, WASHINGTON: The Navy and Marine Corps are requesting $4.4 billion to fix or replace worn out or damaged military equipment that has seen hard use in the war against global terrorism, senior military leaders testified before a joint U.S. House committee on Capitol Hill yesterday.
Congress deserves thanks for already providing about $10.2 billion for repair or replacement of Navy and Marine equipment as part of fiscal 2006 and 2007 supplemental funding, Lt. Gen. Emerson Gardner, the Marines
US military ‘not ready’ to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait
The US military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets...
