Military training programs could see cutbacks.

• Author: Erwin, Sandra I.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Brief Article

Inter-service and coalition training exercises, as well as training-related hardware projects are expected to see funding cuts in the 2005 defense budget.

Many of these projects are becoming "bill payers" of war-related expenses, sources said.

Michael Wynne, the acting undersecretary for defense acquisition, logistics and technology, acknowledged that the ongoing wars are forcing some rethinking of budget priorities. "We take a lot of lessons learned from current operations, and we are embedding them in our long-term strategies.... I would say that it is causing us to examine very closely those things that are actually really needed."

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