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Pentagon Budget Crisis Looms | Philadelphia News
The Pentagon’s facing a brutal budget crunch as critical funding for military operations runs out in weeks, forcing cuts to training and maintenance just as tensions with Iran escalate and casualties rise. With the White House demanding $67 billion more and Congress gridlocked — the House is even on a month-long break — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine are hitting the Senate Appropriations Committee for the first time to plead for funds. Meanwhile, the Navy and Air Force are already scrambling, shifting money around to keep operations alive until October, canceling…
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