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Marine Commandant Says Funding ‘More Than Adequate’ For Readiness, But Modernization Requires More

Marine Commandant Says Funding ‘More Than Adequate’ For Readiness, But Modernization Requires More
Gen. Robert Neller, Marine Corps Commandant. Photo: USMC.

Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Neller says the service’s budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is “more than adequate” to continue building near-term readiness, but there are still modernization needs to meet its goal of being able to fight a high-end war by 2025.The Navy’s budget for fiscal 2019 overall is $194.7 billion, of which $27.6 billion is the Marine Corps share. That represents a $1.3 billion increase from the fiscal 2018 budget.The budget covers 186,100 Marines…

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