Marines, Navy March Into 'Fiscal Valley Forge' -- Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., Aol Defense
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA: As budgets tighten, the Navy and Marine Corps are looking at a host of ways to save, from installing LED lights on ships to slowing vehicle purchases to centralizing power on the Chief of Naval Operations' staff.
"We are entering a fiscal Valley Forge, a time of austerity," said Ariane Whittemore, the Marine Corps's assistant deputy commandant for resources. Her analogy invoked George Washington's brutal winter of 1777-1778, when the starving Continental Army lost a quarter of its men but emerged a leaner, harder force.
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Buzz over China's new prototype warship -- BBC
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US Navy medical care boosts ties, image in Asia -- Stars and Stripes/AP
Air Force didn't upgrade F-22's oxygen system despite known issue -- McClatchy News
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Raytheon pushes swarm boat weapon -- Defense Tech
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US Navy medical care boosts ties, image in Asia -- Stars and Stripes/AP
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Army testing body armor made for women -- Stars and Stripes
Army funds further development of XM25 -- UPI
Raytheon pushes swarm boat weapon -- Defense Tech
Report criticizes U.S. missile-defense system -- USA Today
The White House Takes Cyber Action -- Aol Government
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Army testing body armor made for women -- Stars and Stripes
Army funds further development of XM25 -- UPI
Raytheon pushes swarm boat weapon -- Defense Tech
Report criticizes U.S. missile-defense system -- USA Today
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