Here’s what the Pentagon is getting in Trump’s colossal spending bill

Lance Cpl. Aneshea Yee | U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. Marines during a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C.

Defense Secretary James Mattis, who stood behind Trump during the presser, framed the bill as a needed measure to preserve the lethality of U.S. forces.

“Today we have received the largest military budget in history, reversing many years of declining and unpredictable funding, and together we are going to make our military stronger than ever,” Mattis said. “We in the military are humbled and grateful to the American people for their sacrifices on behalf of this funding. Now, it is our responsibility in the military to spend every dollar wisely in order to keep the trust and the confidence of the American people and the Congress.”

The funding in the defense-friendly bill will be spread over the Pentagon’s base budget of $589.5 billion and $65.2 billion for the overseas contingency operations, or OCO, budget. The remainder of the $700 billion is appropriated to other defense-related programs outside the Department of Defense.