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This past week saw the annual Washington, DC ritual known as the "Budget Drop": the release of the President's version of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 2017) Federal Budget. Though there has been immediate criticism of the White House's planned FY 2017, it does provide a basic roadmap of how federal spending will develop in FY 2017, and any significant changes in policy and direction that are planned. Nowhere is this more evident, then in the draft FY 2017 proposed budget for the U.S. Navy, which is being both driven to budget discipline, and at the same time rapidly evolving into a more relevant combat force. Much of this is being mandated by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, despite numerous objections from within the Department of the Navy. FY 2017 is likely to include serious changes in shipbuilding policy and numbers, along with changes in aircraft/weapons procurement. To learn more about the state of the Navy in 2017 and the years ahead, tune into this week's edition of Military Monday (#MilitaryMon