Big cuts to the Pentagon budget that once would have been unthinkable were openly discussed Wednesday on Capitol Hill as lawmakers summoned a panel of experts to weigh in on the White House’s newly released 2016 defense budget request.
The ship was supposed to zoom over the ocean top, 50% faster than its competitors. Then things changed.
The Pentagon is poised to spend billions to build a new stealth bomber, a top secret project that could bring hundreds of jobs to the wind-swept desert communities in Los Angeles County’s northern reaches.
The Air Force is the smallest it’s ever been, but it may have to cut 10,000 more airmen if budget cuts return, an Air Force two-star said.
More ships and predictable budgets are top priorities for two leading lawmakers assigned to chair the House and Senate seapower subcommittees that oversee the Navy and Marine Corps.
Keeping faith with the troops means more than protecting the existing compensation system. It means ensuring our military remains the best trained and equipped force in the world. Breaking faith with the troops is sending them into battle understaffed, undertrained, or with inferior equipment.
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