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By Cal Biesecker

Monday, February 6th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Marine Budgeting. The Marine Corps, unlike other services, hasn’t held a briefing yet on the forthcoming fiscal year 2013 defense budget, which Pentagon officials previewed Jan. 26. However, Commandant Gen. James Amos issues a statement saying that while “the fiscal choices made over the past year were difficult,” Marine Corps officials “are confident that we managed risk.” He says they have “acknowledged the changing nature of the battlefield by…

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