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President Donald J. Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on March 23, 2018 that includes a $160 billion boost in defense spending over two years, reversing years of decline and unpredictable funding.

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DoD Officials Testify at HASC Hearing on Nuclear Forces Budget Request
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March 22, 2018 | 01:04:16
John C. Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy; Air Force Gen. Robin Rand, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; Navy Vice Adm. Terry Benedict, director of the Navy Strategic Systems Program; Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration; and James Owendoff, principal deputy assistant secretary for environmental management, testify on the fiscal year 2019 budget request for nuclear forces and atomic energy defense activities at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's strategic forces subcommittee in Washington, March 22, 2018.
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DoD Topline:

FY 2001 - FY 2019

Base budget + Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO)/Other Budget Numbers may not add due to rounding

FY 2019 Priorities

  • Build a More Lethal Force
  • Strengthen Alliances and Attract New Partners
  • Reform Business Practices of the Department
  • Your Service Members

    Army Seal

    Soldiers
    1,030,500

    Navy Seal

    Sailors
    394,500

    Marines Seal

    Marines
    224,600

    Air Force Seal

    Airmen
    506,200

    Number by end of FY 2019, includes Active, Guard, Reserve