CAPITOL HILL — Top officials from four branches of the U.S. military said Tuesday that tight defense budgets have strained their ability to replenish capacity from two wars, meet current demands and assure readiness for future conflicts.
“We are consuming readiness as fast as we are building it,” General Daniel Allyn, the Army's vice chief of staff, said in testimony before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee.
“Twenty-five years of continuous combat, coupled with budget instability and lower-than-planned top lines [budgets], have made the Air Force one of the smallest, oldest and least ready in our history,” said Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force's vice chief of staff.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- March 16, 2016
Analysis: What Russia’s Military Withdrawal From Syria Means for Fight Against ISIS, Assad Regime -- USNI News
Second batch of Russian jets leaves Syria airbase -- RT
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Russia’s 'Largely Achieved' Syrian Objectives in Facts and Figures -- Sputnik
Pentagon: 'We'll see' if Russia withdraws from Syria -- The Hill
U.S. Bombing of Islamic State Fell to 8-Month Low in February -- Bloomberg
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Japan Commissions New Stealth Attack Submarine -- The Diplomat
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US admiral accuses Iran of violating international law -- The Hill
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Message to Pentagon. Stop the griping about "tight" budgets. Your spending is OUT OF CONTROL.
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