New in 2017: Trump's first military budget will reveal what's in store for the next 4 years

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New in 2017: Trump's first military budget will reveal what's in store for the next 4 years

By: Leo Shane III, , January 2, 2017 (Photo Credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
Donald Trump has vowed to “rebuild the military” and will get his chance to start as he drafts his first federal budget plan.

Trump's first Pentagon funding request must be complete by April, when temporary legislation funding government operations is set to expire. It will set a baseline for at least the next four years of defense spending.

The president-elect has vowed to grow the Army and Marine Corps, increase Navy shipbuilding and boost the number of Air Force fighter aircraft. He also wants more money to modernize U.S. nuclear weapons systems and more investment in cyber security.

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