Senior leaders from the Reserve and Guard components of the U.S. Department of Defense testified before the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense about the fiscal 2027 budget request. The panel of senior leaders included Lt. Gen. John Healy, chief of the Air Force Reserve; Lt. Gen. Len Anderson IV, commander of the Marine Forces Reserve; Rear Adm. Richard Lofgren, acting chief of the Navy Reserve; Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of the Army Reserve; and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau.