US Military Advantage Eroding Coz Of BCA: CJCS Dunford
By James Kitfield on June 12, 2017 at 10:23 AM
Breaking Defense contributor James Kitfield spoke with Gen. Joe Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during Dunford’s swing through Japan, Singapore, Australia, Wake Island, and Hawaii. Dunford testifies before Congress this week on the administration’s defense budget request. Most important, the chairman tells us he will make the case that the Budget Control Act’s caps “have to be lifted, because with them in place I cannot balance the demands of ongoing operations around the world with the need to grow capabilities in a way that maintains our competitive advantage.” This is particularly relevant as Congress hammers out the 2018 budget request over the next few weeks and thousands of diplomats, military officers, spies and members of the defense industry descend on the Paris Air Show next week. Read on! The Editor.
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