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Army Secretary Vows To Protect JLTV From Sequestration Cuts

Pat Host

Thursday, February 26th, 2015

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Army Secretary Vows To Protect JLTV From Sequestration Cuts

The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is a major Army and Marine Corps program. Photo: Lockheed Martin

The Army will protect the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program from sequestration-related budget cuts, service Secretary John McHugh said Wednesday.“It’s our intent to protect that,” McHugh told a Defense Writers Group breakfast in Washington. “We think it is an absolutely essential platform.”Sequestration caps the Defense Department budget at $523 billion for fiscal year 2016. DoD requested $534 billion for fiscal year 2016, which doesn’t include $51 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) funding exempt from sequestration. The Army wants…

Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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Congress

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