From February:  President Barack Obama’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year includes $295.6 million for construction at Eielson Air Force Base to prepare for the arrival of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter squadrons. If approved by Congress, the dollar figure would by far be the largest expenditure to date for an anticipated aircraft buildup at the base that hasn’t yet been formally approved. This time last year, Obama’s budget included $37 million for an F-35 flight simulator at Eielson.