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Pentagon: US Air War on Islamic State Costing $8.3 Million a Day
The Pentagon has revised its estimate of the cost of the US air war in Iraq and Syria, saying the price tag for the campaign against the Islamic State group comes to about $8.3 million a day.
Sequestration Will Give US Army ‘Real Problems’ Meeting Increased Demands, Officials Say
/.../ Todd Harrison, senior fellow for budget studies at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, called the fixation of Army leaders on protecting end-strength, “misguided.”
Army Leaders Discuss Benefits of a Regionally Aligned Force
The Army is creating a force filled with geographical experts in hopes that steady relationships with other nations can help prevent future conflicts. Lt. Gen. Patrick J. Donahue II, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command, outlined the strategy for a regionally aligned force during a forum at the annual Association of the U.S. Army Meeting and Exposition.
Pentagon Looks To Revise Air-Sea Battle Concept To Increase Jointness
The Defense Department has ordered a possible revision to its Air-Sea Battle concept with the aim of increasing military jointness, a DOD spokesman confirmed.
Upcoming DOD CIO Cloud Policy Leaves Questions Over Interoperability
Some analysts fear a forthcoming directive from the Defense Department's acting chief information officer on digital cloud acquisition could compromise interoperability and create stovepiping.
U.S. Options Limited by Lack of Drones Over Syria
As a U.S.-led coalition of nations tries to prevent the Syrian town of Kobani from falling into the hands of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, failure to do so could have as much to do with resources as it does with the flaws of a strategy that, for now, is mostly reliant on airstrikes alone.