MILITARY SHOPPING LISTS: Today begins a string of budget hearings on the the Hill, when members of Congress will be grilling Pentagon officials about whether the president’s $575 billion baseline budget is an adequate down payment on rebuilding America’s beleaguered military. This week, it’s the service secretaries and chiefs appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, and next week it’s Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford, beginning with a rare 7 p.m. hearing of the House Armed Services Committee Monday night, and at least one other daytime appearance later in the week.

Today is Air Force day with newly sworn-in Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein before the SASC at 9:30 a.m. Tomorrow, Army Chief Gen. Mark Milley and Acting Secretary Robert Speer appear before the same committee. And on the House side Wednesday, Vice Adm. Jim Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency, appears before the HASC. Thursday, it’s Navy day with CNO Adm. John Richardson and acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley back before the SASC. In between there are a series of subcommittee and other full hearings on issues such as aviation modernization and military construction.