Tuesday, July 23, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel Comments On The Defense Budget, Future Priorities, And The State of Military Preparedness

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivers remarks to attendees at the Veterans of Foreign War national convention held at the Louisville International Convention Center in Louisville, Ky., July 22, 2013. DOD Photo By Glenn Fawcett

Hagel: DoD Must 'Fundamentally Reshape' Itself -- Defense News

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon must “fundamentally reshape” itself to adapt for a future of strategic and budgetary challenges, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday.

Speaking at the national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Louisville, Ky., Hagel laid out four principles “that will guide these efforts to realign and reshape our military”: prioritizing DoD’s missions and capabilities around the core responsibility of defending the US; maximizing the military’s combat power; and preserving and strengthening military readiness and honoring the service and sacrifice.

DoD was hit with a $37 billion reduction to its 2013 budget, which has sharply cut training and led to the furloughing of hundreds of thousands of civilian employees. Sequestration mandates about $500 billion in defense spending cuts over a 10-year period beginning this year.

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More News On U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel Commenting On The Defense Budget, Future Priorities, And The State of Military Preparedness

Hagel: Future Requires Hard Decisions, Disciplined Priorities -- US Department of Defense
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Hagel to VFW: Budget cuts ‘very damaging’ -- MSNBC
Chuck Hagel: Budget Cuts, Furloughs 'Are The Facts Of Life' -- AP
Pentagon chief Hagel offers no hope in budget cuts -- Big News Network
Sequestration Damaging To Military Readiness, Chuck Hagel Says -- Huffington Post
Hagel warns of more layoffs in 2014 -- Allvoices
Hagel warns: Troops are 'close to the breaking point' -- Politico
Hagel Calls on Vets to Partner in Reshaping Military -- US Department of Defense

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