DOD's 2025 Budget Request Provides 4.5% Raise for Service Members.

The article focuses on the Defense Department's fiscal 2025 budget request, which includes a 4.5% pay raise for service members while omitting certain desired items by Navy supporters and the industrial base. It discusses integrated deterrence and campaign strategies as key components of the budget, alongside efforts to bolster the U.S. military's enduring strengths, particularly its personnel, with challenges in procurement plans highlighted as potential points of contention with Congress.