<blockquote>'Noting the current US Army strength, Mr Hagel added: "Since we are no longer sizing the force for prolonged stability operations, an Army of this size is larger than required to meet the demands of our defence strategy."
Mr Hagel said the administration would also recommend closing some domestic military bases in 2017..
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The proposed Army staffing levels would be the lowest since before the US entered World War Two in 1940, when 267,000 active-duty members were employed.'
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Pentagon's Chuck Hagel plans to downsize US military, February 24, 2014</blockquote>
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'..we are restructuring the SM-3 IIB program.' - Chuck Hagel