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February 2010Integrating Sustained Support for Warfighting Needscombat support and combat service support for Army and Marine Corps personnelin Iraq and Afghanistan. As IAs they are fulfilling vital roles by serving intraditional Navy roles such as USMC support, maritime and port security, cargohandling, airlift support, Seabee units, and as a member of joint taskforce/Combatant Commanders staffs. On the water, Navy Expeditionary CombatCommand Riverine forces are working closely with the Iraqi Navy to safeguardIraqi infrastructure and provide maritime security in key waterways. Navy forcesare also intercepting smugglers and insurgents and protecting Iraqi and partnernation oil and gas infrastructure. We know the sea lanes must remain open for thetransit of oil, the lifeblood of the Iraqi economy, and our ships and sailor are makingthat happen.OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS RESOURCINGThe current request includes incremental costs to sustain operations, manpower,equipment and infrastructure repair, as well as equipment replacement. These costsinclude aviation and ship operations,combat support, base support, USMCoperations and field logistics, as well asIAs, activated reservists and other specialpays. Navy is requesting funding for 4,400IAs in the FY 2011 OCO request for servicemembers filling non‐traditional Navymissions such as provincial reconstructionteams, detainee operations, civil affairs,training teams, customs inspections,counter IED, and combat support. Finally, both the FY 2010 and the FY 2011 fullyear requests reflect the initial shift in forces from Iraq to Afghanistan. TheDepartment of the Navy requests $3.9 billion in FY 2010 for supplementalrequirements and $18.5 billion for FY 2011 to support increased OPTEMPO forcontingency operations. Since 2009, total funding trends reflect the Department’sefforts to reduce reliance on supplemental appropriations and include OCO costswith the budget request. Figure 6 reflects the current status of FY 2009, FY 2010, andFY 2011 funding for OCO.The FY 2011 OCO O&M request specifically provides the resources required to meetincreased CENTCOM demand, to include a substantial increase in flight hoursassociated with the shift from OIF to OEF and the increased Carrier Strike Group2‐4 FY 2011 Department of the Navy Budget