Congressman Mike Waltz represents North Central Florida, is a Colonel in the National Guard, a combat-decorated Green Beret, former White House and Pentagon policy advisor, a small business owner, an author, and a proud father. He is the first Green Beret to be elected to Congress.
Mike was born in Boynton Beach, FL and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. He was raised by a hard-working single mother and is the son and grandson of Navy Chiefs.
Mike has served his country his entire life. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute with Honors, has served over 26 years in the U.S. Army, and is presently serving in the National Guard. After being commissioned as an Army lieutenant, Mike graduated Ranger School and was selected for the elite Green Berets, serving worldwide as a Special Forces officer with multiple combat tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa. For his actions in combat, Mike was awarded four Bronze Stars, including two for Valor.
Congressman Mike Waltz has submitted the following funding requests for important military construction projects in Florida.
Under Appropriations Committee guidelines, each Representative may request funding for up to 15 projects in their community for fiscal year 2023 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number of federal funding streams, and only state and local governments and eligible non-profit entities are permitted to receive funding.
In compliance with House Rules and Committee requirements, Congressman Mike Waltz has certified that he, his spouse, and his immediate family have no financial interest in any of the projects he has requested.
Project Name: Scout Recce Gunnery Complex
Project Location: Camp Blanding, FL
Project Sponsor: FL Army National Guard
Requested Amount: $16,200,000
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Project Name: Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun Range
Project Location: Camp Blanding, FL
Project Sponsor: FL Army National Guard
Requested Amount: $8,500,000
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Project Name: F-35 Construct Munitions Storage Area Administration & Pad
Project Location: Jacksonville International Airport
Project Sponsor: FL Air National Guard
Requested Amount: $770,000
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Project Name: F-35 Munitions Maintenance & Inspection Facility
Project Location: Jacksonville International Airport
Project Sponsor: FL Air National Guard
Requested Amount: $530,000
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Project Name: Communications Infrastructure Modernization Design
Project Location: Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, FL
Project Sponsor: US Marine Corps
Requested Amount: $5,949,000
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Project Name: Consolidated Communications Facility
Project Location: Patrick Space Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Space Force
Requested Amount: $97,000,000
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Project Name: SOF Operations Integration Facility
Project Location: MacDill Air Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Special Operations Command
Requested Amount: $50,000,000
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Project Name: SOF Joint MISO Web-Operations Facility
Project Location: MacDill Air Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Special Operations Command
Requested Amount: $87,300,000
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Project Name: F-35A Developmental Test 2-Bay Test Hangar
Project Location: Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Air Force
Requested Amount: $39,000,000
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Project Name: F-35A ADAL Developmental Test
Project Location: Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Air Force
Requested Amount: $2,500,000
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Project Name: F-35A Developmental Test 2-Bay Mxs Hangar
Project Location: Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Project Sponsor: US Air Force
Requested Amount: $4,100,000
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