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Navy, Marine Corps Leaders Testify on FY27 Budget Request

  • War.gov
  • May 21, 2026 | 01:26:06

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric M. Smith, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle and Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao testify on the Department of the Navy's fiscal year 2027 budget request during a Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee hearing in Washington, May 19, 2026.

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America's Nuclear Triad

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