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Special Report: 2015 Year in Review

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This special report highlights some of the Defense Department's most critical issues, including its fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and new initiatives to build the force of the future, seek breakthrough technologies and open opportunities for women. The department also emerged from budget uncertainty with a multiyear deal. Click here to view the special report.

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