U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) makes remarks to the press as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey listens at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Theiler
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps, setting up an election-year fight with the Congress over national defence priorities.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, previewing the Pentagon's ideas on how to adapt to government belt-tightening, said the defense budget due out next week would be the first to look beyond 13 years of conflict, shifting away from long-term ground wars like Iraq and Afghanistan.
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