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Trump has promised a dramatically larger Army of 540,000 soldiers, yet DoD has proposed a larger $574.5 billion base budget for the coming year that would instead spend increases on training, maintenance and efforts to shore up the existing military's ability to fight wars. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Adeline Witherspoon, 20th Public Affairs Detachment)
Economy

No Army troop increase in Trump budget while other services see gains

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John Roth, the acting Defense Department comptroller, said the department has seen signals from Congress that it might be more willing now to allow the shuttering of unused military facilities under the base realignment and closure process. (Department of Defense photo)
Economy

Trump pushes for new round of military base closures

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who is still lacking dozens of high-level appointees including a Navy and Air Force secretary, had no resources to plan that far ahead. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Economy

Missing from Trump’s defense budget: Future plans

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Iraqi special forces advance to their next position in Mosul, Iraq. The Islamic State has been driven out of 90 percent of Mosul and fighters are now confined to an ever-shrinking area of the old city, the Pentagon said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
National Security

Mosul now 90 percent liberated, Pentagon says

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An American and a Polish soldier chat during an official welcome ceremony of the US troops convoy in Zagan, Poland, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. U.S. soldiers arrived in Poland in January and fanned out to sites across Eastern Europe, where concerns run highest over Russia's claims on Crimea and its assistance to rebels fighting the Ukraine government. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Foreign Policy

House looks at increasing permanent military presence in Europe

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Rep. Mac Thornberry said, President Trump's defense budget proposal for 2018 essentially follows Obama administration plans and adds only slightly more funding. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)
National Security

Mac Thornberry: Trump defense budget follows ‘Obama approach’

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The Pentagon unveiled former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's official portrait on Friday. (Screen grab from Defense Department video)
National Security

‘Don’t make me look too damn good’: Pentagon unveils Chuck Hagel’s official portrait

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The military has run up huge tabs and delays on major weapons systems such as the Ford-class aircraft carriers and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (US Air Force)
National Security

Delays in US weapons buying ‘worse than ever,’ says former Air Force acquisitions chief

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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said if one looks up
National Security

Heather Wilson sworn in as Air Force secretary during emotional ceremony

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Because some service members did not receive an honorable discharge - sometimes called a
News

GAO: Veterans discharged for misconduct need better mental health evaluations

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