Money, or the lack of it, will be on the minds of many military officials this week when they gather in Suffolk, VA, for an annual Worldwide Joint Training Conference to develop schedules and proposals for military exercises amid an uncertain budget environment. Air Force Col. J.T. Russell, the deputy director for program management activities (J-7), characterized the reductions to joint training in recent years as “relentless,” adding that the likelihood of automatic budget sequestration in fiscal year 2016 would...
