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Title: 2019 DOD budget would bring U.S. military spending up to levels we've rarely seen before
Post by: rangerrebew on May 08, 2018, 11:16:12 am

2019 DOD budget would bring U.S. military spending up to levels we've rarely seen before
February 13, 2018
By John Keller
 

DOD budget military spending THE MIL & AERO COMMENTARY – There's no doubt that the fiscal 2019 budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), submitted to Congress on Monday, is one of the biggest DOD budget documents we've ever seen. It calls for military spending of $686.1 billion on the U.S. military next year.

Some are hailing this DOD budget request as the largest in history; if it's not the largest, then it's close. This budget asks Congress for a base budget of $597.1 billion, and an overseas contingency operations (OCO) budget of $89 billion.

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