The package being sent includes about $700 million for tank ammunition, $500 million in tactical vehicles and $60 million in mortar rounds, sources said.
A new analysis of professional military education programs says that often the skills learned are not incorporated in officers' future leadership roles.
Two judges determined it was too early in the legal process to make a decision on the contentious issue of affirmative action in the service academies.
Even a single incident of violent extremism by a service member can lead to significant negative repercussions for the nation as a whole, the study found.