Defense Department spending

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Defense Department Base Budget:
DoD requested $495.6 billion for its base budget, and planned to cut its costs as follows:
1. End War in Afghanistan. Reduce active duty military by 13% and reserves by 5%. Shrink the Army to 450,000, or Pre-WWII levels. Boost Special Operations forces by 6%.
2. Shift focus from the Middle East to Asia. Pay more attention to al-Quada in Africa.
3. Beef up cyber security forces. Focus on nuclear deterrence by spending more on the nuclear weapons complex and on nonproliferation.
4. Lower spending with the Better Buying Power (BBP) initiative. Reduce spending on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, or eliminate the program completely. (Source: WSJ, Defense Budget Targets New Threats
The Department wants to focus on its counterterrorism capability and alliances with organizations such as NATO. It's spending $176.2 billion for troop operations, training, and support activities. It's increasing pay by 1% and the housing allowance by 4.2%, while providing $49.4 billion for medical benefits for the 9.6 million active duty personnel, their families, and veterans

 

[EdwardBaiamonte]

Defense Department Base Budget:
DoD requested $495.6 billion for its base budget, and planned to cut its costs as follows:
1. End War in Afghanistan. Reduce active duty military by 13% and reserves by 5%. Shrink the Army to 450,000, or Pre-WWII levels. Boost Special Operations forces by 6%.
2. Shift focus from the Middle East to Asia. Pay more attention to al-Quada in Africa.
3. Beef up cyber security forces. Focus on nuclear deterrence by spending more on the nuclear weapons complex and on nonproliferation.
4. Lower spending with the Better Buying Power (BBP) initiative. Reduce spending on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, or eliminate the program completely. (Source: WSJ, Defense Budget Targets New Threats
The Department wants to focus on its counterterrorism capability and alliances with organizations such as NATO. It's spending $176.2 billion for troop operations, training, and support activities. It's increasing pay by 1% and the housing allowance by 4.2%, while providing $49.4 billion for medical benefits for the 9.6 million active duty personnel, their families, and veterans

mostly importantly we must spend more given deteriorating condition of world under Barry!!