Pentagon Budget Cutters Getting To Work

GEOSPATIAL ADDRESS - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ceremony to mark the changing of directors at the agency's new east campus in Springfield, Va., Aug. 9, 2010. Navy Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett relinquished command to Letitia Long, the first female to head a U.S. intelligence agency. DoD photo by Cherie Cullen

Gates Announces Plan To Cut Major Military Command In Virginia -- FOX News/AP

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday announced a plan to shed one of 10 major military commands as part of his effort to strip billions from the Pentagon budget.

The plan to eliminate Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., is sure to draw heavy criticism from Virginia lawmakers who opposed the idea weeks before Gates decided to make it official.

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Officials: Belt-tightening will cut major command -- AP
Officials: Pentagon will eliminate Joint Forces Command, try to slash contractors -- FOX News/AP
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Pentagon revises military mentor rules -- USA Today
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