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Pay Changes Run Counter to Troops’ ‘Cash is King’ Mantra
New proposals to shrink military compensation would hit troops in the wallet, almost immediately.
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US Army Must Redefine Its Role
In the bureaucratic battles being waged over the US defense budget, the Army is in retreat on all fronts. Its primary function — fighting and winning wars on land — is out of step with a national military strategy that prioritizes the Asia-Pacific, where air and maritime power predominate and large-scale, US-led land wars are less likely.
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How to Put Military Pressure on Russia
NATO now has reason to station nuclear forces in front-line member states.
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Air Force Left with Little Budget Flexibility
Air Force leadership spent months telling anyone who would listen that their budget would result in a smaller service today in order to afford modernization for tomorrow, and its budget delivered on that promise. But in an attempt to cut as deeply as possible to fund key priorities, the service has left itself in a precarious position as it heads into Congress to defend its decisions.
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Newport News Shipbuilding: Carrier Funding Prompts Head Scratching
This week’s rollout of the Defense Department budget prompted as many questions as answers about the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet and the status of future big-ticket jobs at Newport News Shipbuilding.
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How the Government Pays Defense Contractors Tens of Billions For Nothing
In 2011, the Army doled out its first contracts to develop new armored vehicles that could carry a full nine-man infantry squad. Building the fleet of 1,800 new vehicles was expected to cost a whopping $29 billion.
