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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is tasked with defending a military plan that falls far short of the vision President Trump once sold. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)
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In selling Trump’s budget, Mattis faces a skeptical audience on Capitol Hill

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Mattis defended the budget plan, saying the Pentagon will shore up existing forces before giving lawmakers the buildup they want. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Jim Mattis assures House lawmakers: The real military buildup is coming

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As part of President Trump's defense budget, the Pentagon has proposed a round of base closures in 2021. The last round of so-called BRAC occurred in 2005. (Mark Metcalfe/Pool Photo via AP)
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Jim Mattis: Closing excess military bases could buy 120 Super Hornets

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis sets his briefcase down before he testifies at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the defense budget for the 2018 budget year, on Capitol Hill, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Jim Mattis points finger at Congress for lagging military readiness

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She couldn't get an answer on what the plans are for the remaining squadrons. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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McSally: Air Force planning to cut three A-10 squadrons

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Syring said the performance of the ground based midcourse system or radars and interceptors have improved dramatically over the past six years, and that the May 30th test was the most realistic to date. (Senior Airman Robert J. Volio/Air Force photo)
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Top admiral on US missile defense: ‘We are not there yet’

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Zach Steacy is director of legislative operations for the House Armed Services Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)
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How to get through marathon markups? Red Bull and coffee

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A bill recently introduced by Thornberry would put $1 billion into Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors
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Thornberry: House to ‘double down’ on missile defense

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Trump has proposed a $603 billion defense budget in 2018 that would smash through the caps by $54 billion. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP)
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140 House Republicans call for repeal of defense spending caps

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America's special operations forces on the front lines in the war on terrorism are unable to retool and recharge because the elite commando units are in constant demand, a top commander told Congress Tuesday. (Photo: Staff Sgt. Jorden M. Weir)
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‘We’ve had to eat our young’: Leaders warn Congress that readiness of elite US commandos units are at risk

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