U.S. Marine Funding Newsletter
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Initiative to improve Marines barracks delayed by funding, hiring freeze
01 May 2025 20:25 GMT
Marine Corps Pfc. Emily Laragonzalez and Pfc. Nayeli Dominguez clean their room at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on April 10, 2025. (Lance Cpl. Luke Rodriguez/U.S. Marine Corps)
WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps’ barracks improvement effort is …
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Funding cuts and fighter jets: How Trump’s first 100 days hit Michigan
01 May 2025 13:56 GMT
KALAMAZOO, MI — An $18.9 million federal grant would do a world of economic good in the struggling core city neighborhoods around downtown Kalamazoo.
The money — a fraction what it takes to build just one of the $97 million apiece F-15EX fighter jets …
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Health Care Week in Review | President Trump Unveils FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request; Budget Reconciliation Negotiations in the House Continue
03 May 2025 07:13 GMT
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other …
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Stop Buying MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones Army’s Top Leadership Decrees
03 May 2025 00:10 GMT
Procurement of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle for the U.S. Army may end as part of a wide-ranging force-structure overhaul, which raises questions about whether the service may look to retire the fleet sooner than expected. This comes as the drone’s manufacturer …
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Trump admin releases budget blueprint in push for defense spending boost
02 May 2025 15:59 GMT
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., joins ‘Mornings with Maria’ to break down the Trump administration’s $136 billion in budget cuts to government programs.
President Donald Trump's administration on Friday is set to release its "skinny" budget …
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After years on the road, East Hartford couple’s traveling World War II Museum takes root
02 May 2025 15:22 GMT
… include an enormous poster of U.S. Marines raising the flag at the … the artifacts are the green U.S. Marines uniforms of Carl W. Hjerpe … hope to raise enough additional funding to buy better display cases …
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Northampton Area School Board appoints 20-year-old college student to represent Region 3
01 May 2025 17:41 GMT
NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — Northampton Area School Board’s newest member is a 20-year-old college student who wants to be a consensus builder on the often-divided board.
Parker Flamisch, a 2023 district graduate, was selected by the school board to fill a vacancy …
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No ‘bank shots’: Marine Corps chief tells industry to keep pitches focused on Marines’ needs
01 May 2025 16:45 GMT
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith speaks with Maj. Jesse Hume, Organic Precision Fires Team Lead, during the Organic Precision Fires – Light Range Day, Dugway, Utah, April 23, 2025. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Bustamante)
MODERN DAY …
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Destroying America Was The Plan All Along
30 Apr 2025 17:55 GMT
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump has taken a bludgeon to the government, civil society, civil rights laws, efforts at desegregation, foreign alliances, anti-corruption law and norms, the entire global economy, and the country’s very self- …
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Marines can't replicate Ukraine's drone war, but leaders have another idea for figuring out attack drones
01 May 2025 15:37 GMT
Starting next year, the Marine Corps wants to see each Marine base building its own competitive attack drone teams. Leaders say competition will be key to building skills in the absence of combat.
"We can't replicate the existential threat that …