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Army Secretary John McHugh pledges not to shortchange military families.
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"We will continue to look for efficiencies and best practices, but the bottom line is we will not shortchange our soldiers and their families."

Army Secretary John McHugh announcing that leaders are scrubbing the budget to identify funds to cover shortfalls in base operating support accounts this year.

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