Moody Secures Nearly a Billion Dollars for Florida Military Bases in Defense Bill

Pensacola, FL (NewsRadio 92.3) -- Florida Senator Ashley Moody is claiming a major win for the state's military installations. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Moody secured nearly one billion dollars in authorized military construction funding for Florida bases in the fiscal year twenty-twenty-seven National Defense Authorization Act. Key local projects include investments at Eglin Air Force Base and Tyndall Air Force Base, along with committee recognition of the Blue Angels at N-A-S Pensacola as a vital military recruitment and community outreach asset. The bill still needs full Senate and House approval before becoming law.

Newsradio has reached out to Senator Moody's office for specifics relating to Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, this story will be updated when we learn more.