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US Defense Budget Adds Aircraft Carrier, Fighter Jets, Increases Military Force Size

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President Donald Trump has put forward a $668 billion defense budget for the upcoming fiscal year -- about $52 billion over congressional spending caps. The budget grows the size of the force by tens of thousands, a very important move for the U.S. Air Force, which is currently short hundreds of pilots. VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb has more.

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