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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

They have range days to use thousands of rounds of ammo to maintain budget, and that isn't for an entire branch, we are talking about a Platoon or Company. That isn't even touching on munitions usage unrelated to operations or training.

Then there was the pull out of Afghanistan that left behind billions in equipment.