and critical stewardship responsibilities that impact management and modernization of installations, while sustaining natural and cultural resources in a manner that provides continued access and long-term use of training lands to support the Army's installation missions. Also includes costs associated with Range Military Construction (MILCON) to address one-time mitigation actions.

Contractor Support (C4IM Services)

The Contractor shall provide non-personnel IT support to the 30th Signal Battalion NEC on Kwajalein Atoll. The NEC's IT environment includes any hardware, software, application, tool, system, or network used by the Government, whether developed, leased, or commercially purchased. Although this is a level of effort service contract, there are currently 74 contractors supporting this capability at Kwajalein. The contract covers supply and small equipment replacement that are needed to perform C4IM services.

Anti-Terrorism (AT)

Funds the Army Antiterrorism program, a defensive program to protect against Terrorism. Supports the following: Antiterrorism installation and mission requirements: Combatant Commands (COCOM) Antiterrorism requirements (Army as Executive Agent (EA)), Antiterrorism Program Management, Antiterrorism Training and Awareness efforts (Area of Responsibility (AOR) specific, Level I Antiterrorism Awareness Training, Level II Antiterrorism Officers Training, Level III Pre-command training, and Level IV Antiterrorism Executive Seminar), protection of High Risk Personnel (HRP) to include support requirements (equipment), execution of Antiterrorism Assessments (Terrorism Vulnerability Assessments, Special Event Assessments, Pre-deployment Vulnerability Assessments, and Comprehensive Antiterrorism Reviews) designed to identify and fix protection vulnerabilities that will protect personnel and facilities from terrorist acts, intelligence support to Army Antiterrorism, conduct annual Antiterrorism Exercises designed to execute Antiterrorism plans, and the implementation of the Random Antiterrorism Measures Program (RAMP) and the Force Protection Condition (FPCON) system.

SBIR/ STTR Transfer

Funding transferred in accordance with Title 15 USC §638.

Army Security Programs

Funds Army Command security activities supporting: Information Security, Personnel Security, Industrial Security, Communications Security (COMSEC) Policy, Security Education, Training and Awareness (SETA), Special Access Program (SAP) Security, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Security, Foreign Disclosure, and Technology Protection.

Physical Security Matters

Provides resources for physical security programs and equipment to support Army installations and facilities requirements. Procures, installs, maintains and/or leases physical security equipment to include, but not limited to barriers; blast mitigation devices; communication systems; explosive detection devices; intrusion detection systems and devices; sensors; site improvements; management/planning; and security forces and technicians. Funds contract security guards including military working dog management and equipping the installation with explosive and drug detection dog capabilities.

Personnel Services Delivery

Provides a human resource specialist responsible for providing all aspects of human resource management, administrative, and counsel to the Garrison Staff.

SBIR/ STTR Transfer

Funding transferred in accordance with Title 15 USC §638.

Recapitalization Deficit R&M

Provides facility restoration for facilities not specifically aligned to specified Facility Investment Strategy focus areas. Funds facilities quality improvement required to achieve elimination of Q4/Q3 Installation Status Report (ISR) rated facilities. In addition to major renovation costs, facility costs include project tails in accordance with AR 420-1 for: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance.

Installation Command and Management

Provides for a K-12 school system, medical/dental services, and Base Support Contract overhead fees. Additionally, supports offices of the Commander, Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), Chaplain, Public Affairs (PA), and Safety Office. Supports civilian pay and benefits, training, duty travel, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs, equipment, and contractual services for installation command and management activities. Kwajalein Medical/Dental services provide family practice and emergency services at Kwajalein (2-5 days for MEDEVAC support to Honolulu), a secondary clinic on Roi-Namur, and a dental clinic. Support includes but is not limited to medical lab and imaging services, pharmacy services, basic dental services, and all medical functions including inspections of medical facilities.

Municipal Services

Provides for municipal services including grounds maintenance, custodial, pest management, solid waste or refuse handling operations, pavement clearance.

Materiel Maintenance

Provide for automotive, Marine vessel, Construction, General Equipment, and Armament Maintenance. Also provides Field and Sustainment level maintenance services to Army activities in accordance with AR 750-1; provides maintenance technical assistance to supported units and activities, and provides material maintenance on base operations support equipment.

Civilian Pay

Civilian Pay

ISSA (Installation Service Support Agreement)

ISSA with Garrison to provide all services that would normally be provided by the home station and other services specific to Kwajalein.

Law Enforcement

Provides Law Enforcement (LE) activities/services for the protection of people and property, enforcement of laws, and maintenance of order. This effort covers, but is not limited to: all personnel and operating costs associated with LE operations, salaries, overtime, benefits, material and supplies, equipment, vehicles, training and management for LE response forces (Department of the Army Civilian Police (DACP) and military police (MP)). Funds the conduct of motor vehicle traffic supervision, and liaison with civilian LE agencies. Funds LE work load derived from historical responses to calls for service (i.e. Crimes against Persons, Drug Crimes, Traffic Crimes, Absent Without Leave (AWOL), Sex Crimes, and Crimes against Property, Environmental Violations, Fraud Crimes, Alarm Response and Public Service Calls), investigation of non-felony level offenses, preparation and distribution of MP reports and related documents, and collection and analyses of crime statistics.

SBIR/ STTR Transfer

Funding transferred in accordance with Title 15 USC §638.

Transportation Services

Provides the operation of installation transportation offices, transportation motor pools, and cost of rolling stock; also includes movement of privately-owned household goods of military personnel (and civilian personnel in overseas areas) in connection with assignment, reassignment, or termination of government-furnished family housing.

Supply Logistics

Provides supply operations which support: ammunition supply point services, bulk petroleum operations, marine and aviation assets, Army tenants, operation of a central receiving point and/or Installation Supply Support Activity (SSA) for goods delivered to the installation, management of non-deployable installation property, and receipt, storage, issue, reutilization and tracking of hazardous materials.

Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)

Exhibit R-1

AccountOrgTypeAmount
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY24 Actuals$341.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY25 Enacted$321.8M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY 2025 supplemental$41.4M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY25 Total$363.2M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY26 Disc. Request$379.3M
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, ArmyAFY26 Total$379.3M

Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)

ProjectFY24 ActualsFY25 TotalFY26 BaseFY26 Request
DX2: Army Kwajalein Test Ranges and Mission Support$15.8M$7.85M$7.46M$7.46M
DW9: Army Kwajalein Atoll Restoration And Modernization$28.1M$59.0M$70.6M$70.6M
DW7: Army Kwajalein Atoll Facilities Sustainment$44.7M$55.7M$70.9M$70.9M
DW8: Army Kwajalein Atoll Installation Services$253.2M$240.6M$230.3M$230.3M
Program Element$341.8M$363.2M$379.3M$379.3M

No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →

Awards

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Lobbying Mentions

No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.

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