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In The NewsPentagon braces for leaner Mideast war budget after Democrats win House
The Pentagon is preparing for another era of lean budgets that defense officials worry could chip away at the military’s readiness to fight in the Middle East after the US Hou...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The NewsDepartment of Defense Ordered to Make 5% Budget Cut
The Trump Administration has directed all federal agencies and departments to make 5% budget cuts. This includes the Department of Defense whose officials assert it needs 2 to...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The NewsTrump’s border deployments could cost $200 million by year-end
The total price of President Trump’s military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $2...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The NewsPoliticos are pushing to rebuild Tyndall, but should the Air Force bother?
The Trump administration has vowed to rebuild Tyndall Air Base, the hurricane-ravaged home of the Air Force’s F-22 Raptor training fleet, though it seems the Air Force faces a...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The NewsMilitary issues largely MIA on the campaign trail
For months, President Donald Trump’s campaign trail speeches have included the same version of the same applause line on national security. “Our military will soon be more po...
By Susanna V. Blume
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In The NewsInflection point: Army wrestles to strike balance between current and future capability
The Army is at an inflection point. It’s a statement its top leaders have acknowledged countless times in recent months as they have made the case to begin major investment in...
By Susanna V. Blume
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US Air Force requests $156.3 billion in FY19, plans to retire B-1, B-2 fleets
ROME — The fiscal 2019 budget for the U.S. Air Force plans to grow the service from 55 to 58 combat squadrons over the next five years, while buying dozens of high-end aircraf...
By Susanna V. Blume
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FY19 budget puts US ‘back to a position of primacy,’ Mattis says
ROME – A new budget agreement in Congress, coupled with the fiscal year 2019 budget, has given the Pentagon the ramp it needs to begin reshaping the U.S. military, defense sec...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Trump Proposes 10% Bump for the Pentagon — Then Four Flat Years
The Trump administration is proposing $3.6 trillion in Pentagon spending over the next five years, a budget that defense officials said positions the military to better compet...
By Susanna V. Blume
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A special report on the future of war
As well as those mentioned in the text, the author would like to express special thanks to the following people for their help in preparing this special report:Douglas Barrie,...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Amid government shutdown, the military becomes major front in political battle
The U.S. military faced a variety of consequences as a result of a federal government shutdown Saturday, with U.S. troops working at least temporarily without pay, thousands o...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Shutdown or stopgap deal? Either way, military suffers
President Donald Trump is correct to warn that a government shutdown would harm the military — but the short-term spending deal he’s pledged to sign would also hamper the Pent...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Lawmakers face defense funding fight in the new year
WASHINGTON – The budget instabilities that plagued a challenged military in 2017 won’t end with New Year’s celebrations. Instead, lawmakers have delayed a defense funding figh...
By Susanna V. Blume & Lauren Fish