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Article snippet: The Senate is out for a week that begins with the Columbus Day holiday, but military officials will flood Washington for the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army.The conference, which takes place Monday through Wednesday, will include speeches from Secretary Defense MORE, Army chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy.The discussion is expected to center around funding the service and the larger Department of Defense as Congress in the next few months will reconcile their versions of the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Recent stories: -- US halts some military exercises over Qatar crisis -- Report: Bowe Bergdahl to plead guilty to desertion, misbehavior before the enemy-- Trump: Iran deal decision coming 'very shortly'-- Puerto Rico response delays troop deployments to Afghanistan-- ACLU challenges military detention of US citizen-- Armed Services chairman compares number of troops killed in accidents to Vegas shooting victims-- Corker: Tillerson, Mattis, Kelly protecting country from 'chaos'-- McCain holds up Trump's Pentagon nominees over lack of Afghanistan details-- Mattis: Staying in Iran deal is of US national security interest The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more