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SASC To Encourage Pentagon To Rapidly Replenish Its Munitions Stockpile, Reed Says

SASC To Encourage Pentagon To Rapidly Replenish Its Munitions Stockpile, Reed Says
Sgt. Zane Pettibone and Spc. Svenson Albert, a Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) team with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to fire, as part of the multinational live-fire training exercise Shabla 19, June 11, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort)

The leader of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) said Wednesday the panel will urge the Pentagon to establish a plan for rapidly replenishing its munitions stockpile for weapons that have been transferred to Ukraine. “I think [the Pentagon is] going to move rapidly and we’re going to encourage them, which is the polite way to say we’re going to encourage them to do it rapidly,” Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the SASC chair, told reporters. “We are on it. They…

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