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Air Force

Navy, Marines Tell Congress They Have No Unfunded Needs

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

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The Navy and Marine Corps are breaking from tradition and told a House panel they have no outstanding equipment needs not funded in the Pentagon’s official budget request. The military services have had an annual ritual of submitting lists of such “unfunded” priorities to the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), which will start crafting the fiscal year 2013 defense authorization bill this month. However, the services have offered notably more-modest lists in recent years, as the…

Congress

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Congress

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