i always knew that somebody had my back! you boys are your own band of brothers! you have each other! just like i had navy federal credit union. 24/7. live customer support! let s go! let s go! 3 1/2 million members. 3 1/2 million stories. navy federal credit union. next on this week in defense news, a roundtable discussion on the obama administration budge welcome to this week in defense news. i m vago muradian. the obama administration delivered its 2013 defense budget request to congress last week. a $613.5 billion plan that is 4.9% less than last year and includes the first real cuts in spending since the 1990s. more than 100,000 troops will be cut, major programs like the joint strike fighter delayed and aircraft efforts like the aircraft and the c27j transport plane cancelled. the moves were blasted by congressional republicans who accuse the president of gutting defense. defense secretary leon panetta, however, defended his budget, arguing it made the best of a