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The Pentagon wants to pour more money into training and maintenance for combat readiness and to continue three major Air Force acquisition programs, paying for these multibillion-dollar spending boosts by cutting an Army vehicle program and significantly scaling down several space and communications programs, according to the Defense Department’s $495.6 billion fiscal year 2015 budget request, which was released March 4. The budget request would buy “a smaller but more ready and capable force” for the country, keeping research and…
