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https://one.sightlinemg.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/635615970646442054-bildejpeg.jpg?w=600600411The US Marine Corps' top general told lawmakers that the service's modernization account is, "lower than it has been historically," and at nine percent of his total budget, "one of my greatest concerns."