{"id":61395,"date":"2015-01-28T18:16:52","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/01\/28\/military-chiefs-warn-anew-about-sequester-cuts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:38:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:38:51","slug":"military-chiefs-warn-anew-about-sequester-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/01\/28\/military-chiefs-warn-anew-about-sequester-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Chiefs Warn Anew About Sequester Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Lawmakers and the top US military officers on Wednesday warned of dire consequences if the Defense Department is hit by additional automatic cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chiefs of America&#8217;s armed forces warned that more across-the-board cuts could require them to craft a new national defense strategy while possibly losing their ability to conduct two major operations simultaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Senate Armed Services Committee members bemoaned more sequester cuts, but none offered a plan nor spoke of a new effort to get rid of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Despite an accumulating array of complex threats to our national interests &#8230; we are on track to cut $1 trillion from America&#8217;s defense budget by 2021,&#8221; SASC Chairman Sen. 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