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Service Vice Chiefs Call For Increased But Stable Funding To Rebuild ‘Insidious’ Loss Of Readiness

Service Vice Chiefs Call For Increased But Stable Funding To Rebuild ‘Insidious’ Loss Of Readiness
US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps on Tuesday offered lawmakers a vision of a military that has been depleted by inconsistent, unpredictable funding and warned that the trend would continue if Congress does not immediately emerge from its 9-year budget impasse.Army Vice Chief Gen. Daniel Allyn set the tone of the hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.“The most important actions you can take, steps that would have both positive and lasting impact, will…

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